(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has used his first day of re-election campaign to call on Gambians to shun violence and nurture peace in the country. Addressing thousands of supporters in Essau, Lower Nuimi, North Bank Region, Mr Jammeh,51, who has been governing the west African country[Read More…]
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Gambia 2016: Candidates Begins Election Campaign
(JollofNews) – Campaigning for December 1st presidential polls kicked off in the Gambia, after the main opposition figure called for transparent and fair ballots. Candidates contesting next month’s presidential election in the Gambia have today launched their campaign with incumbent Yahya Jammeh setting the ball rolling. Mr Jammeh of the[Read More…]
Gambia: The Change We Want, And The Challenges Awaiting The Next President
(JollofNews) – It’s very obvious that there is an urgent and desired need for change in The Gambia. In fact, the need for change is so dire that one could describe it as, “The Fierce Urgency of Now”; the title of the book authored by Julian Zelizer, a Historian and[Read More…]