(JollofNews) – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”, Charles Dickens would not have put it better. The Gambia, like Dickens portrayal of France in A Tale of Two Cities, is a country embroil in crisis. Totalitarian dictatorship. Endemic poverty. Stagnant economy. Brain drain. Political[Read More…]
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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…]
New Chinese Ambassador Arrives In Gambia
(JollofNews) – The newly appointed Chinese ambassador to Banjul, Zhang Jiming, Thursday presented his letters of credence to the Gambian vice president and minister for Women’s Affairs, Dr Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy. Speaking to local reports after the meeting at State House, Ambassador Jiming said the Chinese government attached great importance[Read More…]
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