There was an escalation at the Gambia/Senegal border on Wednesday evening as the Gambian border security refused entry to The Gambia to marauding Senegalese forces, who attempted to arrest a Gambian-registered timber log-laden truck, reports reaching JollofNews indicated. According to reports, a band of youths chased alleged timber smugglers from[Read More…]
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Gambia: Jammeh Reaches A Political Cul De Sac
(JollofNews) – It is indeed quite sad as well as embarrassing to many Gambians keenly following the socio-political events in the Gambia. It is quite hard to see how President Yahya Jammeh can wriggle out of the tight corner that his confrontational brand of politics has put him and the[Read More…]
Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh Hits Out At Senegal Over Border Dispute
(JollofNews) – Provocative comments by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Sunday threatened to overshadow talks with Senegal aimed at resolving a three-month border blockade. Hours before the two countries’ foreign ministers sat down to talks in Dakar, Jammeh laid out his views on the dispute in forthright comments broadcast on[Read More…]
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