(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has used his re-election campaign to warn his critics and opponents that they can never take his presidency away from him no matter how hard they try. Mr Jammeh, 51, who has ruled the Gambia since July 1994 and is seeking a[Read More…]
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Gambia Urged To Release Detained Former Minister
(JollofNews) – Amnesty International has launched a petition calling on the Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh to release a former minister who is languishing in detention. Momodou Sajo Jallow, a ex-deputy minister of Foreign Affairs has been held incommunicado for more than two months at the National Intelligence Agency[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: GDC’s Kandeh Accused Jammeh Of Failing Youths
(JollofNews) – An opposition leader in the Gambia has accused the APRC regime of President Yahya Jammeh of abandoning the country’s youths and failing to provide them with meaningful opportunities. Mamma Kandeh, leader of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) said Mr Jammeh and his government does not have the interest[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Opposition Coalition Confident Of Defeating Jammeh
(JollofNews) – The leader of the Gambia’s opposition has expressed strong optimism of defeating President Yahya Jammeh in next month’s presidential election. Adama Barrow, 51, who is heading a coalition of opposition parties including the Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), the National Reconciliation Party (NRP), the Gambia Moral[Read More…]
Gambia: Is Freedom Stirring In Banjul?
(JollofNews) – “We are ready for change!” These were the words of the taxi driver who picked me up from the airport in Gambia. We had just passed a huge billboard bearing the image of President Yahya Jammeh, and when I asked the driver about his political views I had[Read More…]
Gambia: Pardoned Coup Plotter Labels Gambians ‘Habitual Betrayers’
(JollofNews) – A former Gambian army captain who was serving a life sentence for plotting to overthrow the government of Yahya Jammeh in March 2006 has accused Gambians of always turning their backs on people who make the ultimate sacrifices for them. Captain Bunja Darboe who spent many years at[Read More…]
Gambian Authorities Urged To Release Detained Journalists
(JollofNews) – Gambian authorities should immediately release a journalist and the head of the state-owned broadcaster who have been held without charge or access to their families or lawyers for a week, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Friday. The arrests came in the run-up to presidential elections scheduled[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Jammeh Promises More Development Programmes For Gambians
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has used his re-election campaign to unveiled some of the development programmes he intends to undertake in the coming years. Mr Jammeh who has ruled the Gambia since July 1994 and is seeking a fifth presidential term, said the goal of his[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Opposition Coalition Hits The Campaign Trail
(JollofNews) – In the run up to next month’s presidential election, the Gambia’s coalition of opposition parties is embarking on a nationwide campaign aimed at convincing voters to turn their back on President Yahya Jammeh. Adama Barrow who is heading a coalition of opposition parties including the Democratic Organisation for[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: President Jammeh Calls For Violence Free Election
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has used his first day of re-election campaign to call on Gambians to shun violence and nurture peace in the country. Addressing thousands of supporters in Essau, Lower Nuimi, North Bank Region, Mr Jammeh,51, who has been governing the west African country[Read More…]
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