(JollofNews)– Despite crying out to donors that he has inherited an economy that is virtually bankrupt and in need of immediate restoration due to mismanagement of the country’s finances, Gambia’s new president Adama Barrow is spending millions of Dalasis in hotel bills. Mr Barrow who succeed long-term ruler Yahya Jammeh[Read More…]
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Gambian Activist Freed From American Jail
(JollofNews) – A Gambian activist who was jailed in the United States for his involvement in the December 2014 ill-fated plot to overthrow the former Gambian regime of Yahya Jammeh has been released. Banka Manneh, a US resident who was chairman of the Gambia Civil Society Associations, regained his freedom[Read More…]
Ex-President Jammeh’s Lawyer Not Paid For Election Challenge Services
(JollofNews) – A Gambian lawyer who represented former President Yahya Jammeh in his ill-fated attempt to overturn the results of last December presidential election at the Supreme Court has rubbished reports that he was paid substantial amount of money for his services. Edward Anthony Gomez said he his services for[Read More…]