A Gambian man detained by anti-terror police in Italy had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) and was planning to use a vehicle and run over a crow of people in exchange for €1,500, Italian newspaper, Corriere Della Serra is reporting. According to intelligence and counter-terrorism sources, Alagi Touray, 22,[Read More…]
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Gambians Warned Against Succumbing To ‘High Expectations’
As the tiny West African nation is emerging from the shadows of two-decade long dictatorship, a senior adviser at the Barcelona-based Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), has warned Gambians to desist from being caught up in the euphoria that follows regime change, and which often leads to high expectations. Speaking[Read More…]
Gambia Government Sides With Golden Lead
The Gambia Government has publicly thrown its weight behind a Chinese owned fish processing factory accused of dumping toxic sewage into Gambian waters. Golden Lead Import and Export Company in the coastal fishing village of Gunjur, Kombo South, is accused by environmental activist and residents of Gunjur of dumping waste[Read More…]