(JollofNews) – I am in excruciating distress and pain at what is happening to our people in the Gambia. A country that is so closely knit that we call it One Big Family. Gambia no problem. Why then should so much pain and fear engulf our lives? Why do we[Read More…]
Politics
US Frowns At Gambia’s Brutal Opposition Crackdown
(JollofNews) – The United States has condemned the Gambia’s “severe response to recent peaceful protests” which led to the arrest and detention of opposition members and the death in custody of one of them, Solo Sandeng. “We call for an immediate end to violence and urge all Gambians to exercise[Read More…]
Calm Returns To Gambia Amidst Opposition Crackdown
(JollofNews) – Life is returning to normal in the Greater Banjul Area of the Gambia after the government launched a crackdown on the leadership of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP). The UDP’s leader, Ousainou Darboe and other party executive members were arrested Saturday following a second round of[Read More…]