(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia is using violence to silence critics in the lead-up to presidential election in December and pressure is needed to stop it, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. Mr Jammeh has denied similar allegations in the past. He will be seeking re-election for a[Read More…]
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Gambia Announces Withdrawal From International Criminal Court
(JollofNews) – The government of Gambia said on Tuesday it was withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, accusing the world body of ignoring the “war crimes” of Western nations and seeking only to prosecute Africans. The decision by the tiny West African nation, whose president, Yahya Jammeh, has called on[Read More…]
Gambia: NADD, The Political Paradise That Never Was
(JollofNews) – If you were in the Gambia at the period of the birth of the National Alliance for Democracy and Development (best known by its acronym as NADD) in 2005, and you were a believer of the possibility of a democratic change in Gambia, then you probably were in[Read More…]
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