(JollofNews) – A British global travel company, Thomas Cook, is returning British holidaymakers from the Gambia following President Yahya Jammeh’s declaration of a state of emergency. The company said it will operate a programme of additional flights into Banjul International Airport over the next 48 hours to bring the 985[Read More…]
Year: 2017
London Letter: Jammeh Enters Hall Of Shame With Africa’s Zeroes
(JollofNews) – I begin this piece by wishing heartfelt condolences to the man of the hour, the Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow for the loss of his beloved son. The people of the Gambia have bestowed upon Barrow the presidency of the nation, and yet fate robs him of his[Read More…]
Gambia: Obituary: Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, Outgoing President
(JollofNews) – A turbulent, divisive and most detested dictator died on December 2nd, aged 51 after an agonizing defeat at the polls. He will finally be buried on Thursday, January 19. Faced with the prospect of military intervention from ECOWAS with support from the African Union forces to remove him[Read More…]
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