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Essa M. Faal. Essa Mbye Faal (born 13 March 1966) is a Gambian international lawyer who is a defence counsel at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and a senior partner at Faal and Co. Faal led the prosecution in the Darfur investigations and as a lead defence counsel for a number of other cases. In 2018, he was appointed as chief prosecutor ...
Muhammadou M.O. Kah (born May 6, 1966) [citation needed], is a Gambian academic and diplomat. [1] He has been serving as the Ambassador of the Gambia to Switzerland and permanent representative of the Gambia to the United Nations Organisations at Geneva (UNOG), WTO and other International Organizations in Switzerland since 2020.
Fajara. / 13.47000°N 16.69639°W / 13.47000; -16.69639. Fajara is a coastal suburb of Bakau in the Gambia . It is home to Isatou Njie-Saidy, a former Vice-President of the Gambia, the former US Ambassador, and formerly the home town of the late Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, a former Prime Minister of the Gambia and the first President of ...
Female genital mutilation in the Gambia is the practice of removing all or part of the female's genitalia for cultural reasons, believed by those who practice it to affect sexual purity and obedience [1] and required before marriage in some communities. [2] The Gambia is one of 28 countries in Africa where female genital mutilation (FGM) is ...
The People's Progressive Party is a political party in the Gambia. [3] It was the dominant ruling party of the House of Representatives and the presidency from 1962 to 1994. [4] The president throughout this time period was Dawda Jawara. The People's Progressive Party lost power after the 1994 Gambian coup d'état, a military coup led by young ...
After taking power, Barrow named her government's Director of Press and Public Relation. Bojang-Sissoho is a Programme Coordinator of the Gambia Committee for Traditional Practices (GAMCOTRAP). she was arrested along with Touray, on October 11, 2010, on charges of embezzlement of 30,000 euros and imprisoned in Mile 2 prison but were cleared of ...
Pa Nderry Mbai. Pa Nderry M'Bai (died 22 November 2021) was a Gambian American journalist based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. M'Bai was most notable for being the Founding Managing Editor, and Publisher of the US based online news website, Freedom Newspaper. [1] Mr.
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in the Gambia. 13 May – 2023 Gambian local elections [1] 24 February – Gambian president Adama Barrow appoints Muhammad B.S. Jallow as the country's new vice-president after the previous one, Badara Joof, died last month in India. [2] 6 April – The Gambia confirms a case of bird flu. [3]