(JollofNews) – The government of the Gambia shut down the internet on Wednesday evening as voting begins in the crucial election. No official reasons has been given for the shutdown, but sources have told JollofNews that the communication blackout was put in place for security reasons. Gamtel, the country’s largest[Read More…]
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Gambia 2016: Presidential Election Results And Find Out How Your Area Voted
(JollofNews) -Thousands of Gambians are casting their votes in today’s presidential election. The small West African nation of less than two million people has been ruled by President Yahya Jammeh since 1994, when the then 29-year-old seized power in a bloodless coup. Mr Jammeh who is eyeing a fifth term[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Jammeh Warns Against Election Protest
(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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