Politics
MP Says Gambians Should Sing Tune Of Barrow’s Exit
Firebrand opposition member of the Gambia’s legislature Bakary K. Badjie said President Adama Barrow must leave the stage in eight month’s time, emphasising that the “President must go in 2026” slogan should be sung and vigorously pursued. “It’s a slogan that we must sing and we stand by it,” Badjie,[Read More…]
Human Rights
Police To Set Stage For Justice Darboe’s Possible Prosecution
The editor-in-chief of JollofNews Momodou Justice Darboe has been asked to return to the Banjul police station next Friday for fingerprinting as the police prepare to set the stage for his possible prosecution. Mr. Darboe has been reporting to the Banjul police station on bail since his arrest, detention and[Read More…]
African News
Western Balkan Cartels Expand Cocaine Trade Through West Africa
Criminal networks from the Western Balkans are tightening their control over cocaine smuggling routes through West Africa, with The Gambia among the countries at risk, a new report has warned. The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) said Balkan groups, including Montenegrin clans and Albanian-speaking networks, have become central[Read More…]
Editorial
Barrow Gov’t’s Unbridled Desire To Float Strategic National Assets To Foreign Investors
One of the many things that the Barrow administration will be remembered for generations after its exit is the incredibly quick pace at which it handed strategic national infrastructures to foreign investors in the name of private/public partnership. The first casualty of this administration’s lust for floating strategic national assets[Read More…]
Opinion
The Khamenei “Martyrdom” Story Raises More Questions Than Answers
In the turbulent aftermath of the strike that reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, a dramatic narrative has begun circulating in international media. According to this account, Khamenei was warned that a devastating U.S.-Israeli strike was imminent but refused to leave the compound, declaring that if the Iranian people[Read More…]
Sports
Senegal Stripped Of AFCON Title Two Months After Final
Senegal have been stripped of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title two months after their controversial victory in the final, with Morocco named champions in their place. A Confederation of African Football appeal board ruled on Tuesday that Senegal breached two parts of its regulations when they walked off the[Read More…]
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