(JollofNews) – Amnesty International has expressed dissapointment with the Gambia’s decision to withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The rights group described the Gambia’s decision as a blow to victims around the world. The government of Gambia on Tuesday announced that it was withdrawing from the ICC, accusing the[Read More…]
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Gambia Election 2016: PPP Leader Warns Against Opposition Disunity
(JollofNews) – An opposition leader in the Gambia has called on his colleagues in the opposition to form a unity front against President Yahya if they are really serious about defeating him in the December elections. Omar Amadou Jallow of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), said opposition parties should[Read More…]
Gambian Transport Minister Removed
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has fired the country’s minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure Dodou Bammy Jagne barely 40 days after his appointment. Mr Jagne was sent packing from his office on Wednesday morning by the Gambian leader without any explanation. A statement from the President’s[Read More…]
Gambia Seeks Malaysian Expertise To Boost Tourism
(JollofNews) – The Gambia is seeking Malaysian talent and expertise to develop infrastructure to boost the country’s tourism industry and for other fields of development. Gambian Ambassador to Malaysia Abubacarr Jah said his country was impressed with the facilities in Malaysia, especially the KL International Airport, and urged Malaysian companies[Read More…]
Gambia: Jammeh Hails Banjul – Bissau Relations
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has said that his country is enjoying a much better relationship with Guinea Bissau than other countries in the sub-region. Mr Jammeh said Banjul and Bissau have got very good intentions for each other and regularly consult each other on various issues[Read More…]
Gambia: Businessman Basiru Jawara Alive And Well
(JollofNews) – Gambian businessman, Basiru Jawara is alive and kicking, JollofNews can confirmed. Earlier this afternoon, the online Telegraph Newspaper reported that the businessman died in South Africa, citing an unnamed local radio source. The paper also reported that the local businessman’s cause of death is not known but that[Read More…]
Gambia: Opposition UDP Urges Sweden To Refuse Ousman Sonko’s Asylum Bid
(JollofNews) – The United Democratic Party (UDP) is following with keen interest, reports that former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko has fled the country and reportedly seeking asylum in Sweden. The Diaspora wing of the UDP is working with partners and other Gambian activist groups to authenticate the veracity of[Read More…]
Prominent Gambian Activist Facing Removal From Britain
(JollofNews) – Salif Joof looked nervously at his door as he welcomed me into the three bedroom house he shares with his partner. “I am a dead man walking,” he said. The 38-year-old renown Gambian activist is facing deportation to his native country after his asylum application was refused by[Read More…]
Gambia Calls For UN Security Council Reform
(JollofNews) – The Vice President of the Gambia and Minister for Women’s Affairs, Isatou Njie-Saidy has called for a reform of the United Nation’s Security Council. The Security Council is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security as[Read More…]
Gambia: Vice President Njie-Saidy To Address UN General Assembly Today
(JollofNews) – The Vice President of the Gambia and minister for Women’s Affairs, Isatou Njie-Saidy, will Wednesday afternoon address the 71st session of the General Assembly in New York. Ms Njie-Saidy who is accompanied by other senior government officials will highlight some of the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals that[Read More…]
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