(JollofNews) – A former Gambian newspaper editor has strongly criticised Wednesday’s arbitrary closure of the country’s first daily newspaper, the Daily Observer. Alagi Yorro Jallow, former managing editor of The Independent, which was banned by the previous regime of President Yahya Jammeh in 2005, said the closure of the newspaper[Read More…]
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Gambia’s Daily Observer Newspaper Shut Down
(JollofNews) – Authorities in the Gambia Wednesday ordered the closure of the country’s first newspaper, the Daily Observer. The newspaper which supports former President Yahya Jammeh and his APRC party, is accused of failing to pay millions of Dalasis in tax to the country’s revenue authority (GRA). According to sources, [Read More…]
Gambia’s Interior Minister Breaks Silence On Whistleblower’s Arrest
(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s minister of the Interior Mai Ahmad Fatty has denied sanctioning the arrest and detention of a whistleblower who exposed alleged wrongdoing at the country’s feared National Intelligence Agency (NIA). Bubacarr A.M.O Badjie, legal adviser of the spy agency was arrested last week and detained by police [Read More…]
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