Washington, D.C. 13 December, 2022: The 2d US-Africa Leaders’ Summit opened on Tuesday 13 December, 2022 at the Washington Convention Centre with The Gambia calling for better fortify to be rendered to the Civil Society for expansion and partnership to be reinforced between the Government and Civil Society.

Delivering the nationwide paper at the Civil Society Forum held at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., His Excellency Foreign Minister Dr. Mamadou Tangara, mentioned Civil Society is the sense of right and wrong of the country and will have to be supported to proceed serving as a moderator that will result in inclusion and cooperation between the Government and the other people.

The Minister recalled that Civil Society in The Gambia performed a an important function in ushering in a brand new democratic dispensation in The Gambia. He recommended different Governments round the international now not to see Civil Society as enemies however as companions in excellent governance.

Foreign Minister Tangara mentioned The Gambia believes in a robust and colourful Civil Society as a result of we noticed their certain contribution and cooperation with the Government. In July of final 12 months, President Barrow signed a invoice for Access to Information which recognised get admission to to data as a human proper, Tangara knowledgeable international leaders.

The Gambia’s Foreign Minister identified that it was once the first time in our historical past that Civil Society and the Government labored in combination on law from conception to enactment. The invoice, Minister Tangara mentioned, is supposed to support duty and excellent governance.

Minister Tangara mentioned following the democratic trade in The Gambia in 2017, the Government of President Barrow established the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) to examine and identify an independent document of atrocities dedicated underneath the reign of former President Jammeh and shut aides.