(JollofNews) – Authorities in Gambia must take all appropriate measures to ensure that forthcoming elections – including the period following the results – are held in a climate that is free from violence and which fully respects the right of all people to freely express their views, Amnesty International said today.[Read More…]
Year: 2016
Gambia 2016: Opposition Coalition Hopeful Of Beating Jammeh
(JollofNews) — Gambia’s opposition parties are rallying together behind a single candidate for the first time in decades, forming a coalition they hope will oust longtime President Yahya Jammeh, who has been accused of human rights abuses throughout his 22-year rule. United Democratic Party candidate Adama Barrow faces Jammeh in[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Police Calls For Calm Ahead Of Voting
(JollofNews) – Police in the Gambia have called for calm ahead of tomorrow’s presidential election. Tension is currently high in the Gambia as 886, 578 Gambians choose between President Yahya Jammeh,51, who has governed them since July 1994 and his challengers Mamma Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress and Adama[Read More…]