A former manager of President Yahya Jammeh’s Kanilai Family Farm, Lang Conteh, was Thursday given a two-year jail term with hard labour by a local magistrate after he was found guilty of theft. Mr Conteh was found guilty of stealing D1, 538,804.95 from the president’s business between 2012 and 2013,[Read More…]
Author: Bubacarr Sowe
Anti-Jammeh Protest Continues In Gambia
(Jollofnews) – Protest over electoral reform which started in Westfield in April has spread to the Gambian capital, Banjul. Several people gathered at the High Court in Banjul on Wednesday where seven more United Democratic Party (UDP) members appeared on several charges. Protesters held banners that read: “We want democracy,[Read More…]
Escaped Gambian Journalist ‘Arrives’ In Senegal
(JollofNews) – Gambian journalist Alagie Abdoulie Ceesay who was hospitalized while in detention has ‘arrived’ in Senegal, JollofNews has learnt. Ceesay, who is on trial for false information and sedition was hospitalized on 11th April at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) in Banjul . Two days later, according to[Read More…]
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