(JollofNews) -Thousands of Gambians are casting their votes in today’s presidential election. The small West African nation of less than two million people has been ruled by President Yahya Jammeh since 1994, when the then 29-year-old seized power in a bloodless coup. Mr Jammeh who is eyeing a fifth term[Read More…]
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Gambia 2016: Jammeh Warns Against Election Protest
(JollofNews) – The Gambia President Yahya Jammeh, who has been in office for more than two decades, has warned that even peaceful protests will not be permitted after the upcoming election. On Thursday, more than 880,000 registered voters will head to more than 1,400 polling stations around the country whose[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: JollofNews Backs Opposition Coalition
(JollofNews) – This time tomorrow, 886, 578 Gambians will be casting their votes in the 2016 presidential election. President Yahya Jammeh who has governed the country since July 1994 is being challenged in the polls by Mamma Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress and Adama Barrow who is heading a[Read More…]
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