(JollofNews) – A former Gambian member of parliament who dumped President Yahya Jammeh’s ruling party for the newly formed opposition Gambia Democratic Congress was Monday given a D500,000 bail by a local magistrate in Banjul after pleading not guilty to theft. Tina Faal was arrested last week by the police [Read More…]
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Gambia: Socialist International Decries Opposition Members’ Jailing
(JollofNews) – The Socialist International (SI) has denounced the imprisonment of the leadership of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) by a high court judge in the Gambia. Opposition Leader Ousainou Darboe and 18 of his supporters were last Wednesday sentenced to three years in prison by a high court[Read More…]
Gambia: The Lawyer Ousainou Darboe You Do Not Know
(JollofNews) – Any Gambian mindful of the political developments in the country is aware of how a few half-baked, unsophisticated politicians with less regard for good governance and the rights of man have systematically threatened the idea of freedom once cherished and familiar to us all. Despite the regime of[Read More…]