Malagen investigates how poverty, stigma and myths deny girls access to menstrual hygiene products, forcing them to miss critical school hours, fall behind in their studies or even drop out of school entirely ..read more

By Kaddy Jawo The regional leadership of ECOWAS has approved a special tribunal, bringing hope for justice to more than 200 individuals confirmed to have been murdered by the repressive regime of Yahya Jammeh. In addition to extrajudicial killings, the regime systematically tortured critics and subjected dozens of women to rape and other forms of ..read more

By Kaddy Jawo The Gambia government has wrapped up round one of the nationwide polio vaccination in the country. It happened between the 12th and 15th of November while the second phase is expected to take place next month – the 12th to 15th of December. But here are more facts about polio as a ..read more

By Kaddy Jawo The recently published National Audit report, covering the period from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2023, found that the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) may have misappropriated public funds totalling three hundred sixty-eight million, thirty-five thousand, eight hundred ninety-three dalasis and sixty-one bututs (368,035,893.61). The financial irregularities detected in the audit include ..read more

Claim: No political prisoner, journalist and human rights defender had been jailed since 2017 Source: President Adama Barrow Verdict: Misleading Gambian President Adama Barrow claimed at the 79th UN General Assembly that there had been no jailing of political prisoners, including human rights defenders and journalists, in the country since 2017. However, Malagen’s media monitoring ..read more

Claim: No political prisoner, journalist and human rights defender had been jailed since 2017 Source: President Adama Barrow Verdict: Misleading Gambian President Adama Barrow claimed at the 79th UN General Assembly that there had been no jailing of political prisoners, including human rights defenders and journalists, in the country since 2017. However, Malagen’s media monitoring ..read more

Kaddy Jawo Claim: Saddam rice is cheaper in Basse than on Kairaba Avenue. Source: Minister of Information, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay Verdict: False Appearing on the State of the Nation radio programme aired on GRTS Radio on September 5th, 2024, the Minister of Information, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, suggested that the price of a bag of ‘Sadam ..read more

Come September, Michael Sang Correa, one of the most prominent members of the former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh’s special assassin team ‘jungulars’ is set to appear before the US court in Colorado. Correa, now 45, was indicted by the US Justice Department on seven counts for his role in inflicting torture and suffering on victims ..read more

The Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on his National People’s Party (NPP) supporters to stand firm and fight anyone who insulted them.  The president’s remarks were captured in a viral audio circulating on WhatsApp. The recording was made during the launch of NPP’s newly constructed political bureau in Badibu Kerewan, North Bank Region on ..read more

An administrative staff of The Gambia College exposed by Malagen after attempting to coerce a 22-year-old student into sex in exchange to enter her missing grades has been found guilty and sentenced to a jail term and fine, but the victim said the punishment is too lenient ..read more