(JollofNews) – Coalition government partners Saturday have organized a mega rally to celebrate the one-year anniversary of New Gambia, which is marking the end of 22-year dictatorship by the Jammeh regime. Thousands of supporters stormed the Buffer Zone in Talinding (9 km from Banjul) to take stocks of a moment[Read More…]
Politics
One Year After Jammeh: Is Barrow’s Gov’t Keeping Its Promises?
(IFEX)- A year ago on December 1st, Gambians went to the polls with hopes of voting out a dictatorship and ushering in a government that would restore democracy and a new era of hope. It was a long and difficult journey, characterised by 22 years of murders, arbitrary arrests and[Read More…]
The Migration Crisis Is An African Problem – President Ernest Bai Koroma
(JollofNews) – Sierra Leone’s Ernest Bai Koroma has added his voice to the chorus of recriminations, describing the unfolding events in Libya as an ‘African Problem.’ Disturbing news reports continue to emerge from detention centres located in the Northern African country, revealing a new type of ‘slavery’ involving young Sub-Saharan[Read More…]