There was a time in the recent past when The Gambia and Equatorial Guinea were never mentioned in the same breath but all that changed in the aftermath of the post-electoral dispute in 2016 which triggered a political crisis in mainland Africa’s smallest country. The dispute eventually ended with defeated[Read More…]
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Senegal Refugees Crowd Gambian Villages After Separatist Fighting
Stray bullets whistled past Senegalese villager Modou Badjie and his family as they ran through a cashew forest in the middle of the night to reach neighbouring Gambia. Badjie, his three wives, many children and extended family members are among more than 690 people who have crossed the border to[Read More…]
FJC Denies Rejecting Ambassador To South Africa Appointment
Fatoumatta Jahumpa-Ceesay has denied ever turning down her appointment as ambassador to South Africa. There was media reports that the former speaker of the Gambia’s National Assembly has rejected the appointment for personal reasons. But the former lawmaker who has a track record of decades of public service both on[Read More…]
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