(JollofNews) – After postponing his constitutionally mandated Meet the People’s Tour, Gambia’s president Yahya Jammeh will Monday begin a 24-day tour which will take him to all five regions of the country. The tour will avail Mr Jammeh the opportunity to meet with the electorates, know their concerns and work[Read More…]
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Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh Hits Out At Senegal Over Border Dispute
(JollofNews) – Provocative comments by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Sunday threatened to overshadow talks with Senegal aimed at resolving a three-month border blockade. Hours before the two countries’ foreign ministers sat down to talks in Dakar, Jammeh laid out his views on the dispute in forthright comments broadcast on[Read More…]
Gambia, Senegal Hold Border Blockade Talks
(JollofNews) – Senegal and the Gambia will hold talks on Sunday aimed at ending a three-month border blockade that has created shortages of essential daily items on both sides of the frontier. Gambian authorities slapped a hundred-fold hike on fees for trucks entering its territory — which is completely surrounded[Read More…]