A former minister in the erstwhile government of Yahya Jammeh who is being tried for the murder in 1995 of Finance Minister Ousman Koro Ceesay had never participated in his killing, a former Spokesman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) has revealed. Former Army Captain Ebou Jallo, who[Read More…]
Year: 2019
Remembering Ousman Koro Ceesay
By Sheriff Bojang If he had been born a son of Kombo like my native Brikama, they would have been called Jung. Jung indeed, although he did not live in the early 1900s or write a book called Dreams. Nor was the best known quote he left the world: “In[Read More…]
Gambia: Detained Ex-Minister Charged With Murder Of Junta-era Finance Minister
A former Gambian minister in the erstwhile government of Yahya Jammeh who refused to incriminate himself at the truth commission was Monday charged with murder. Yankuba Touray, a former member of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC), which toppled the Jawara government in 1994 and ruled the Gambia until[Read More…]
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