Something is not quite right in the way women are made to feel inferior to the opposite sex even though they may be more intelligent, more determined, more serious and even more capable than the men who are born to assert dominance as their birthright.

A recent TV programme about refugees in The Gambia explored why the country has become a magnet for displaced people. The programme revealed that, unlike in most countries, refugees in The Gambia are not confined to camps. The majority live in the community, and are actively encouraged to seek employment in all professions.

Amnesty International expressed concern last Wednesday at "increasing attacks on freedom of expression" in The Gambia following the arrest of three journalists.

Amnesty International expressed concern last Wednesday at "increasing attacks on freedom of expression" in The Gambia following the arrest of three journalists.

Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) has called for the release of journalist Pa Ousman Darboe, who has been held since 2 August following an article in the Banjul biweekly The Independent reporting that the vice-president had remarried. The article referred to the legal problems of the vice-president’s late husband.