(JollofNews) – A special criminal court in the Gambia Monday ordered President Yahya Jammeh’s half-brother to pay D25 million after he pleaded guilty for corruption. Ansumana Jammeh, who was Gambia’s ambassador to Qatar, admitted conspiring with Sanna Bah, managing director of MALIGAM, and Assan Badjie between June 2010 and February[Read More…]
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Gambia: Detained Opposition Members Gives Court The Cold Shoulder
(JollofNews) – Detained members of the Gambia’s main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) who were arrested in April for taking part in an’unathorised anti-regime’ protest Monday gave the cold shoulder to the special criminal court in Banjul. The UDP members who are on remand at the Mile Two prisons said[Read More…]
Gambia: UN Adviser Condemns Jammeh’s Threats Against Mandinkas
(JollofNews) – The United Nations Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide has condemned President Yahya Jammeh’s threats to “kill” Mandinkas in The Gambia. “I am profoundly alarmed by President Jammeh’s public stigmatization, dehumanization and threats against the Mandinka,”Adama Dieng said Friday. “Public statements of this nature[Read More…]
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