Former TRRC Lead Counsel Essa Mbye Faal and comedian Baba Jah have been remanded on a D100,000 police bail. A man, believed to be Essa Mbye Faal’s brother, was also granted bail after he was charged with assault. The trio will return to Brusubi police station Monday where they were[Read More…]
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After The Landslide Victory For Barrow; What Next?
The Gambia has just come out of the most hotly contested as well as contentious elections that this country had ever had for a very long time. The outcome was however a surprise to many people, even to President-elect Adama Barrow’s own supporters. For instance, we heard one of his[Read More…]
Gambian Election Campaign: A Cocktail Of Fanfare, Tension And Fear
Campaigning for Gambia’s December 4th presidential election has been taking place in a largely carnival atmosphere but beyond this feel-good facade lurks a perceptible cocktail of tension and fear over its possible aftermath. The knives are out, the campaign rhetoric from all sides has hardened, and the plot and sub-plot[Read More…]