(JollofNews) – 14th April 2016 shall go down in the history of the Gambia as the decisive beginning of the end of dictatorship in the Gambia after 22 years. When Solo Sandeng and his compatriots defied fear and death to protest against dictatorship and demand for electoral reforms, they did[Read More…]
Year: 2017
Gambia: UDP To Commemorate Anniversary Of Solo Sandeng’s Murder
(JollofNews) – The United Democratic Party (UDP) will Friday commemorate the first anniversary of the arrest and murder of its organising secretary, Ebrima Solong Sandeng, by Gambian security officers. Mr Sandeng died on 15th April 2016 less than 24 hours after he was arrested with a dozen other activists for[Read More…]
Gambia’s President Barrow Sets Out Key Development Priorities
(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has used his first cabinet meeting to set out his key development priorities for the country. The president who succeeded former long-term ruler, Yahya Jammeh in January, said expectations are high on his regime and it will urgently embark on a transformative[Read More…]