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GAMBIA: Modou Ceesay Claims D15.8 Million in Compensation; State Disputes Pension Entitlements and Allowances
Following the Supreme Court's July 7 judgment in favour of former Auditor General Modou Ceesay, both the plaintiff and the State have now filed...
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GAMBIA: Full Judgement Report: Supreme Court Upholds Commission of Inquiry Amendment Act 2023; Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Presidential Amnesty Provisions
The Supreme Court has delivered a unanimous decision upholding the constitutional validity of the Commission of Inquiry (Amendment) Act 2023, rejecting a lawsuit that...
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GAMBIA: Counsel Mboge Withdraws from Bojang Siblings Appeal Following Client’s Media Interview
Counsel L.K. Mboge has withdrawn his representation of the 2nd respondent, Amie Bojang, in the ongoing Court of Appeal, citing his client's refusal to...
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GAMBIA: High Court Orders GAMCEL to Pay D10.65 Million to Dealer Over Decade-Old Discount Dispute
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh rules that the telecommunications company wrongfully withheld contractual discounts on scratch card sales between 2010 and 2013. Justice Jaiteh rejected GAMCEL's...
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GAMBIA: Accused Killer of Youth Leader Ba Yunusa Mbye Pleads Not Guilty as Trial Opens with Eyewitness Testimony
Momodou Bah, also known as "Area," accused of murdering university youth leader Ba Yunusa Mbye, pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder when...
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GAMBIA: Supreme Court Hears State’s Defence in FGM Constitutional Challenge. Witnesses testify on legislative consultations; court splits on admissibility of evidence
The Supreme Court has commenced the State's defence in the constitutional challenge against the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) ban, with testimony from two government...
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GAMBIA: Gambia Bar Association Resolution on the Proposed Appointment of Chief Justice
The General Membership of The Gambia Bar Association (GBA) on Monday, 6th July 2026 convened an Emergency General Meeting to consider the eligibility of...
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GAMBIA: Court Acquits Three GALA National Audit Office Protesters; Magistrate Finds Prosecution Failed to Prove Prima Facie Case
Kanifing Magistrates' Court rules in favour of a no-case submission on both unlawful assembly and common nuisance charges; orders acquittal and discharge of all...
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GAMBIA: Landmark Judgment: Supreme Court Upholds Commission of Inquiry Amendment Act 2023
The Supreme Court of The Gambia has ruled that the National Assembly, in passing legislation that authorizes the President to grant amnesty to individuals...
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GAMBIA: High Court Keeps Deportation Order on Hold, Demands Proper Service on Attorney General
The High Court has extended for another seven days an interim order restraining the deportation of Muhammad Rene Schwarze, while warning that the application...
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GAMBIA: Supreme Court Affirms a Fresh Trial in Kumba Sinyan Murder Case, Reaffirms Practice Directions
The Supreme Court has affirmed a fresh trial (de novo) in the murder case of Kumba Sinyan, upholding the High Court Practice Directions of...
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GAMBIA: Former Soldier Link Sanna Manjang to 2006 Coup Plot Torture; Defence Establishes Credibility Gaps
The trial of Sanna Manjang at the High Court in Banjul continued before Justice S.K. Jobarteh, with prosecution witness PW7 testifying to alleged torture...
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GAMBIA: Arona Tine’s Contradicts Earlier Testimony, Maintains Innocence in Bureau Murder Trial
The murder trial of Arona Tine, accused of fatally stabbing Fatoumatta Kargbo at HM Bureau de Change in Westfield, intensified today as State Counsel...
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GAMBIA: Supreme Court Declared Auditor General Removal Unconstitutional and Unlawful, Awards Four Million Dalasi Damages
The Supreme Court has delivered a judgment in favour of former Auditor General Modou Ceesay, declaring that his removal from office in September 2025...
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GAMBIA: Supreme Court Rules Modou Ceesay Was Unlawfully Removed, Orders Full Compensation
The Supreme Court has declared the removal of former Auditor General Modou Ceesay from office as unconstitutional. The apex court said his removal was...
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GAMBIA: Constitutional Requirements for Appointment of Chief Justice
The office of the Chief Justice is the highest judicial position of the country's constitutional order. The 1997 Constitution sets out clear requirements and...