(JollofNews) – Nominations for the Gambia’s presidential election will be held from 7th to 10th November, the country’s electoral commission has announced. At least nine registered political parties and one independent candidate have announced their intentions to contest this year’s election. And the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said the three-day[Read More…]
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New Chinese Ambassador Arrives In Gambia
(JollofNews) – The newly appointed Chinese ambassador to Banjul, Zhang Jiming, Thursday presented his letters of credence to the Gambian vice president and minister for Women’s Affairs, Dr Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy. Speaking to local reports after the meeting at State House, Ambassador Jiming said the Chinese government attached great importance[Read More…]
Gambia 2016 Election: Opposition GMC Welcomes Dr Touray’s Candidacy
(JollofNews) – The leader of Gambia’s opposition Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) has welcomed Dr Isatou Touray’s bid for the presidency of the West African state. Mai Ahmad Fatty said he has no doubts about her patriotism and service to our country, and her proven commitment to her convictions. Dr Isatou,[Read More…]
Dr Isatou Touray: Why I Want To Be President Of The Gambia
My name is Dr Isatou Touray and I am an independent candidate vying for the office of the President of the Republic of the Gambia. In the last two decades I have traversed the length and breadth of this country, I have met hardworking men and women in the cities,[Read More…]
Gambia: Another Opposition UDP Supporter Dies In Custody
(Jollofnews) – Another member of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has died in state custody three months after his arrest and incaceration at the Mile Two prisons. Solo Krummah, a father of nine, is said to have died on Saturday at the Edward Francis’s Small Teaching Hospital in[Read More…]
US-Based Gambian Activist Begins Jail Sentence For Gambia Coup Plot
(JollofNews) – A Gambian activist has begun serving time in an American jail for his involvement in the December 2014 ill-fated plot to overthrow the Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh. Banka Manneh, a US resident who is chairman of the Gambia Civil Society Associations, was sentenced in May to[Read More…]
Gambia: Ruling Party Mobiliser Appointed Pro-Government Newspaper Boss
(JollofNews) – A supporter of President Yahya Jammeh’s ruling APRC party has been appointed managing director of the pro-government Daily Observer newspaper. Ousman Rambo Jatta, Bakau constituency APRC mobiliser and former councillor who has no journalism training or experience will be responsible for the day-to-day business matters of the newspaper[Read More…]
Gambia: Sacked Secretary-General Bounces Back
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia Thursday made another u-turn by reappointing Sulayman Samba as secretary-general, head of the civil service and minister of Presidential Affairs. Mr Samba was previously removed from the post on 30th June 2016 seven months after his appointment. His successor, Dodou Bammy Jagne,[Read More…]
Gambia: President Jammeh To Honour Over 100 Personalities
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia will Saturday confer national honours to over a hundred people from various regions of the country including ruling party loyalists and donors as part of celebrations marking his 22 years in power. According to a communique from the President’s Office, the colourful[Read More…]
Gambia 2016 Election: NCP Leader Dampens Hopes Of Opposition Alliance
(JollofNews) – An opposition leader in the Gambia has poured cold water on hopes of a party led united opposition front against President Yahya Jammeh in the December election. Dr Lamin Bolong Bojang of the National Convention Party (NCP), said would not take part in any opposition alliance that is[Read More…]
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