(JollofNews) -Members of the European Parliament (MEP) from the five major political parties have written a strongly worded letter to the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, calling on the European Union to immediately implement severe sanctions on former President Yahya Jammeh.[Read More…]
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US Frowns At Jammeh’s Rejection Of Election Outcome
(JollofNews) – The United States has condemned a statement from Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh rejecting the result of a Dec. 1 election that spelled the end of his 22-year rule. Mr Jammeh, 51, who has ruled the Gambia since July 1994, lost the election to Adama Barrow of the opposition[Read More…]
Gambia: Jailed Opposition Members Freed
(JollofNews) – Authorities in the Gambia have on Monday freed the leader of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) and his supporters who were imprisoned for taking part in an ‘unauthorised’ anti-government protest. Lawyer Ousainou Darboe and 18 of his supporters namely; Ousainou Darboe, Femi Peters, Lamin Dibba, Kemesseng Jammeh,[Read More…]
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