(JollofNews) – A Gambian activist has begun serving time in an American jail for his involvement in the December 2014 ill-fated plot to overthrow the Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh. Banka Manneh, a US resident who is chairman of the Gambia Civil Society Associations, was sentenced in May to[Read More…]
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Gambian Authorities Arrest Prominent Opposition Member
(JollofNews) — A prominent member of a newly-formed Gambian opposition party has been arrested for the second time in just over a month, her lawyer said Tuesday. Tina Faal was arrested at her home Monday and taken to the Mile 2 prison on the outskirts of the capital, Banjul, where[Read More…]
Gambia: Ex-Parliamentarian Pleads Not Guilty To Theft
(JollofNews) – A former Gambian member of parliament who dumped President Yahya Jammeh’s ruling party for the newly formed opposition Gambia Democratic Congress was Monday given a D500,000 bail by a local magistrate in Banjul after pleading not guilty to theft. Tina Faal was arrested last week by the police [Read More…]
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