Authorities in the Gambia have issued warning against unauthorised street protest in the West African country. The announcement came after the police came across an audio recording about a planned demonstration on social media. According to the head of the police force, Mamour Jobe, unauthorised street protest contravenes the principles[Read More…]
Year: 2019
The Gambia’s July 22nd 1994 Coup – Part Two
In my last paper I started by shedding light on my activities as a military staff officer at the time of the July 22nd military takeover. I briefly discussed my general duties in that office and the specific task during that period of coordinating the organised war games by the[Read More…]
Gambian Cancer Patient Kicked Out Of British Hospital
A Gambian man who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer has been sent away from a British hospital because he was not eligible for free NHS care. According to The Guardian Newspaper, Saloum, 54, who campaigned against female genital mutilation and has asked for his surname not to be used, fled[Read More…]