Italian police have arrested a Gambian man suspected of planning an attack on behalf of the terrorist group, Islamic State (IS). Alagie Touray, 21, was arrested on April 20 as he was leaving a mosque in Licola, near the southern city of Naples, after local authorities received a tip off[Read More…]
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New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Gambia’s One Year Democratic Governance Assessment (Part 1)
The December 2016 election of reform-minded coalition cocktail that ended twenty-two years “the long dark nights of dictatorship” was a refreshingly smooth blend of opposition parties’ flavor combined in UNITY brought a fresh opportunity, the prospects for a democratic transition, for the Gambia to move toward a more responsive and[Read More…]
UDP’s Bensouda Criticised For Taking Donation From Australian Oil Giant
As the Kanifing Municipality mayoral race heats up, independent candidate Bakary Badjie has hit out at the United Democratic Party’s (UDP) flag bearer of taking donations from an Australian oil company FAR Limited, . “It is UDP candidate who is being financed by FAR Ltd,” Bakary Badjie told reporters in an[Read More…]

