One of Gambia’s most persecuted journalists during the previous APRC regime of President Yahya Jammeh is to be honored today for his contributions to the development of Gambian media. Alagi Yorro Jallow, former managing editor and founder of The Independent, the Gambia’s only private newspaper before it was banned by[Read More…]
Human Rights
Briton Fears Brother’s Killer Could Walk Free In Gambia
(BBC) – The sister of a Briton stabbed to death in The Gambia fears his killer could walk free amid a court “shambles” that has seen the case adjourned 44 times, BBC news website reports. Jack Kenley was knifed by a burglar at his Kotu home in August 2015. His[Read More…]
Gambian Arrested In Italy For Planning Terror Attack
Italian police have arrested a Gambian man suspected of planning an attack on behalf of the terrorist group, Islamic State (IS). Alagie Touray, 21, was arrested on April 20 as he was leaving a mosque in Licola, near the southern city of Naples, after local authorities received a tip off[Read More…]
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