(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has told reporters that he will secure a landslide victory in Thursday’s presidential election. Gambians have voted whether to give another five-year mandate to Mr Jammeh or his opposition challengers, Adama Barrow of the opposition coalition or Mamma Kandeh of the Gambia[Read More…]
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Gambia 2016: Voting Closes In Gambia As Jammeh Seeks Fifth Term
(JollofNews) – The people of the Gambia have voted to decide whether President Yahya Jammeh will remain in office or be unseated by Adama Barrow of the opposition coalition or Mamma Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC). Polls closed this evening at 17:00 hrs with final results not expected[Read More…]
Gambia 20116: Right Group Condemns Gambia’s Internet Blockage
(JollofNews) Amnesty International has condemned Gambian regime’s decision to shut down internet and other communications networks in Gambia amid today’s presidential election. Samira Daoud, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for West and Central Africa said: “This is an unjustified and crude attack on the right to freedom of expression in Gambia,[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Internet Shut Down As Voting Begins
(JollofNews) – The government of the Gambia shut down the internet on Wednesday evening as voting begins in the crucial election. No official reasons has been given for the shutdown, but sources have told JollofNews that the communication blackout was put in place for security reasons. Gamtel, the country’s largest[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Jammeh Warns Against Election Protest
(JollofNews) – The Gambia President Yahya Jammeh, who has been in office for more than two decades, has warned that even peaceful protests will not be permitted after the upcoming election. On Thursday, more than 880,000 registered voters will head to more than 1,400 polling stations around the country whose[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: JollofNews Backs Opposition Coalition
(JollofNews) – This time tomorrow, 886, 578 Gambians will be casting their votes in the 2016 presidential election. President Yahya Jammeh who has governed the country since July 1994 is being challenged in the polls by Mamma Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress and Adama Barrow who is heading a[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Right Group Warns Against Opposition Crackdown
(JollofNews) – Authorities in Gambia must take all appropriate measures to ensure that forthcoming elections – including the period following the results – are held in a climate that is free from violence and which fully respects the right of all people to freely express their views, Amnesty International said today.[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Police Calls For Calm Ahead Of Voting
(JollofNews) – Police in the Gambia have called for calm ahead of tomorrow’s presidential election. Tension is currently high in the Gambia as 886, 578 Gambians choose between President Yahya Jammeh,51, who has governed them since July 1994 and his challengers Mamma Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress and Adama[Read More…]
Gambia: Pardoned Coup Plotter Says Authorities Fabricated Evidence Against Him
(JollofNews) – A former Gambian army captain who was arrested and sentenced to life for plotting to topple the regime of President Yahya Jammeh has accused Gambian authorities of using manufactured evidence to convict him. Captain Bunja Darboe, was among 27 Gambians, including former army officers and top officials who[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Adama Barrow: My Vision And Mission
(JollofNews) – My Fellow Gambians, I wish to convey to you on this historic day that my candidature is a symbol of national unity and I intend to work, hand in hand, with the coalition partners to unify a divided nation. There is no need for tension to build up[Read More…]
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