(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s opposition parties announced Friday they would unite around a single candidate for December’s presidential election, in an unusual show of unity as President Yahya Jammeh seeks a fifth term in power. At a meeting in Banjul, the groups agreed to pick a single contender at a[Read More…]
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U.S. Strips Visas From Gambian Govt.; Punishment For Stopping DHS Deportations
(JollofNews) – West African nation The Gambia has refused to accept nearly 2,000 people the U.S. is trying to deport, so the Obama administration has finally decided to pull the trigger and will deny visas to some Gambians hoping to visit the U.S., the State Department said Saturday. Homeland Security[Read More…]
Gambia Election 2016: PPP Leader Warns Against Opposition Disunity
(JollofNews) – An opposition leader in the Gambia has called on his colleagues in the opposition to form a unity front against President Yahya if they are really serious about defeating him in the December elections. Omar Amadou Jallow of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), said opposition parties should[Read More…]