Note: As readers may recall, I applauded President Barrow’s earlier decision to retain Yahya Jammeh’s Chief of Defence Staff. Many readers were of a different opinion to mine and, sadly, the story below of torture against a young man which the CDS himself accepts to be true, proves me wrong.[Read More…]
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UN ‘Cancels Gambia Army Chief Visit’ To Sudan
(JollofNews) – A diplomatic source has told the BBC that the UN has cancelled the head of the Gambian army’s visit to Gambian peacekeepers serving with the UN mission in the Darfur region of Sudan. Gambian soldiers this week occupied the Gambian election commission’s headquarters in an apparent show of[Read More…]
London Letter: Advice To CDS Badgie And IGP Sonko
(JollofNews) – A mere five days ago, on the 5th of December 2016, you were both on the front-page of the Daily Observer newspaper pledging your loyalty to the President-Elect of the Republic of The Gambia. Today, I hear that the Inspector General of Police Mr. Sonko’s forces and the[Read More…]
Gambia’s New Leader Claims Military’s Support
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow vowed Thursday to set up a South Africa-style truth commission as he claimed the army’s support after his surprise election in the west African nation. Barrow, whose shock victory this month ended the 22-year rule of Yahya Jammeh, said the country’s chief of the[Read More…]
Head Of Gambian Army Pledges Support To President-Elect Barrow
(JollofNews) – The head of Gambia’s army pledged allegiance to President-elect Adama Barrow in a phone call on Sunday, Barrow’s spokeswoman said on Wednesday, in a key sign of support after his unexpected election victory over the long-standing incumbent, Yahya Jammeh. Barrow, a former real estate developer who once worked[Read More…]
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