(JollofNews) – “We want you to help us.” This was the message a Gambian human rights activist delivered to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights at a Gambia-focused panel discussion in Banjul, Gambia’s capital, on Friday. The African Commission’s 59th ordinary session, which opened Friday, combines the commission’s[Read More…]
Year: 2016
Gambia’s Opposition Elects Adama Barrow As Presidential Candidate
(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s opposition parties have unanimously endorsed Adama Barrow of the United Democratic Party (UDP) as their presidential candidate in the December 2016 presidential elections. Mr Barrow, was elected by 308 opposition delegates at a convention on Sunday at the Kairaba Hotel, Kololi, just weeks ahead of the[Read More…]
Frenchman Held In Senegal For ‘Insulting’ Islam
(JollofNews) – A French national has been remanded in custody in Senegal over charges of “insulting” Islam, judicial sources told AFP on Saturday. The Frenchman appeared before a judge on Thursday, and has been remanded in custody and held at the main prison in Dakar since, one source said. “He[Read More…]