A Gambian man detained by anti-terror police in Italy had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) and was planning to use a vehicle and run over a crow of people in exchange for €1,500, Italian newspaper, Corriere Della Serra is reporting. According to intelligence and counter-terrorism sources, Alagi Touray, 22,[Read More…]
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Gambia Government Sides With Golden Lead
The Gambia Government has publicly thrown its weight behind a Chinese owned fish processing factory accused of dumping toxic sewage into Gambian waters. Golden Lead Import and Export Company in the coastal fishing village of Gunjur, Kombo South, is accused by environmental activist and residents of Gunjur of dumping waste[Read More…]
Gambian Mum Denied US Visa To Attend Murdered Daughter’s Funeral
A grieving Gambian mother whose daughter was shot dead in Madison, Wisconsin, was refused visa by the US Embassy in the Banjul to attend her only child’s funeral and the jailing of her killer. Fatoumata Binta Jallow has been left to mourn her daughter alone in the Gambia and may[Read More…]