(JollofNews) – The US embassy in Banjul was closed for all but essential services today after Gambian authorities removed its police protection. It was not immediately clear why President Yahya Jammeh’s government had taken this step, but Washington has criticized its rights record. A State Department official in Washington told[Read More…]
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Gambia: Jammeh Crosses The Red Line
(JollofNews) – Once again, innocent Gambians were subjected to another barrage of insults and threats by no less a person than our own head of state. This time round however, President Yahya Jammeh seems to have crossed the red line allowed for a head of state by singling out the[Read More…]
ECOWAS Rules Out Suspension Of Gambia From Regional Bloc
(JollofNews) – The Gambia will not be facing any sanctions yet from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), despite calls from global human rights group, Amnesty International for the country to be suspended. Amnesty International which last week released its latest report on the human right situation in[Read More…]
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