A close relative of prominent Gambian Islamic cleric Ba-Kawsu Fofana has elucidated that the cleric was never arrested in Guinea Bissau contrary to a viral audio recording and social media reports. The reports say the Bissau authorities had reportedly arrested Imam Fofana in a Guinea Bissau village for his alleged[Read More…]
Human Rights
One Month Old Girl Dies After FGM In Gambia
A one-month-old baby girl has died in The Gambia after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM), police have confirmed. Preliminary investigations indicate the infant was allegedly subjected to circumcision and later suffered severe bleeding. She was rushed to Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Police[Read More…]
Austrian Couple Expected In Court Tuesday Over ‘Investment Fraud’
Austrian couple Manuel Di Stofleth Mitterer and Angelika Mitterer are expected to appear before a high court in the Gambian capital, Banjul, on Tuesday, where their bail application became a subject of intense courtroom debate recently. Credible sources informed JollofNews that hotelier Ebrima Solomon Tamba and his investment partner Marcel[Read More…]
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