(JollofNews) – Prosecutors in the Gambia have filed criminal charges against a man accused of killing a pet dog for no apparent reason. Diony Breuker of Berrending village, Kombo South District, West Coast Region, is said to have ‘unlawfully’ killed the dog and buried it inside the property of one[Read More…]
Human Rights
Gambia: Taxi Drivers Charged For Protesting Against Fare Reduction
(JollofNews) – Police in the Gambia have filed criminal charges against a group of private taxi drivers who were detained for staging a peaceful protest against the reduction of fares in the country. Sixty taxi drivers were arrested, according to a spokesman of the Gambia’s Police Force, Foday Conta. He[Read More…]
Gambia: Immigration Boss Justifies Removal Of ‘Homeless’ Senegalese Children
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s Immigration Chief Buba Sanyang has defended the removal of ‘homeless’ Senegalese children from the tiny West African nation. “Fifty seven youngters ranging in age from 11 to 16 years were taken to the border with Senegal,” Buba Sanyang told this reporter in an exclusive interview. He said the[Read More…]