(JollofNews) – Gambia’s Ahmaddiya Muslim Jama’at have called on the regime of President Adama Barrow to monitor and avert Muslim extremism for the peace, security and stability of the Gambia. Alhaji Ebrahima Mbowe, deputy Amir III of the Jama’at said extremism has destroyed the fabrics of some countries and Gambian[Read More…]
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Gambia: Ahmadis Face Rising Persecution
(JollofNews) – The Ahmadiyya Muslim community in the Gambia is coming under increased persecution by the country’s predominant Sunni Muslim sect. The small community of several thousands consider themselves Muslims, but that is a view rejected by mainstream Islamic sects. The Gambia’s main Muslim body, Supreme Islamic Council, responsible for[Read More…]
Gambia Signs Visa Exemption Treaty With Russia
(JollofNews) – The governments of the Gambia and Russia have signed an agreement on visa exemption for official holders of passports. The agreement was signed in Banjul by the visitng Russian Foreign Minister Mickhai Bagnodov and his Gambian counterpart, Ousainou Darboe. Speaking to reporters, the Gambian minister of Foreign Affairs,[Read More…]