An estimated 6,000 people have taken refuge in the Gambia after fleeing the violence in the past week between the army and rebels in Casamance, in the south of neighboring Senegal, the Gambian authorities announced on Saturday 19 March. The Senegalese army announced that it had launched an operation on[Read More…]
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Gambia Frees Ex-President Jammeh’s Hitmen
Two members of former President Yahya Jammeh’s hit squad, The Jungulars, who were held for years without charged have been released from detention, the Gambian army said in a media release on Friday. The Jungulars were used by Mr Jammeh to carryout torture and extra-judicial killings of his opponents and[Read More…]
Army Says Audio In Circulation Is False And Malicious
The Gambia Armed Forces has reacted angrily to an audio making rounds on social media alleging undue influence in an ongoing investigation as false and misleading. GAF in a statement issued Thursday evening rebutted: “It has come to the notice of the Gambia Armed Forces that there is a particular[Read More…]
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