(JollofNews) – Bubacarr* sits on a bench beside a playground in Ferrara, northern Italy. The 24-year-old looks shattered. A proud young man, he is embarrassed by the donated clothes he is wearing, tugging at his loose, faded trousers to make a point. It is almost a year since he was[Read More…]
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Gambia: President Jammeh’s Farm Manager Jailed For Theft
A former manager of President Yahya Jammeh’s Kanilai Family Farm, Lang Conteh, was Thursday given a two-year jail term with hard labour by a local magistrate after he was found guilty of theft. Mr Conteh was found guilty of stealing D1, 538,804.95 from the president’s business between 2012 and 2013,[Read More…]
Gambia: Opposition Supporters’ Bail Plea Rejected
(JollofNews) – A special criminal court in the Gambia Thursday dismissed the bail application made by lawyers representing 26 members of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), who were nicked last month for taking part in an ‘unauthorised’ protest against the regime of President Yahya Jammeh. The opposition supporters who[Read More…]
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