(JollofNews) – The Gambia President Yahya Jammeh, who has been in office for more than two decades, has warned that even peaceful protests will not be permitted after the upcoming election. On Thursday, more than 880,000 registered voters will head to more than 1,400 polling stations around the country whose[Read More…]
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Gambia 2016: JollofNews Backs Opposition Coalition
(JollofNews) – This time tomorrow, 886, 578 Gambians will be casting their votes in the 2016 presidential election. President Yahya Jammeh who has governed the country since July 1994 is being challenged in the polls by Mamma Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress and Adama Barrow who is heading a[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Right Group Warns Against Opposition Crackdown
(JollofNews) – Authorities in Gambia must take all appropriate measures to ensure that forthcoming elections – including the period following the results – are held in a climate that is free from violence and which fully respects the right of all people to freely express their views, Amnesty International said today.[Read More…]
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