(JollofNews) – In the wake of last December’s attempted coup by diaspora based dissidents, the Gambian government has ordered high-tech cargo scanning machines to monitor all shipments into the country.
Year: 2015
The Gambia’s Reluctant Democrat (revisited)
(JollofNews) – When Yahya Jammeh came to power in July 1994, his Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) that overthrew the PPP regime of Sir Dawda Jawara promised to be soldiers with a difference.
Gambia’s Longtime Dictator Isn’t Going Anywhere Any Time Soon
(JollofNews) – Just over a month ago, on Dec. 30, a coup attempt was launched in the small West African nation of Gambia to unseat long-time dictator Yahya Jammeh, who himself seized control of the country two decades earlier via a military coup. In Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré, president since[Read More…]
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