A former editor of the defunct Independent Newspaper in the Gambia Wednesday appeared at the ongoing truth commission where he recounted how he was arbitrarily detained for over three weeks and tortured by an elite military unit during the previous regime of Yahya Jammeh. Madi Ceesay was arrested in March[Read More…]
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New Online Gambian News Site Launched
A new online Gambian news website which intends to bring to the public space the voice of the poor has been launched. Founded by Ebrima Papa Colley, a former reporter and cartoonist with the Gambia Daily Observer now based in the US, forGambia.com will serve as a news platform for[Read More…]
Gambia’s Exiled Former Leader Rubbishes Rape Allegations
Former President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has vehemently rejected rape allegations against him by a former beauty queen, with a statement from his party saying the accusations are part of a smear campaign “aimed at tarnishing the good reputation of Gambia’s legendary and visionary leader.” According to The New[Read More…]
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