(JollofNews) – The United Democratic Party (UDP) is following with keen interest, reports that former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko has fled the country and reportedly seeking asylum in Sweden. The Diaspora wing of the UDP is working with partners and other Gambian activist groups to authenticate the veracity of[Read More…]
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Prominent Gambian Activist Facing Removal From Britain
(JollofNews) – Salif Joof looked nervously at his door as he welcomed me into the three bedroom house he shares with his partner. “I am a dead man walking,” he said. The 38-year-old renown Gambian activist is facing deportation to his native country after his asylum application was refused by[Read More…]
Gambia Calls For UN Security Council Reform
(JollofNews) – The Vice President of the Gambia and Minister for Women’s Affairs, Isatou Njie-Saidy has called for a reform of the United Nation’s Security Council. The Security Council is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security as[Read More…]