CIVICUS discusses The Gambia’s youth-led movement for accountability over seized assets with Ebrima Jallow, popularly known as The Ghetto Pen and Secretary of Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA). GALA is a civil society initiative urging transparency, justice and asset recovery to support national rebuilding following the end of the authoritarian rule of President Yahya Jammeh in 2017.
In July, thousands of Gambians marched across the country in one of the largest youth-led anti-corruption mobilisations in recent history. The protests, organised by GALA, demanded transparency over the mismanagement of assets seized from Jammeh after an investigative report raised alarm over non-transparent property sales. Protesters called for due process and asset recovery to serve national rebuilding efforts, warning that corruption continues to undermine essential sectors.
