(JollofNews) – In the decades since independence, The Gambia has experienced periods of human rights violations including, arbitrary arrest, extrajudicial executions, detention without trial, torture, electoral fraud, grand corruption, and economic crimes. Most of these are directly or indirectly attributable to a constitutional order that concentrated power in the presidency[Read More…]
Politics
Gambia: Ex-Jammeh Regime Minister Named Petroleum Director
(JollofNews) – A former Gambian minister who held various senior positions in the previous regime of Yahya Jammeh has been named managing director of the Gambia National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Mambury Njie 55, will be responsible for overseeing the provision of relevant quality service for government, private companies and the[Read More…]
Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: Ask Not Where I Was During The 22 Years Of Terror… Where Were You?
(JollofNews)- ‘Where were you when Jammeh was wreaking havoc on The Gambia; when he was killing and maiming people who had no power to hurt or harm him; when he was looting the public treasury and imprisoning people on trumped-up charges? Where were you when Jammeh was……?’ These and similar[Read More…]