(JollofNews) – The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected accusations that she has turned a blind eye on the gross human rights abuses being committed by the Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh. The Gambian government has been criticised by right groups including Human Rights Watch[Read More…]
Year: 2016
Gambia 2016: Candidates Begins Election Campaign
(JollofNews) – Campaigning for December 1st presidential polls kicked off in the Gambia, after the main opposition figure called for transparent and fair ballots. Candidates contesting next month’s presidential election in the Gambia have today launched their campaign with incumbent Yahya Jammeh setting the ball rolling. Mr Jammeh of the[Read More…]
Gambia: The Change We Want, And The Challenges Awaiting The Next President
(JollofNews) – It’s very obvious that there is an urgent and desired need for change in The Gambia. In fact, the need for change is so dire that one could describe it as, “The Fierce Urgency of Now”; the title of the book authored by Julian Zelizer, a Historian and[Read More…]