(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh Thursday made a desperate bid at the supreme court to stop President-elect Adama Barrow from being sworn-in pending the outcome of his election petition. Mr Barrow is due to be sworn-in next Friday as the Gambia’s third president after he was declared winner of last[Read More…]
Human Rights
Gambia: Barrow Urges Jammeh To End Crackdown Of Activists
Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow Tuesday called on President Yahya Jammeh to end the crackdown of activists and media practitioners in the country. Over the past few days, security officers claiming to be acting on orders from ‘the top’ have arrested and detained an unknown number of activists wearing t-shirts with[Read More…]
Gambia: Solo Sandeng’s Daughter Lavished Praise For His Patriotism
(JollofNews) – The daughter of a Gambian opposition activist who was arrested and murdered by security officers for leading a peaceful anti-government protest in April has lavished praise on her father for his patriotism and standing up to his political beliefs. PhaateMah Sandeng described her dad, Ebrima Solo Sandeng, as[Read More…]
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