Gambia: A Lease Does Not Ownership Make – A Reaction to Essa Faal –

By: Securing Futures: Land Rights Action Collaborative (SFLRAC)

The TDA Lease Expired in 2020 – Full Stop

 Following Mr Essa Mbye Faal’s appearance on “Coffee Time with Peter Gomez” today (Monday 28 July 2025), SFLRAC reiterates that the fundamental legal realities surrounding his land allocation remain unchanged, regardless of his explanations or justifications.

Many Gambians may not realise –and Faal certainly should–that the state never owned the Tourism Development Area…