The Drugs Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) yesterday confiscated 734 blocks of suspected cocaine, the anti-narcotics agency said on Thursday. Below is the press release issued to Jollofnews about the seizure: PRESS RELEASE ON THE SEIZURE OF SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR BLOCKS OF SUSPECTED COCAINE On Wednesday,[Read More…]
Human Rights
Has Khadijah Kebbeh Absconded To US?
Khadijah Kebbeh has reportedly left The Gambia for the US barely a month after she was ordered to pay over D4m to a Gambian businessman based in the UK. High Court judge Justice Oledi sometime last month ordered Ms. Kebbeh to pay more than D4m to Laggie Gumaneh after the[Read More…]
Landmark Lawsuit Filed Against Senegal Fish Meal Factory
A Senegalese fisherman’s collective is suing the owners of a fish meal factory, which they say has polluted their village and destroyed their livelihoods. The lawsuit is the first of its kind and could set a precedent for other communities fighting against fish factories. Some 40 people assembled outside the[Read More…]