(JollofNews)–A Gambian civil society leader charged in the United States last week bought two pistols and a rifle to help topple the Gambian regime of Yahya Jammeh, US authorities revealed. Banka Manneh, a US resident who is chairman of the Civil Society Associations Gambia, is accused of aiding and abetting[Read More…]
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Senegal’s Karim Wade jailed for corruption
(JollofNews)—A court in Senegal has sentenced the son of former President Abdoulaye Wade to six years in prison for corruption. Karim Wade was also fined $230m (£150m) for illegal enrichment during his father’s 12-year rule.He was chosen at the weekend as the presidential candidate of the main opposition party, the[Read More…]
PDOIS’s Position On Opposition Talks
(JollofNews) – The information you gathered from the press release issued by an organisation called the Committee for the Restoration of Democracy in the Gambia (CORDEG), which had restricted circulation in the online papers and PDOIS’ response, has not captured the letter and spirit of the meeting of the[Read More…]