(JollofNews) – The government of the Gambia shut down the internet on Wednesday evening as voting begins in the crucial election. No official reasons has been given for the shutdown, but sources have told JollofNews that the communication blackout was put in place for security reasons. Gamtel, the country’s largest[Read More…]
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Gambia 2016: Jammeh Warns Against Election Protest
(JollofNews) – The Gambia President Yahya Jammeh, who has been in office for more than two decades, has warned that even peaceful protests will not be permitted after the upcoming election. On Thursday, more than 880,000 registered voters will head to more than 1,400 polling stations around the country whose[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: JollofNews Backs Opposition Coalition
(JollofNews) – This time tomorrow, 886, 578 Gambians will be casting their votes in the 2016 presidential election. President Yahya Jammeh who has governed the country since July 1994 is being challenged in the polls by Mamma Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress and Adama Barrow who is heading a[Read More…]
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