(JollofNews) – Authorities in the Gambia have launched a crackdown on opposition activists following President Yahya Jammeh’s annulment of the December 1st election results, which was won by the opposition. Officers of the feared National Intelligence Agency (NIA), who reports directly to the president, and are responsible for protecting state[Read More…]
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Gambian Spy Agency Shuts Down Radio Station
(JollofNews) – A popular Gambian radio station has been ordered to shut down by the authorities as part of a crackdown following last month’s disputed presidential election. Officials of the feared National Intelligence Agency (NIA) ordered the Teranga radio station, “to stop broadcasting with immediate effect”, said the source, who[Read More…]
Gambia: Opposition Vows To Go Ahead With Barrow’s Inauguration
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s opposition coalition has vowed to go ahead with plans to inaugurate Adama Barrow as president of the Gambia on January 19th. Mai Ahmad Fatty, a senior member of the opposition coalition, said they are determined to swear-in the president-elect and no power on earth shall either defer[Read More…]
Gambia’s Jammeh Laughs Off Ecowas Military Threat
(JollofNews) – President Yahya of the Gambia Saturday vowed to defend his country against any aggression. Mr Jammeh said his regime will not compromise any foreign invasion and will defend the territorial sovereignty of the Gambia. Leaders of the West African regional grouping have officially authorised a so-called Ecowas Standby[Read More…]
Gambia: IEC Boss Undecided About Returning To Work
(JollofNews) – The chairman of the Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said he is undecided about returning to work after the government lifted a two-week military blockage of his office. Alieu Momarr Njie said he is consulting with members of his staff before a making a decision whether to return[Read More…]
London Letter: Don’t Let Solo Sandeng Down! Fear Must GO!
(JollofNews) – I was just browsing the news this peaceful morning in Notting Hill, London, when I saw a certain Omar Njie, who wrote a piece on Amadou Samba for the online media being threatened – exactly in the same language that Pa Nderry M’bai of Freedomnewspaper was threatened a[Read More…]
Gambia: When You Don’t Like The Results, Rewrite Them
(JollofNews) – Yahya Jammeh annulled the result of the December 1st election which was won by Adama Barrow, asking the supreme court which have not been sitting for more than a year to address his petition. Would there be any impartiality in the decision of a supreme court constituted only to[Read More…]
The Significance Of Peace At Christmas
Luke 2:7-14: And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.[Read More…]
The King Of Bechuanaland And Jammeh’s Volte-face In Gambia (Part 3)
Who is not guilty? It is also essential to recognize that every community, in every corner of The Gambia, has accumulated guilt during Jammeh’s 22-year rule. Some of us are guilty of being silent, some because they voluntarily work for him in positions of responsibility (or did so at one[Read More…]
Gambia: The Berlin Report
(JollofNews) It recently appealed to me that the spokesperson of the Gambia opposition coalition, Halifa Sallah, has chosen topics that are very relevant to the future in complementing efforts for peaceful coexistence. True that only a people who stood up to the challenge to take the destiny of their country[Read More…]
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