Six Gambian police officers Thursday pleaded not guilty to the shooting and killings of three environmental protesters in Faraba Banta village. Baboucarr Cham, Bala Musa Fatty, Mamadou Jallow, Alieu Camara, Musa Badgie and Nuha Colley appeared at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court, where they were charged with three counts of murder.[Read More…]
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IMF Worried Over Gambia’s Rising Debt Vulnerabilities
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed serious concerns about the Gambia’s rising debt vulnerabilities. The IMF said the country’s debt-to-GDP ratio has skyrocketed by end‑2017 to nearly 130 per cent of GDP and total debt service-to-revenue (excluding grants) is now projected to average 53 per cent over 2018–20. It[Read More…]
Another Gambian Migrant Arrested In Italy For Terrorism
Italian police arrested a Gambian asylum seeker who swore allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group, local media reported Monday. According to Xinhua News Agency, police released a surveillance video of the man, named as 34-year-old Sillah Ousman, talking to himself and miming the use of a machine gun while[Read More…]
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