(JollofNews) – State prosecutors in the Gambia have slapped criminal charges against a soldier accused of threatening to defend the properties of former President Yahya Jammeh at all cost during a demonstration in Kanilai by residents of Foni against the militarisation of their community. Prosecutors said the demonstration was[Read More…]
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Gambia’s Information Ministry ‘Regrets’ Daily Observer’s Closure
(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure has expressed regrets at the closure of the country’s first daily newspaper, the Daily Observer. It said it will work towards an amicable resolution of the impasse to enable the Daily Observer to resume operations as soon as possible. The[Read More…]
Gambia’s Barrow Assures Justice And Security For All
(JollofNews)– President Adama Barrow of the Gambia Thursday met with members of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. The Group operates as part of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva. Chairperson and Rapporteur Houria Es-Slami said that the Group’s primary task was[Read More…]
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