(JollofNews) – An international journalist and communications for development consultant has denied reports of his appointment as Gambia’s minister of Information and Communication. Ebrima Sillah said the reports are false and he has never lobbied for any position in the new government of Adama Barrow. Mr Barrow who was sworn-in[Read More…]
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EU To Give ‘Virtually Bankrupt’ Gambia $340 Million
(JollofNews) – The European Union announced aid worth 225 million euros (S$340 million) for The Gambia on Thursday (Feb 9) as President Adama Barrow warned that the nation was “virtually bankrupt” due to economic mismanagement by the former regime. The EU froze assistance to The Gambia in December 2014 over the[Read More…]
Swiss Probing Ex-Gambian Minister For Possible Crimes Against Humanity
(JollofNews) – The office of the attorney general in Switzerland has said it is investigating former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko for possible crimes against humanity. Mr Sonko, who is seeking asylum in Switzerland, was taken into custody last month after a Geneva-based campaign group, Trial International, filed a criminal[Read More…]
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