Children in The Gambia go to school on hungry bellies, JollofNews found out. The deepening nutritional and food insecurity that the country wallows in are increasingly threatening the cognitive development of children, JollofNews discovered. Dwindling household incomes and rising food prices have forced several Gambian families to curtail the number[Read More…]
Human Rights
Alleged Gambian Death Squad Member Denies German Charges
A Gambian man on trial in Germany accused of belonging to a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, including an AFP journalist, on Thursday denied the charges. “I did not participate in these acts,” the defendant Bai Lowe’s lawyer told the court in the northern town[Read More…]
Muhammed Jah’s Brother To Be Reported To The Bar
Lawyer Ebrima Jah has been accused of serious ethical and professional misconducts and the stage is now set for his “betrayal of trust” to be reported to the umbrella association of Gambian lawyers. Lawyer Jah stands accused of surreptitiously collecting a body of vital information from a potential client but[Read More…]