(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure has expressed regrets at the closure of the country’s first daily newspaper, the Daily Observer. It said it will work towards an amicable resolution of the impasse to enable the Daily Observer to resume operations as soon as possible. The[Read More…]
Human Rights
Gambia’s Barrow Assures Justice And Security For All
(JollofNews)– President Adama Barrow of the Gambia Thursday met with members of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. The Group operates as part of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva. Chairperson and Rapporteur Houria Es-Slami said that the Group’s primary task was[Read More…]
Gambia: Ex-Newspaper Editor Condemns Closure Of Daily Observer
(JollofNews) – A former Gambian newspaper editor has strongly criticised Wednesday’s arbitrary closure of the country’s first daily newspaper, the Daily Observer. Alagi Yorro Jallow, former managing editor of The Independent, which was banned by the previous regime of President Yahya Jammeh in 2005, said the closure of the newspaper[Read More…]

