(JollofNews) – An opposition leader in the Gambia has called on President Yahya Jammeh to start listening to the wishes of the people and rectify some of the wrongs his regime is making. Halifa Sallah, leader of the Gambia’s opposition People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), said the[Read More…]
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Gambia Hosts Fourth FRITAC West 2 Meeting
(JollofNews) – The African Regional Technical Assistance Centre (AFRITAC West 2) Tuesday held its fourth steering committee meeting in the Gambia to assess the centre’s operations over the past year and discuss next year’s plans. The centre is a collaborative effort between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and several bilateral[Read More…]
Diaspora Gambians Donates To Detained Opposition Supporters
(JollofNews) – Diaspora based Gambian pro-democracy activists have donated US$5500 equivalent to D220, 000 to supporters of the Gambia opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) who are in detention for taking part in an unauthorised protest against the regime of President Yahya Jammeh. The donation, which was organised by a US-based[Read More…]
Gambian Denies Killing American Nanny In Austria
(JollofNews) – A Gambian man suspected of brutally murdering an American nanny in Austria has claimed he had nothing to do with the crime and was not even in the city at the time of her murder. The 24-year-old Gambian, who is only identified as Abdou, was arrested in January[Read More…]
Two Dormant Opposition Parties Struck Off In Gambia
(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s electoral commission has struck off two dormant political parties after they failed to meet the country’s electoral rules. The National Democratic Action Movement (NDAM) and the Gambia Democratic Party (GDP) have not met the country’s new Elections Amendment Act (2015) which among other things requires executive[Read More…]
Remanded Gambian Protesters Make New Bail Plea
(JollofNews) – A group of lawyers defending an opposition leader and his supporters who are remanded in prison for taking part in an ‘unauthorised’ protest against the regime of President Yahya Jammeh have filed a fresh application at the high court in Banjul to secure their release on bail. The[Read More…]
Remanded Gambian Protesters Back In Court For Bail Plea
(JollofNews) – A group of lawyers defending an opposition leader and his supporters who were arrested over a week ago for taking part in an ‘unauthorised’ protest against the regime of President Yahya Jammeh will this afternoon return to the high court in Banjul to seek for their release on[Read More…]
Gambian Thankful To Be Alive After Being Shot By Italian Gangster
(JollofNews) A 21-year-old Gambian man in Italy is thankful to be alive after a bullet was put through his head by an Italian gangster. Yusupha Suso was shot through the head in a ‘hit’ by Emanuele Rubino, 28, earlier this month in Palermo, Italy after an argument between local youths[Read More…]
‘Fugitive’ Gambian Journalist Declared Wanted
(JollofNews) – A detained Gambian journalist who fled the west African nation while receiving treatment at a state owned hospital has been declared wanted. Alagie Abdoulie Ceesay, managing editor of the private radio station, Teranga FM, allegedly escaped from the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) in Banjul where he[Read More…]
Gambia Sticks Two Fingers Up At Critics Over Opposition Crackdown
The Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh has stuck two fingers up at critics who were breathing fire over its crackdown on the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP). The regime has over the past few days come under severe criticisms from rights groups after security forces armed with assault[Read More…]
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