Human Rights Watch has joined 16 other groups in support of the United Nations Working Group on Enforced Disappearances’ call for a hybrid court to prosecute crimes during the presidency of Yahya Jammeh in Gambia and for a new international inquiry of a 2005 massacre of West African immigrants. The[Read More…]
Year: 2021
President Barrow To Inaugurate URR Road And Bridge
(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow of the Gambia will today officially inaugurate the newly-built roads and bridges in Upper River Region, URR. According to a statement released by the office of the president, the inaugural ceremony will fulfil National Development Plan – NDP Strategic Priority 5; building infrastructure and restoring[Read More…]
IMF Says Extends Relief From Fund Debt For 24 Low-Income Countries
The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has approved a $124 million extension of IMF debt relief to 24 low-income countries through Jan. 10, 2022, the Fund said on Friday. The approval of a fourth tranche of debt relief from the IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust brings the total relief[Read More…]