(JollofNews) – There are many countries around the world who continue to enjoy the benefits of true democracy. Yet, for a majority of Africans, true representative democracy remains an illusion. Several African leaders (‘elected dictators’) pretend to be practicing ‘democracy’ by merely allowing their citizens to vote once in four[Read More…]
Year: 2016
Gambia’s Opposition Candidate Hits Back At Jammeh
(JollofNews) – An opposition candidate in the forthcoming Gambian elections has condemned President Yahya Jammeh’s threats to bury his critics and opponents ‘nine feet deep’. Halifa Sallah of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) said peace and war are not bred through lectures but are nurtured through[Read More…]
Power To The Gambian People
(JollofNews) – The present challenges and struggle that faces the Gambian people started way back two decades ago, when the military junta led by Lt. Yaya Jammeh as he was then called; overthrow a democratically elected government and usher themselves into power. These young soldiers hungry for power immediately announced[Read More…]