(JollofNews) – An intelligence officer attached at the Counter Intelligence Unit of the Gambia’s feared National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has narrated how an opposition activist was beaten to death by his former colleagues in April 2016. Dawda Ndure said Ebrima Solo Sandeng, organising secretary of the United Democratic Party (UDP),[Read More…]
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Gambia: Ahmadis Face Rising Persecution
(JollofNews) – The Ahmadiyya Muslim community in the Gambia is coming under increased persecution by the country’s predominant Sunni Muslim sect. The small community of several thousands consider themselves Muslims, but that is a view rejected by mainstream Islamic sects. The Gambia’s main Muslim body, Supreme Islamic Council, responsible for[Read More…]
Gambian Ministers Set Out Key Governance Policies
(JollofNews) – Cabinet ministers of the Gambia have used a three-day retreat at the luxurious Coral Beach Hotel to set out key governance policies. The ministers said over the coming the years, they will use their various offices to accelerate the socio-economic development of the Gambia by prioritising the accelerate[Read More…]