(JollofNews) – The decision on Tuesday, December 23rd by the White House to strip The Gambia of its designation as a beneficiary of preferential status under the U.S’ African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is a clear indication that the international community has had enough of Yahya Jammeh’s tyrannical rule.
Year: 2014
Gambia Arrests Three Men It Accuses Of Homosexual Acts
(JollofNews) – Gambian authorities arrested three men and accused them of committing homosexual acts, which are punishable with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment under a law signed in October, state television said on Monday.
World Bank Supports Gambia’s Ebola Prevention Plan
(JollofNews) – The World Bank has approved a US$500,000 reallocation of existing development funds from on-going health and nutrition projects to support The Gambia prepare a plan in case of a possible Ebola outbreak.