The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) condemns in the strongest terms the physical assault on supporters of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), by group of riot police. Thousands of angry unarmed supporters gathered Thursday in Brikama following the rejection of UDP Busumbala aspirant Momodou Sabally’s nomination by the Independent[Read More…]
Year: 2022
Gambia Election Panel Rejects Momodou Sabally’s Nomination
Gambia’s election commission said on Thursday that Momodou Sabally, a major candidate in April’s planned parliamentary election, was ineligible to run for office. IEC Regional Office Chair, Anthony Roberts Secka, cited section 90 (1) E of the Constitution to reject Momodou Sabally’s candidacy. Mr Sabally was one of the several[Read More…]
Senegalese Official Fired For Dissing Religious Leaders
The General Delegate for Rapid Women and Youth Entrepreneurship (Der/FJ) is suffering from the consequences of a verbal faux pas. The decision to dismiss him came as a bombshell, in an attempt to smother the controversy. In a press release issued Wednesday evening, Oumar Gueye, Government Spokesman and Minister of[Read More…]
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