(JollofNews) – Residents of Foni have rubbished allegations that they were armed with single barrel guns and machetes during Friday’s fatal clash in Kanilai with officers of the Senegal led military intervention force in the Gambia. The residents who took to the streets to protest against the heavy military presence[Read More…]
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Gambia: Interior Minister Accuses Foni Protesters Of Provocation
(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s Interior minister, Mai Ahmad Fatty, has described Friday’s protest in Kanilai by residents of Foni against the heavy military presence in their community as an act of provocation. In a televised address to the nation on Saturday, Mr Fatty said the protesters from ‘villages in Foni[Read More…]
Gambia: President Barrow Refuses To Condemn Shooting Of Foni Protesters
(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has refused to condemn Friday’s shooting of protesters in Kanilai by officers of the Senegal led military intervention force in the Gambia. Residents of Foni on Friday afternoon gathered in former President Yahya Jammeh’s native village, Kanilai, some 119km from Banjul, to[Read More…]