A Gambian National Assembly Member who was arrested on Sunday by police has issued a statement denying allegations against her. Fatoumatta Touma Njai, a People’s Progressive Party (PPP) member for Banjul South was detained at the Senegambia Police Station on Sunday after she allegedly tried to remove her mother from[Read More…]
Year: 2020
Coronavirus: Gambia Confirms First Death
A 70-year-old Bangladeshi Tablighi Jama‘at (preacher) has become the first person to die from coronavirus in the Gambia, health officials have confirmed. The man who has not been named, arrived in the country from Senegal on 13th March 2020 and was residing at the Markaz Islamic Centre in Bundungka Kunda,[Read More…]
Gambia: Police Give Reasons For Banjul South NAM’s Arrest
A Gambian female member of the Gambia’s National Assembly who is currently detained at Senegambia Police Station was arrested for obstruction, police have confirmed. Fatoumatta Touma Njai, a People’s Progressive Party (PPP) member for Banjul South, was arrested by police on Sunday after trying remove her mother from a quarantine[Read More…]