(JollofNews) – Following President Yahya Jammeh’s recent declaration at the state opening of the National Assembly that legislation would be tabled before lawmakers to ‘commence the process of the implementation’ of Islamic law (Sharia), the debate about whether the Gambia needs to be an Islamic Republic or embrace Sharia law[Read More…]
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Gambia: April 10 & 11 – A Tragedy That Could Have Been Avoided
(JollofNews) – On 10th April 2000, Gambian students took to the street to protest against the alleged murder of Ebrima Barry, a student at Brikama Vocational Training Centre (FORSTER) and the rape of a school girl from Brikama-Ba. Both Barry’s killing and the rape of the school girl, who was[Read More…]
Torchligh with Michael Scales: Back From The Dead!
(JollofNews) – My dear readers and followers, I wish to apologise for my enforced absence due to a small medical event. The long awaited kidney transplant went well, however the heart attack that followed was totally unexpected.
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