A court in Senegal has handed down a two-month suspended prison sentence to leading opposition politician Ousmane Sonko for libel, his lawyers said. The court in the capital, Dakar found him guilty on Thursday of defaming Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang, whom he accused of embezzlement. The sentence will not[Read More…]
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Slain Gambian: GRA Condemns German Mayor’s Prejudiced Remarks, Urges Both Gov’ts To Act
The Gambia Refugees Association Europe Branch (GRA Europe Branch) has learnt with shock, the discriminatory and insensitive remarks made by Mayor Boris Erasmus Palmer of Tübingen City in Baden-Württemberg over the killing of a 23-year-old Gambian refugee Basiru Jallow, widely known as B-Boy in Tübingen City. Basiru Jallow was stabbed[Read More…]
Gambia: Fifteen In Custody For Drug-Related Charges
Fifteen people from various parts across The Gambia and its border entry points are in custody after been arrested for allegedly found with suspected Cannabis sativa, a drug made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant. Sources close to this medium have intimated that all the suspects,[Read More…]
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