(JollofNews) – In Brooklyn Park, Papa Faal waits until daybreak for presidential election returns from Gambia. The fate of the West African strongman Faal tried to dislodge in an armed coup is on the line, and he cannot sleep. The botched 2014 coup thrust the soft-spoken father into international headlines.[Read More…]
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Gambia’s International Airport To Remain Open For Business
(JollofNews) – The Gambian regime of Yahya Jammeh Thursday said it has no plans to shut down the country’s only international airport amid the deepening political crisis. Mr Jammeh is alleged to have issued directives for Banjul International Airport to be shut down from January 10th following an announcement by[Read More…]
Gambia’s Head Of Civil Service Fired
(JollofNews) – Barely two weeks before the end of his tenure of office, President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has sacked the country’s secretary-general, head of the civil service and minister of Presidential Affairs. Sulayman Samba, who was appointed to the post last August, was sent packing from the State[Read More…]