A Gambian man on trial in Germany accused of belonging to a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, including an AFP journalist, on Thursday denied the charges. “I did not participate in these acts,” the defendant Bai Lowe’s lawyer told the court in the northern town[Read More…]
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DS Njie At Genocide Memorial 6Yrs After Nearly Plunging Gambia Into Bloody Civil War
The deputy speaker of the Gambia’s National Assembly on Friday visited Kigali Genocide Memorial seven years after nearly plunging his tiny West African country into a civil war. Deputy speaker Seedy SK Njie almost sparked a bloody political conflict in 2016 when he announced that former President Jammeh was not[Read More…]
Solo Sandeng’s Remains Still At EFSTH Six Years On
The exhumed remains of democracy activist Solo Sandeng continue to be kept at the mortuary of the country’s main referral hospital despite persistent calls for dignified burial. Some concerned individuals and groups have been intensifying their calls on government to release the remains of the late activist to his family[Read More…]
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