(JollofNews) – Please help me send out an SoS to my uncle in Banjul. It is unusual, highly so. My uncle the Silent Banjulian is the Minister of Information in the cabinet of Out-Going President Yahya Jammeh. And yet, we have not heard from the Minister of Information since before[Read More…]
Opinion
A New Beacon Of Hope For The Gambia
(JollofNews) – Democracy is up to the people: A successful democracy does not rely on a single personality or an elected leader. All people need to partake in political processes. Space for citizen participation and the emergence of a civil society, diaspora activism and new media help ease Gambia’s transition[Read More…]
London Letter: Mad, Bad, Samsudeen Sarr!
(JollofNews) – “Mentally ill as a result of the September 1994 incident”, writes Ebrima Chongan of his then fellow-detainee Sam Sarr. “The incident” Chongan is referring to was the mock execution of Chongan and others at Mile 2 Prison by the AFPRC Vice-Chairman Sana Sabally, Edward Singhateh, Hydara and Yankuba[Read More…]