(JollofNews)—A Gambian civil society leader has been charged in the United States in connection with last December’s attempted coup against the Gambian regime of Yahya Jammeh. Banka Manneh, a US resident who is chairman of the Civil Society Associations Gambia, is accused of aiding and abetting in preparation of the[Read More…]
Human Rights
Gambian Red Cross Volunteer Was Left To Die In A Pool Of Blood
(JollofNews)—A Gambian Red Cross volunteer who was killed after her taxi was sprayed with bullets by soldiers was left to die in a pool of her own blood, her boyfriend has claimed.Ya Binta Jarju, 27, of Banjul, a volunteer at the Banjul branch of the Gambia Red Cross Society, who[Read More…]
Gambian Student Arrested For Posting Video Of Police Officer Flogging Schoolgirl On Facebook
(JollofNews)—A university student in the Gambia who uploaded a video on Facebook showing a police officer flogging a young school girl has gone missing.