(JollofNews) -The new Gambian government continues to build its diplomatic relations globally. President Adama Barrow today received letters of credence from the new ambassadors of Turkey, the United Kingdom and Guinea Bissau. President Barrow told all three envoys that The Gambia was open to all nations, and it sought friendship[Read More…]
Year: 2017
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Proposed List Of Reforms, Recommendations For Good Governance
(JollofNews) – In the decades since independence, The Gambia has experienced periods of human rights violations including, arbitrary arrest, extrajudicial executions, detention without trial, torture, electoral fraud, grand corruption, and economic crimes. Most of these are directly or indirectly attributable to a constitutional order that concentrated power in the presidency[Read More…]
Gambia Rules Out Extradition Of Ex-Interior Minister Sonko
(JollofNews) – The Government of the Gambia will not seek the extradition of former Interior minister Ousman Sonko from Switzerland. Mr Sonko was arrested in January by Swiss authorities following a request for asylum. His arrest was triggered by a complaint from Geneva-based non-governmental organisation, Trial International, in connection with[Read More…]
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