(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has used the 21st anniversary of his military coup to grant mass amnesty to political prisoners, murderers, rapists and drug dealers serving various jail terms in the country.

(JollofNews) – The Committee to Protect Journalists holds Gambian authorities responsible for the safety and well-being of radio journalist Alagie Abdoulie Ceesay.

(JollofNews) – The human rights situation in the Gambia has deteriorated sharply during President Yahya Jammeh’s 21st year in power, said Amnesty International on the anniversary of his 1994 coup d’état.