Authorities in the Gambia have blocked the country’s former ruler from accessing millions of Dalasis left in a local bank by his late mother. A local Islamic Cadi Court had awarded former President Yahya Jammeh the D2, 284,311, 50 inheritance left in an Arab Gambia Islamic Bank account belonging to his[Read More…]
Year: 2019
Newspaper Editor Recounts His Experiences In Gambia’s ‘Guantanamo Bay’
One of Gambia’s most persecuted journalists during the previous APRC regime of President Yahya Jammeh has opened up about his experiences in the hands of the country’s feared National Intelligence Agency (NIA). Alagi Yorro Jallow, former managing editor and founder of the private newspaper, The Independent, before it was banned[Read More…]
Man Loses Fight Against Death Sentence For Killing Brother Over Dinner
A Gambian brother who killed his brother following an argument over food has lost his fight against death sentence. Bakary Kanyi of Farafenni stabbed Lamin Camara with a broken bottle in December 2009 after a squabble about him eating food his bare hand. According court documents, the Camara Kunda family[Read More…]
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