An award winning Gambian journalist, Mustapha K Darboe, has published a book on former dictator Yahya Jammeh and his system of rule for the past 22 years. A fiction title Playbook of a Tyrant is an e-book published on the biggest US-based online self-publishing retail site, Lulu. “Rarely has one[Read More…]
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Gambian Environmentalist Freed After Police Questioning
Gambian activist Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh has been reunited with his family after he was questioned by police in connection with the vandalism of waste pipe owned by Golden Lead, a Chinese fishing company. Located in Gunjur, about 35 km away from Banjul, the fish meal processing factory has been[Read More…]
Gambia’s Utilities Company Unveils Major Power Deal Amid Recurrent Shortages
As Gambia urban areas continue to be confronted with recurrent power and water shortages, the state-owned National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has announced major power deal with Turkish firm Karapowership, a member of the Istanbul-based Karadeniz Energy Group. The power deal is expected to boost the energy supply in[Read More…]