(JollofNews)– It feels right to come back to the walls of JollofNews after such a long enforced absence of leave due to poor but much improved health. My everlasting thanks to PK Jarju and Yusupha Cham for so many concerned phone calls of unflinching support. God willing, the worst has[Read More…]
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Frankly Speaking With Andrew Mendy: Does The Gambia Need Sharia Law?
(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…]
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…]