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GAMBIA: High Court Sentences Man to 10 Years for Rape of 10-Year-Old Girl
Justice N.Z. Mboob of the High Court sentenced one Samba Kandeh to ten years in prison for the rape of a 10-year-old girl. The judgment was centred on the...
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GAMBIA: High Court Rules Against City Pharmacy in Major Pharmaceutical Trademark Battle
Justice Jaiteh of the High Court has delivered a landmark judgment in a long-running pharmaceutical trademark dispute, ruling in favour of the Indian manufacturer...
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GAMBIA: High Court Rejects State Request to Detain Acquitted Boy’s Pending Appeal
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court has denied the state's request to keep three boys in remand custody after they were acquitted and...
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GAMBIA: Magistrate Krubally Convicts 21-Year-Old Fisherman for Motorbike Theft
Principal Magistrate Krubally of the Banjul Magistrate Court has convicted Alagie Amadou Jallow, a 21-year-old fisherman, for the theft of a motorbike valued at...
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GAMBIA: Chief Justice Jallow Commissions Special Criminal Division in Bakau
The Judiciary officially inaugurated the Special Criminal Division of the High Court in Bakau at Mile 7. The commissioning ceremony was attended by senior...
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GAMBIA: Employer Arraigned After Alleged Hot Oil Attack on Staff
A woman was arraigned before Magistrate A. Manneh at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court facing charges for a gruesome assault by pouring hot oil on...
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GAMBIA: PIU Commander Testifies in GALA Trial; Recounts Use of Tear Gas at National Audit Office
The trial of three members of the GALA movement, Alieu Bah, Kemo Fatty, and Omar Camara, continued before Principal Magistrate Sallah Mbye today. The...
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GAMBIA: Locus Visit: Witness Points to Mango Tree Where Omar Badjie Was Beaten
The inquest into the death of Omar Badjie took an important step today 19th, January 19, 2026, as the court moved from the Brikama...
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GAMBIA: Manjang Cham Arraigned on 23 Counts of Million Dalasi Visa Fraud
A man identified as Manjang Cham appeared before the Kanifing Court facing 23 counts of indictment involving alleged visa fraud totalling millions of Dalasis.
Appearing...
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GAMBIA: Court Sets Date for Judgment in Abdoulie Sanyang Arson Case
The legal battle between the State and former soldier Abdoulie Sanyang has moved into its final phase. Following the submission of final briefs by...
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GAMBIA: Court Dismisses Objection in Sanna Manjang Trial; Accused Pleads Not Guilty to 2006 Murders
The High Court presided by Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh has dismissed a preliminary objection by defense Counsel S.K. Jobe, who sought to declare the...
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GAMBIA: Police Photographer Tenders Postmortem Images as Omar Badjie Inquest Intensifies
The coroner's inquest into the death of 27-year-old Omar Badjie entered a technical phase as a police forensic expert provided testimony regarding postmortem examination...
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GAMBIA: Former “Jungler” Sanna Manjang Set for Formal Indictment in Banjul High Court Tomorrow
One of the most feared figures of the Yahya Jammeh era, Sanna Manjang, is scheduled to appear before Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh at the...
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GAMBIA: Immigration Officer Charged with Corruption in Producing Passport for Mbemba Drammeh.
Two immigration officers testified in the trial of an immigration officer who allegedly received a bribe in producing a passport for one Mbemba Drammeh...
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GAMBIA: Court Grants Leave for Harouna Kebbeh to Testify in GACH Global’s D58M Fraud Suit Against Khadijatou Kebbeh and Saikou Drammeh
The High Court, presided over by Justice Jaiteh, has granted an application allowing Harouna Kebbeh to testify as an additional witness in the civil...
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GAMBIA: Real Estate Director Testifies in Ongoing Drug and Money-Laundering Trial
The High Court in Banjul heard detailed testimony from a real estate director in the drug and money-laundering trial involving Paolo Djabi, Nadine Ismael...
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GAMBIA: Court Rejects Police Statements in FGM Trial Linked to Minor’s Death
The female circumcision trial involving three women accused of conducting a female circumcision that allegedly resulted in the death of a young girl saw...
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GAMBIA: Accused Man Facing Defilement Charges Claims Setup After Victim Testifies in Court
The Kanifing Magistrate's court, before Principal Magistrate Sallah Mbye, commenced hearing a defilement charge against Muhammad Sillah for having s*x with a 17-year-old girl.
Muhammed...
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GAMBIA: Tears in Brikama Court as Witnesses Recount Alleged Police Torture of Omar Badjie
Emotional testimony gripped the Brikama Magistrates' Court as the inquest into the death of 27-year-old Omar Badjie continued.
Two witnesses provided harrowing accounts of the...
