(JollofNews) – A United States federal judge in St. Pauls, Minnesota, Thursday sentenced four US-based Gambian men for their involvement in the December 2014 ill-fated plot to overthrow the Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh. Cherno Njie, Papa Faal, Banka Manneh and Alagie Saidy Barrow had all pleaded guilty to[Read More…]
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President Jammeh Says Gambia Is Not A Fundamental Society
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has told diasporans attending the International Home Coming Festival that his country is not a fundamental society by any means. Mr Jammeh who is accused of trying to Islamanise the West African nation after he unilaterally changed the country’s name to the[Read More…]
European Parliament Condemns Gambia’s Worsening Rights Situation
(JollofNews) – The European Parliament Tuesday passed a resolution deploring what it called the constant reports of harassment, arbitrary detention, persecution and forced disappearance of members of the political opposition, independent journalists and human right defenders by the APRC regime of President Yahya Jammeh. The resolution said fundamental freedom and[Read More…]
Gambia’s UN Envoy Blames Foreign Elements For Fanning Anti-Regime Protest
(JollofNews) – A senior Gambian envoy to the United Nations has accused supporters of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) of being used by some rogue elements in the diaspora to stage an uprising against the governing APRC regime of President Yahya Jammeh. Last month, supporters of the UDP headed[Read More…]
US Court To Pass Sentence On Gambian Coup Plotters
(JollofNews) – A United States federal judge in St. Pauls, Minnesota, will on Thursday afternoon pass sentence on four US-based Gambian men involved in the December 2014 ill-fated plot to overthrow the Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh. Cherno Njie, Papa Faal, Banka Manneh and Alagie Saidy Barrow have all[Read More…]
Gambia’s Jammeh To Embark On Countrywide Tour
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s president Yahya Jammeh will Thursday begin a 24-day tour which will take him to all five regions of the country The tour which is in line with his constitutional mandate will avail Mr Jammeh the opportunity to meet with the electorates, know their concerns and work towards[Read More…]
Gambia’s Opposition Leader Warns Against Election Boycott
(JollofNews) – An opposition leader in the Gambia has warned against boycotting elections in the West African nation. The Gambia will hold presidential elections in December 2016, with legislative and local polls to follow in April 2017 and April 2018 but some opposition leaders are considering boycotting elections due to[Read More…]
Meningitis: Can We Afford Not To Vaccinate?
(JollofNews) As I complete my ward round in a London Teaching Hospital with a visit to the 7 year old boy who has already lost both lower limbs due to meningococcal disease and who is staring at his black, necrotic fingers, I remind myself that this child was actually vaccinated[Read More…]
Scuffles Break Out In Gambia Between Opposition Supporter and Security Officers
(JollofNews) – Scuffles have broken out on Monday afternoon in Banjul between security officers and supporters of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) protesting against the continuous detention of their party leader. A large crowd of opposition supporters had gathered outside the high court where the UDP leader, Ousainou Darboe[Read More…]
Gambia: Just For Laughs
(JollofNews) – Why the heck do old flames tend to highlight your shortcomings when it is all over? When that spark is no longer there, the exasperating critic in them comes out. I’ve not spoken to an old squeeze for a while. Out of the blue, she called and went,[Read More…]
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