Gambia news today 2019
Here are some news headlines from The Gambia in 2019:
January 2019
- President Adama Barrow returns to The Gambia after a 3-year exile in Senegal (January 18, 2019)
- The Gambia's new government begins to dismantle the legacy of former President Yahya Jammeh (January 22, 2019)
February 2019
- The Gambia's Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) begins hearings to investigate human rights abuses under Jammeh's rule (February 2, 2019)
- The Gambia and Senegal sign a border demarcation agreement (February 14, 2019)
March 2019
- The Gambia's government announces plans to establish a national airline (March 5, 2019)
- The Gambia's opposition parties boycott the National Assembly elections (March 14, 2019)
April 2019
- The Gambia's TRRC hears testimony from victims of Jammeh's regime, including allegations of forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings (April 10, 2019)
- The Gambia and the European Union sign a fisheries agreement (April 25, 2019)
May 2019
- The Gambia's government announces plans to increase the minimum wage (May 1, 2019)
- The Gambia's opposition parties hold a joint press conference to demand electoral reforms (May 15, 2019)
June 2019
- The Gambia's TRRC hears testimony from former Jammeh loyalists, including allegations of corruption and abuse of power (June 5, 2019)
- The Gambia and the United States sign a trade and investment agreement (June 20, 2019)
July 2019
- The Gambia's government announces plans to establish a national health insurance scheme (July 1, 2019)
- The Gambia's opposition parties hold a mass rally to demand electoral reforms (July 20, 2019)
August 2019
- The Gambia's TRRC hears testimony from victims of Jammeh's regime, including allegations of sexual violence and torture (August 7, 2019)
- The Gambia and the African Development Bank sign a financing agreement for infrastructure development (August 22, 2019)
September 2019
- The Gambia's government announces plans to establish a national youth empowerment program (September 1, 2019)
- The Gambia's opposition parties boycott the local government elections (September 26, 2019)
October 2019
- The Gambia's TRRC hears testimony from former Jammeh loyalists, including allegations of human rights abuses and corruption (October 2, 2019)
- The Gambia and the United Kingdom sign a development partnership agreement (October 25, 2019)
November 2019
- The Gambia's government announces plans to establish a national education reform program (November 1, 2019)
- The Gambia's opposition parties hold a joint press conference to demand electoral reforms (November 15, 2019)
December 2019
- The Gambia's TRRC concludes its hearings and submits its final report to the government (December 1, 2019)
- The Gambia and the International Monetary Fund sign a staff-level agreement for a three-year Extended Credit Facility (December 20, 2019)
Please note that these are just some of the news headlines from The Gambia in 2019, and there may be other important events that are not included here.