(JollofNews) – Authorities in the Gambia have on Monday freed the leader of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) and his supporters who were imprisoned for taking part in an ‘unauthorised’ anti-government protest. Lawyer Ousainou Darboe and 18 of his supporters namely; Ousainou Darboe, Femi Peters, Lamin Dibba, Kemesseng Jammeh,[Read More…]
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Gambia: Pardoned Coup Plotter Says Authorities Fabricated Evidence Against Him
(JollofNews) – A former Gambian army captain who was arrested and sentenced to life for plotting to topple the regime of President Yahya Jammeh has accused Gambian authorities of using manufactured evidence to convict him. Captain Bunja Darboe, was among 27 Gambians, including former army officers and top officials who[Read More…]
Gambia Urged To Release Detained Former Minister
(JollofNews) – Amnesty International has launched a petition calling on the Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh to release a former minister who is languishing in detention. Momodou Sajo Jallow, a ex-deputy minister of Foreign Affairs has been held incommunicado for more than two months at the National Intelligence Agency[Read More…]
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