(JollofNews) – The United States government has urged Gambia to immediately release opposition figures who were arrested earlier this year after a second detainee died in custody on Aug. 20. The State Department said on its website it was “deeply concerned” by the death of Ibrima Solo Krummah, an official[Read More…]
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Gambia: Another Opposition UDP Supporter Dies In Custody
(Jollofnews) – Another member of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has died in state custody three months after his arrest and incaceration at the Mile Two prisons. Solo Krummah, a father of nine, is said to have died on Saturday at the Edward Francis’s Small Teaching Hospital in[Read More…]
Gambia 2016 Election: NCP Leader Dampens Hopes Of Opposition Alliance
(JollofNews) – An opposition leader in the Gambia has poured cold water on hopes of a party led united opposition front against President Yahya Jammeh in the December election. Dr Lamin Bolong Bojang of the National Convention Party (NCP), said would not take part in any opposition alliance that is[Read More…]
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