A Gambian man who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer has been sent away from a British hospital because he was not eligible for free NHS care. According to The Guardian Newspaper, Saloum, 54, who campaigned against female genital mutilation and has asked for his surname not to be used, fled[Read More…]
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The Gambia’s July 22nd 1994 Coup — Part One
The July 22, 1994 coup d’etat found me serving the Gambia National Army (GNA) as the military staff/liaison officer at the Gambia Ministry of Defence located at the State House in Banjul. The position was created to have a senior army officer representing the GNA at this key government department[Read More…]
Dr. Omar Janneh: The Gambia’s TRRC, Should We Expect Better From The Subsequent Sessions?
Call it im/material, but I think it is quite something that some witnesses at The Gambia’s TRRC are believed to have given some unreliable testimonies under oath, necessitating them to be described as “dirtying the pages of history”. I wonder if the inclusion of the second “R, reparations” in the[Read More…]
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