Politics
Can Hamat Preach Gospel Of Effective Governance & Delivery?
Hamat Bah, the Gambia’s minister of religious affairs and local governments, recently attempted to mount the high moral ground to preach the gospel of good governance and delivery to certain regional governments. Hamat was recently at a UNDP-organized meeting during which he decided, as usual, to launch a blanket attack[Read More…]
Human Rights
Banjul Station’s Cell Seeped In Urine Stench As Smoking Ban Takes Effect
The urine stench that was oozing out of the Banjul police station’s cell last Monday was overpowering. Despite the reported mobilisation of cleaners at the cell Monday morning, the urine stench was overwhelming. “The urine stench can be inimical to the health of detainees. Detention cells should not be places[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
Editor Darboe’s Assault Conjures Up Dark Days Of Dictatorship
The brutality that men, who were later identified as police officers, delivered to the JollofNews editor-in-chief last Monday conjures up the dark days of the dictatorship when journalists were being hunted down like wild animals. The unwarranted attack on editor Momodou Justice Darboe at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court speaks to[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
Hundreds Paint Serekunda Red Following Senegal’s Triumph Over Morocco
There was a groundswell at the popular Westfield intersection and Sayerr Jobe Avenue in downtown Serekunda as hundreds converged on the Gambia’s largest city on Sunday evening to celebrate Senegal’s victory in the finals of the African Cup of Nations. Senegal beat host Morocco by one goal to nil and,[Read More…]
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