Former President Yahya Jammeh has reasserted his monopoly of authority over the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), declaring that no other faction of the party is legally recognised. The APRC ruled The Gambia from 1996 to 2016, but the party has had to deal with internal wrangling since[Read More…]
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Minister Sillah Accuses Alagie Saidy-Barrow Of Pettiness
Gambia’s transport and works minister has launched a veiled attack on prolific social and political commentator Alagie Saidy-Barrow, accusing him of nit-picking. Minister Ebrahim Sillah casually told Coffee Time With Peter Gomez on Tuesday that Alagie has made a profession out of finding fault with almost everything. Sillah said it[Read More…]
Jammeh Expels Six APRC No-To-Alliance Officials
Former President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday expelled six senior figures of his APRC party for, in his view, acting in contravention of party principles. Below is the press release, announcing the expulsions:
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