Hannah Senghore started a new group called the Eliza Senghore & Emil Prom Foundation. The group wants to help young people in The Gambia by focusing on education and improving their lives.
Hannah grew up in a poor family in The Gambia, so she knows how hard it can be. She moved to the United States and got an education, which made her want to help others have the same chance.
The foundation believes all women and girls should be able to go to school. To promote this, it hosted a soccer game. At the game, it awarded ten scholarships and gave school supplies to 100 children from poor families.
"We do more than just help with school," Hannah said. "We also teach job skills and offer advice."
She said this work is very important. When...
The high court made an unusual decision last month. It let a suspect, Nadine Ismael de Gouveira Pereira, travel abroad for Christmas. Many people criticized this decision. They worried that Pereira might not come back to face charges.
But Pereira surprised the court. She returned as promised to defend herself. Pereira is the wife of another suspect named Paulo Djabi.
After Pereira came back, the trial continued. A state lawyer called a witness to testify. The witness was Phoday Sillah. Sillah said that Djabi has a car business in The Gambia. Djabi sends the cars to Guinea Bissau. Sillah has worked as a clearing agent for Djabi since 2011.
The court also made something clear. It said that Pereira and Djabi were not charged with drug...
The European Union has given The Gambia's government 9.5 million euros. This is about 718.2 million dalasi. The money is part of a budget support program. It will help The Gambia build a peaceful and democratic country.
The EU ambassador said the goal is to support The Gambia's efforts. They want to promote social protection and gender equality. The government and the EU decided on the goals together. It will take work from everyone to make The Gambia more democratic.
The money will be used for several things. It will help make laws fair and support people hurt by past events. It will also improve how the country handles migration. The funds will make social programs better and help the government spend money wisely to give people...
The UK Wants the Gambia to Act Fast on Truth Panel's Report.
Britain asked Gambia to move quickly on the findings from its truth panel. The panel looked into past human rights crimes in the small West African nation.
Since the report's release, the Gambia has finished 16 of the panel's tasks. The country is working on 190 more out of the 263 total items.
Britain gave its views at a human rights meeting in Geneva yesterday. It praised Gambia for some good steps but wants more action against people who hurt women.
The UK noted that the Gambia kept its ban on female cutting and passed new laws against torture and stealing public money. Britain liked that Gambia made its human rights office strong and free to work.
But the UK said...
Police Fire Officer Who Forced Couple to Strip at Beach.
The Gambia's police chief fired an officer who made a couple take off their clothes at a beach and tried to get money from them.
Police head Seedy Touray said on the radio that Sergeant Lamin Gibba broke the rules. He called the act wrong and said he would not let officers do such things.
The case started last November when a couple told police in Senegambia about Gibba. They said he caught them at the beach and claimed they were having sex. He said he wanted to stop bad acts in public.
Gibba made them take off their clothes and film them one by one. Then he asked for 30,000 dalasi. If they did not pay, he would share the videos.
The couple paid him 7,000 dalasi right then...
Gambian Judges Stop Work Over Safety Fears.
Gambian magistrates stopped hearing cases after police took away their guards. The Gambia Bar Association backs their move.
The judges say they need guards to work safely in court. They refuse to return until they get protection.
"We agree with the judges' choice to stop work until they are safe," the Bar Association told The Standard newspaper. They want the police chief to bring back the guards fast.
The Bar group points to the law, which says courts must get help to work well. Guards have kept judges safe for years. Their presence lets judges make fair choices without fear.
The Bar says court safety matters most. Judges face risks when they work alone, and they cannot do their jobs...
Gambia's Honorary Consul to Angola Wants to Forgive Ex-President Jammeh.
Haji Jawara wants his country to forgive former president Yahya Jammeh. The businessman serves as Gambia's honorary consul in Angola.
Jammeh faces charges of torture and killing people without trials. West African leaders backed a special court to try him for these crimes. The court follows what Gambia's truth commission said should happen.
But Jawara thinks forgiveness would help heal the nation. He told The Standard newspaper that the country needs to come together after Jammeh's harsh rule.
"We must forgive Jammeh to bring our people together," Jawara said. He believes talking about the past can help both victims and those who hurt them, which could make the...
Alhaji Kalilu Singhateh, a key figure in Gambian politics, died Sunday in Banjul at age 90. He came from a noble family and rose from a clerk job to serve in the cabinet and at UNESCO.
He studied at Armitage School and later worked as an audit clerk. In 1962, he joined politics with the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) and won an election in Lower Badibu. He helped build the PPP into a party that welcomed all groups, even though it started small.
His career grew fast. He moved up from a regular member to an important role in parliament and later joined the cabinet. He then had a successful time working at UNESCO.
In his first election, he beat two other candidates with 2,857 votes. He spoke up against white rule in South Africa and...
African sports ministers met in Banjul to fight doping in sports. The meeting ended with a promise to work with Unesco and others to make sports better in Africa.
It was the third meeting of its kind. Sports ministers and experts from Africa came together with people who work to keep sports clean. They praised The Gambia for bringing everyone together to help improve sports in Africa.
Vice President Muhammed Jallow spoke for President Barrow at the start. He said The Gambia wants sports to be fair for everyone who takes part.
Matar Ba led the talks about sports values and doing what is right. Ba runs the main Unesco group that fights doping in sports. He said Unesco has helped more than 250 projects around the world, over 70 of which...
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