Opposition supporters in Guinea attacked a polling station and clashed with police in the capital, Conakry, in an attempt to disrupt a referendum which they say President Alpha Conde wants to use to extend his time in office. They also vandalised voting equipment that was also being used in coinciding[Read More…]
Year: 2020
Gambia: National Assembly Member For Banjul South Detained
Police in the Gambia Sunday arrested a female member of the country’s National Assembly. Fatoumatta Touma Njai, a People’s Progressive Party (PPP) member for Banjul South is currently held at Senegambia Police Station. Gambian authorities are yet to comment on Ms Njai’s arrest but there are reports on social media[Read More…]
Samsudeen Sarr: Letter To Gambia’s Defence Minister Shiekh Omar Faye
Dear Honorable Minister, Shiekh Omar Faye, after listening to your interview with journalist Mr. Omar Wally of the Fatu Network on March 20, 2020, I did suggest in my article published on the Freedom Newspaper and other media outlets that Gambians could now dispel all conjectures attributed to the missing[Read More…]