The Gambia Radio has gone off air,JollofNews can report. There are currently no signals from Mile 7 studios in Banjul. JollofNews has been working on establishing why the stoppage in broadcast of the national radio’s programmes.
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Kora Player Sona Jobarteh: ‘I Didn’t Want To Be Told: You Are Good, For A Woman’
Her instrument was the preserve of men for hundreds of years, but the Gambian musician wasn’t fazed. She explains why she ripped up the rules – and is now remodelling African education. In west Africa’s griot tradition, it’s men who play instruments while women sing. But Sona Jobarteh was determined[Read More…]
Ex-TRRC Lead Counsel Essa Mbye Faal Speaks
Fellow Gambians, I am sure that many of you are alive to the ugly incident between myself and the person who goes by Chapacholly. I am deeply saddened by the incident and the fact that I found myself in such a terrible situation. As this has agitated too many people[Read More…]

