(JollofNews) Amnesty International has condemned the death sentences imposed on soldiers accused of participating in last December’s attempted coup d’état in Gambia, describing it as a cruel violation of the right to life and the right to a fair trial.

(JollofNews) – Six soldiers were convicted in Gambia for their role in a failed attempt to oust President Yahya Jammeh late last year and were sentenced to either death or life in prison, security sources and family members of the accused said on Tuesday.

(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…]