As Gambians return to the poll to choose their next president next year, one of President Adama Barrow’s challengers in the last general election has doubted the prospect of Mr. Barrow, seeking another mandate from the Gambian people, citing the President’s “dipping popularity”. Essa Mbye Faal of the APP-Sobeyaa alliance[Read More…]
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“They Made My Life Difficult”: Gambia Whistleblower Speaks Out Amid Lawsuit, Threats
A former official of The Gambia’s financial crimes commission says he has faced years of harassment and legal threats for exposing alleged misconduct by members of the body tasked with investigating the financial dealings of ex-President Yahya Jammeh, who is accused of looting nearly $1 billion in public funds. Alhaji[Read More…]
Faal Says Any Counter-GALA Protest Would Tantamount Entrenchment Of Corruption
The leader of the APP-SOBEYAA alliance Essa Mbye Faal has said that any protest against the anti-corruption protest recently staged by GALA would tantamount the entrenchment of official corruption. Reports indicate that the ruling NPP plans on marshalling supporters onto the streets for a mass counter protest against GALA’s recent[Read More…]