(JollofNews) An unknown number of detainees currently on trial for protesting against Gambia’s bad electoral laws were Tuesday night moved from the Mile II Prison to an unknown location, said the United Democratic Party (UDP). The party said: “We can confirm that by around 1:30 GMT, state security personnel from[Read More…]
Author: Bubacarr Sowe
Gambia: UN Adviser Condemns Jammeh’s Threats Against Mandinkas
(JollofNews) – The United Nations Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide has condemned President Yahya Jammeh’s threats to “kill” Mandinkas in The Gambia. “I am profoundly alarmed by President Jammeh’s public stigmatization, dehumanization and threats against the Mandinka,”Adama Dieng said Friday. “Public statements of this nature[Read More…]
Gambia’s Jammeh Threatens To Bury Opponents ‘Nine-Feet Deep’
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has vowed to crush his opponents and bury them ‘nine-feet deep’ in his first public comment on the current political crisis. Mr Jammeh has been in power since 1994 and has vowed to rule the Gambia for a billion years. However, pressure[Read More…]