Police in Banjul on Thursday arrested several members of the civil society group Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA) after they staged a protest demanding transparency in the handling of assets linked to former President Yahya Jammeh. The protest, which was planned despite the government’s refusal to grant a permit, centered[Read More…]
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Liverpool-Based Gambian Woman Faces Deportation Ordeal Despite Second Cancelled Flight
A Gambian woman living in the United Kingdom is facing ongoing uncertainty over her immigration status after a second planned deportation flight was abruptly cancelled at the last minute. Fatou Tamba, 55, has lived in the UK for the past 18 years, including the last eight years in Liverpool, where[Read More…]
Opposition Leader Mai Fatty Backs Parliamentary Probe Into Jammeh Asset Disposal
Opposition leader and former Interior Minister, Mai Ahmed Fatty, has publicly endorsed the Motion laid before the National Assembly by Majority Leader Hon. Billay G. Tunkara, calling for a Parliamentary sub-committee to investigate the alleged improper disposal of assets recovered from former President Yahya Jammeh. In a strongly worded public[Read More…]