The Gambia’s Minister of Justice has praised the “courage” of 23-year-old former beauty pageant Fatou “Toufah” Jallow after she publicly accused ex-President Yahya Jammeh of raping her when he was in office. Abubacarr Tambadou said he urged “all women and girls in the country to emulate Ms Jallow by speaking[Read More…]
Year: 2019
Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh:When You Allow The Grass To Grow Under Your Feet
Our National Assembly should have gone to work since the morning of its life, to yank from our Constitution all the bad laws…. Unfortunately, it cheery picked and see what effrontery it has given some people…. See what provisions Yankuba Touray is seeking refuge under: SCHEDULE 2: TRANSITIONAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL[Read More…]
Ex-Gambian Minister Detained For Refusing To Give Incriminating Evidence At Truth Commission
A former minister who held various cabinet positions in the previous regime of Yahya Jammeh has been arrested and detained by police. Yankuba Touray was taken into state custody this morning after he refused to give self-incriminating evidence at the truth and reconciliation commission probing alleged atrocities committed by former leader[Read More…]
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