(JollofNews) – My Dear Ex-Minister and Brother, First of all, I would like to sincerely commend you for your decision to desert the government of President Jammeh and to also congratulate you on your successful escape from The Gambia and from Jammeh. This is a major achievement considering that many[Read More…]
Year: 2016
Gambia: Opposition UDP Urges Sweden To Refuse Ousman Sonko’s Asylum Bid
(JollofNews) – The United Democratic Party (UDP) is following with keen interest, reports that former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko has fled the country and reportedly seeking asylum in Sweden. The Diaspora wing of the UDP is working with partners and other Gambian activist groups to authenticate the veracity of[Read More…]
Prominent Gambian Activist Facing Removal From Britain
(JollofNews) – Salif Joof looked nervously at his door as he welcomed me into the three bedroom house he shares with his partner. “I am a dead man walking,” he said. The 38-year-old renown Gambian activist is facing deportation to his native country after his asylum application was refused by[Read More…]