(JollofNews) – Investigation in the allegation of killings and other enforced disappearances allegedly committed by the regime of former President Yahya Jammeh has stalled for lack of human and non-human resources, a UN group has discovered. The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) said: “Investigation in[Read More…]
Year: 2017
Gambia’s Shut Flagship Newspaper ‘Cleared To Reopen’
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s first daily newspaper which was shut down earlier this month over unpaid taxes has been cleared to reopen, local press sources revealed to the African Press Agency on Wednesday. According to the sources, staff of the Daily Observer resumed work on Wednesday after reaching an agreement with[Read More…]
Building The New Gambia With Madi Jobarteh: We Want A System Change
(JollofNews)- For the first time in the political life of Gambians, change of government through elections took place on 1 December 2016. Until then the governance system of the country was a mere façade of democracy during the 1st Republic to be followed by an outright dictatorship in the 2nd Republic.[Read More…]