A source in the Upper River Region who spoke to our reporter on the condition of anonymity has confirmed the development, saying the incident happened around Gambisara in the Jimara District, URR.
Meanwhile, Lamin Sanyang, the spokesperson of the Gambia Armed Forces who was also contacted for comments confirmed that a Gambian has been wounded by the Senegalese forestry officers.
“The information we gathered is that the Senegalese forestry officers entered into the Gambian territory and attempted to take away some timber logs from the area. However, the Gambian community around the area resisted. One of the Senegalese forestry officers who was with a cutlass wounded the Gambian who attempted to take the cutlass from him.”
PRO Sanyang further added: “Those villagers told the Senegalese forestry officers that they were going to call the army. When they got the news, they opened fire in the air and then decided to go back to Senegal.”
The GAF and the police, Sanyang went on, later visited the scene, but they found out that the Senegalese forestry officers had already left.
Hon. Hamat N.K. Bah, the Minister of Tourism and Culture and Madame Salla Fanta Fangni Camara, the Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Guinea signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries in the field of Tourism.
The Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations in a news release says it’s is deeply concerned and highly disappointed by the recent remarks made by the Minister of Defence, Hon. Sheikh Omar Faye on the 4th April, 2021 during his interview on the “For the People By the People Show” on Fatu Network, in which he said, “Let us suck it up, Let us understand that we made mistakes, Let us stop crying over spilled milk, Let us look for a way out, Let us move on” making reference to the victims of human rights violations of the former regime of Yaya Jammeh.
Fatoumatta Njai, who is widely called Touma Njai, and the current National Assembly Member (NAM) for Banjul South has called on stakeholders to actively advocate for the constitutional amendment Bill 2021 in order to have more females in the Parliament.
Seraphine Wakana, UN Resident Coordinator for the Republic of the Gambia has said that they have heard from prospective female candidates that they face cyber bullying and online attempts at character assassination, thereby affecting their participation and inclusion in the political space.
