(JollofNews) – Gambians have taken to the streets on Saturday to denounce the ongoing slavery in the Northern African country of Libya. Protesters, who gathered at Palma Rima Junction, marched towards the Gambia-based African Center for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS), located along the Kombo Coastal road in Kololi,[Read More…]
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One Year After Jammeh: Is Barrow’s Gov’t Keeping Its Promises?
(IFEX)- A year ago on December 1st, Gambians went to the polls with hopes of voting out a dictatorship and ushering in a government that would restore democracy and a new era of hope. It was a long and difficult journey, characterised by 22 years of murders, arbitrary arrests and[Read More…]
The Migration Crisis Is An African Problem – President Ernest Bai Koroma
(JollofNews) – Sierra Leone’s Ernest Bai Koroma has added his voice to the chorus of recriminations, describing the unfolding events in Libya as an ‘African Problem.’ Disturbing news reports continue to emerge from detention centres located in the Northern African country, revealing a new type of ‘slavery’ involving young Sub-Saharan[Read More…]
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