(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia is heading to the country’s electoral commission to file his nomination for next month’s election. Mr Jammeh 51, who has been in power since July 1994 and is eyeing a fifth presidential term, is being accompanied from Banjul by senior government officials[Read More…]
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Gambia 2016: Jammeh-Opposition Meeting Deffered
(JollofNews) – The much talked about meeting between President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia and opposition candidates vying to flush him out of power in next month’s presidential elections has been deffered The meeting which was due to be held on Tuesday evenening at the luxurious Kairaba Beach Hotel was[Read More…]
Gambia’s Jammeh To Meet Face To Face With Opponents
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia will Tuesday meet face to face with opposition candidates vying to flush him out of power in next month’s presidential elections. The meeting which is facilitated by the country’s electoral commission, will bring together leaders of all registered parties and stakeholders at[Read More…]
African Commission Urged To Support Rights In Gambia
(JollofNews) – “We want you to help us.” This was the message a Gambian human rights activist delivered to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights at a Gambia-focused panel discussion in Banjul, Gambia’s capital, on Friday. The African Commission’s 59th ordinary session, which opened Friday, combines the commission’s[Read More…]
Gambia’s Opposition Elects Adama Barrow As Presidential Candidate
(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s opposition parties have unanimously endorsed Adama Barrow of the United Democratic Party (UDP) as their presidential candidate in the December 2016 presidential elections. Mr Barrow, was elected by 308 opposition delegates at a convention on Sunday at the Kairaba Hotel, Kololi, just weeks ahead of the[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Dates For Presidential Nomination Announced
(JollofNews) – Nominations for the Gambia’s presidential election will be held from 7th to 10th November, the country’s electoral commission has announced. At least nine registered political parties and one independent candidate have announced their intentions to contest this year’s election. And the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said the three-day[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Female Presidential Candidate Calls On Jammeh ‘To Go’
(JollofNews)- Gambia’s first-ever female presidential candidate Friday said it was time for President Yahya Jammeh “to go”, promising to rejoin the Commonwealth community and set the country on a path to prosperity. Isatou Touray, a development expert and campaigner against female genital mutilation, railed against the “lavish” lifestyle she said[Read More…]
Dr Isatou Touray: Why I Want To Be President Of The Gambia
My name is Dr Isatou Touray and I am an independent candidate vying for the office of the President of the Republic of the Gambia. In the last two decades I have traversed the length and breadth of this country, I have met hardworking men and women in the cities,[Read More…]
Where Will Gambians Now Turn To For Protection?
(JollofNews) – There was a time when President Yahya Jammeh heavily criticized both the African Union and Ecowas after the two regional bodies urged him to abide by the trend of introducing a term limit. He even threatened to leave them if they insist on lecturing his regime about what[Read More…]
Gambia 2016 Election: NCP Leader Dampens Hopes Of Opposition Alliance
(JollofNews) – An opposition leader in the Gambia has poured cold water on hopes of a party led united opposition front against President Yahya Jammeh in the December election. Dr Lamin Bolong Bojang of the National Convention Party (NCP), said would not take part in any opposition alliance that is[Read More…]
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