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The Gambia ranked 5th in Africa and 46th in the 2023 World Press Freedom Ranking. The minister of Information Lamin Queen Jammeh, in a media interaction, vowed that Gambia could become first in Africa and the world in the future.
The Gambia ranked 5th in Africa and 46th in the 2023 World Press Freedom Ranking. The minister of Information Lamin Queen Jammeh, in a media interaction, vowed that Gambia could become first in Africa and the world in the future.
Dwelling on the Access to Information (ATI) Act, Minister Jammeh explained that in the implementation of the law, there are a series of actors and his ministry is the lead agency. He added that the implementation is not all to be done by the ministry or government.
Jammeh stated that the CSOs are involved in activities that are a direct way of implementing the ATI, while confirming that the government is preparing the necessary infrastructures, manpower content, and training of individuals who will be critical deliverers in the information value chain.
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The implementation process is on course and the government is cooperating with other partners in the process and creating every climate for people to access information. If you go to an information officer at a particular ministry and ask for information, it will be provided. He, however, explained that people need to understand that not all the structures are yet in place including the setting up of the information commission.
