(JollofNews) – United Nation’s high ccmmissioner for Human Rights today called on the Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh to launch an urgent investigation into the unexplained death of Ebrima Solo Sandeng. Mr Sandeng, national organising secretary of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) was nicked on Thursday afternoon[Read More…]
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I Stand With Gambian Protesters
(JollofNews) – I am in excruciating distress and pain at what is happening to our people in the Gambia. A country that is so closely knit that we call it One Big Family. Gambia no problem. Why then should so much pain and fear engulf our lives? Why do we[Read More…]
US Frowns At Gambia’s Brutal Opposition Crackdown
(JollofNews) – The United States has condemned the Gambia’s “severe response to recent peaceful protests” which led to the arrest and detention of opposition members and the death in custody of one of them, Solo Sandeng. “We call for an immediate end to violence and urge all Gambians to exercise[Read More…]
Calm Returns To Gambia Amidst Opposition Crackdown
(JollofNews) – Life is returning to normal in the Greater Banjul Area of the Gambia after the government launched a crackdown on the leadership of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP). The UDP’s leader, Ousainou Darboe and other party executive members were arrested Saturday following a second round of[Read More…]
Gambia’s Opposition Launch Protest Against Jammeh
We will be updating this story live as events unfold. Please follow at the bottom of this page. (JollofNews) – JollofNews have just been informed of an ongoing opposition protest in the Gambia against the government of President Yahya Jammeh. The protest, which is organised by the main opposition United[Read More…]
Gambia’s Opposition UDP Issues Urgent International Appeal
(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has issued an urgent appeal for help to the international community in the face of a government crackdown on its leadership. The party’s leader, Ousainou Darboe and at least six other executive members have been arrested and whisked away to[Read More…]
Gambia: Solo Sandeng’s Daughter Lavished Praise For His Courage
(JollofNews) – The daughter of a detained Gambian opposition sympathiser who led Thursday’s protest against the government of President Yahya Jammeh has lavished praise on her father for standing up to his political beliefs. Ebrima Solo Sandeng, national organising secretary of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) was nicked[Read More…]
Gambia Warns Against Foreign Interference In Domestic Matters
(JollofNews) – The Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh has urged foreign governments not to stick their noses in the country’s internal affairs. The warning came in the back of a minor anti-government demonstration held on Thursday afternoon at the country’s largest town, Serrekunda by some sympathisers of the main[Read More…]
Rights Groups Voice Concerns After A Rare Protest In Gambia
(JollofNews) – Human rights groups voiced concern on Friday over arrests in Gambia after a rare public demonstration in the West African nation, where President Yahya Jammeh has come under regular criticism for his increasingly authoritarian rule. Jammeh, a former soldier who seized power in a bloodless coup in 1994,[Read More…]
Gambia: Mai Fatty Throws Weight Behind Detained UDP Protesters
(JollofNews) – The Gambia Moral Congress Party (GMC) has become the first opposition party in the Gambia to openly throw its weight behind the sympathisers of the United Democratic Party (UDP), who were nicked yesterday for staging an anti-government protest. Over a dozen protesters mainly from the UDP including the[Read More…]
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