(JollofNews) – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has slammed UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Amnesty International for demanding an investigation into the death in custody of an opposition activist, the Jeune Afrique weekly reported Sunday. “Ban Ki-moon and Amnesty International can go to hell! Who are they to demand that?” said[Read More…]
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Casamance Forests May Disappear By 2018
(JollofNews) – Senegal’s heavily forested southern region of Casamance will have no tree cover left by 2018 if illegal logging driven by Chinese demand is not addressed, a Senegalese ecologist warned Thursday. Gambian loggers have long benefited from lax oversight of the area’s forests to take prized rosewood timber over[Read More…]
Gambia: Government To Build Bridge At Sandugu Bolong
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has announced that his government will build a bridge over the Sandugu Bolong to link Wuli and Basse. Mr Jammeh who is on a tour of the country aimed at giving him an opportunity to meet with the electorates, know their concerns[Read More…]
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