Gambia
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16 July 2020
Dear Hon Ousainou Darboe,
Re: The Intolerable Kombo Lands State of Affairs
I write to you as a Kombo native; and as a Gambian, to express my concern at the continuing expropriation of customary lands. The gravity of the crisis is causing a sense of insecurity in Kombo’s traditional landowners.
Mr…
Demolition of Structures In Sukuta Salagi: The State’s Public Exhibition of Contempt for Kombonkas ()
31 May 2020
Land. Precious Land.
Land is a precious and valuable resource. Besides its sentimental and symbolic value, it is also a signifier of economic and political power. Thus, its management needs handling with care and sensitivity.
The selective nature by which organs of the state demolished structures…
26 April 2020
Estão abertas inscrições para o Prêmio GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize, que é uma competição pan-africana de jovens empreendedores (as) inovadores (as) que buscam a oportunidade de financiamento de projetos no setor agroalimentar no continente Africano.
As inscrições serão julgadas para premiar dois…
29 April 2019
A regional association set up for the development of the region of Kombo has called on the authorities to act in order to prevent the escalation or recurrence of recent deadly disputes over land in the region.
Kombo, the most attractive region for estate agencies in particular, has been…
29 March 2019
Effective land management is predicated on proper ownership. It is those with legitimate documentation for the land they claim to own who can confidently make decisions on what to do with their parcels and maximise the potential.
Ownership is essentially determined by title deeds. Unfortunately,…
21 February 2019
Um mulher supervisiona um jardim e horta comunitários em província no nordeste da Gâmbia, onde a ONU Meio Ambiente e parceiros trabalham para recuperar solo e meio ambiente degradados e construir resiliência climática. Foto: ONU Meio Ambiente/Hannah McNeish.
Na Gâmbia, um projeto das Nações…
17 October 2018
‘Activista’ the Gambia, in collaboration with Action-Aid International, on Monday October 15th 2018, official inaugurated the Rural Women Assembly to discuss agro-ecology, resilience building and land rights in the Gambia. The event was held at a local hotel in Senegambia.
Omar Badjie, Executive…
18 September 2018
Members of the Land Commission were on Monday 17 September 2018 sworn in ceremony held at statehouse in Banjul. Following the nomination made by the president, the designation of chairman by the Chief Justice and nominations by the minister of lands and regional government as provided in section 5…