1.0African News Paperhttps://www.africannewspaper.netadminhttps://www.africannewspaper.net/author/admin/Freedom of expression in The Gambia: a quiet transition from the doldrums of notoriety to the doorsteps of celebrity - Media Foundation For West Africa - African News Paperrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bBRZ1tR9Rl"><a href="https://www.africannewspaper.net/2022/01/02/freedom-of-expression-in-the-gambia-a-quiet-transition-from-the-doldrums-of-notoriety-to-the-doorsteps-of-celebrity-media-foundation-for-west-africa/">Freedom of expression in The Gambia: a quiet transition from the doldrums of notoriety to the doorsteps of celebrity – Media Foundation For West Africa</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.africannewspaper.net/2022/01/02/freedom-of-expression-in-the-gambia-a-quiet-transition-from-the-doldrums-of-notoriety-to-the-doorsteps-of-celebrity-media-foundation-for-west-africa/embed/#?secret=bBRZ1tR9Rl" width="600" height="338" title="“Freedom of expression in The Gambia: a quiet transition from the doldrums of notoriety to the doorsteps of celebrity – Media Foundation For West Africa” — African News Paper" data-secret="bBRZ1tR9Rl" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://africannewspaper.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Gambia-ecowas.jpg750484Because the Gambia goes to the polls on December 4, 2021, the MFWA’s Senior Programme Officer for Freedom of Expression, Muheeb Saeed, throws mild on the exceptional progress that the nation has made within the freedom of expression area over the previous 5 post-Yahyah Jammeh years. For his private involvement in, and endorsement of quite […]