(JollofNews) – On 1st December 2016 we went to the polls and booted out not only an entrenched incumbent but also one of Africa’s most notorious, dangerous tyrant. It was the most unlikely, the most unexpected. It happened though, by a people who who were dogged and steely in their[Read More…]
Year: 2017
Senegal’s Ex-President In New Power Bid At 91
(JollofNews) – Senegal’s former president Abdoulaye Wade, aged 91, will head a list of opposition candidates for parliament in an election to take place on July 30, according to aides. The announcement was made on Monday night after a broad opposition coalition of more than 40 parties broke up, said[Read More…]
600 Died Of Tobacco-Smoking In Gambia In 2014 – WHO
(JollofNews) – Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, health authorities in The Gambia have issued a grim warning about the devastating consequences of tobacco smoking. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, the press and information officer of the World Health Organization’s Banjul office, Alhaji Momodou Gassama, said a staggering[Read More…]
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