President Jean Claude Kassi Brou will be handing over to a new Management that will be led by Dr. Omar Alieu Touray from The Gambia, today, July 13, 2022, at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. With this, there will be a change of Management at the ECOWAS Commission[Read More…]
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ICJ To Rule On Myanmar’s Objections To Rohingya Genocide Case
The Gambia has accused the military of murder, rape and torture of the Muslim ethnic minority. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) plans to deliver its judgement on Myanmar’s objections to the genocide case brought against it by The Gambia, on July 22. In a statement issued Monday the ICJ[Read More…]
Kandeh Advises Barrow To Talk More With Opposition
GDC leader Mamma Kandeh has counselled President Adama Barrow to sustain the line of communication he’d opened with the opposition. President Barrow reportedly called Kandeh and three other opposition leaders, including that of the main opposition UDP to extend Tobaski greetings. Mamma Kandeh acknowledged that President Barrow has unsuccessfully tried[Read More…]
GRA Strips Alkali Dukureh Off Responsibilities
The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has stripped off Alkali Dukureh of all his responsibilities with the agency, GRA reported on its website Tuesday. According to GRA, Alkali Dukureh no longer serves with the agency. JollofNews could not immediately establish the reason (s) for the development but the public has already[Read More…]
Darboe, Barrow To Have Rendezvous Soon – Sankareh
Lawyer Ousainu Darboe is expected to meet President Adama Barrow soon, revealed Ebrima G. Sankareh. The government spokesperson this morning told Coffee Time With Peter Gomez that Darboe and Barrow will have a rendezvous soon. He did not, however, say when.
Bafuloto Man Confesses To Murder
A Bafuloto man has confessed to killing his brother and could be arraigned before the courts any time soon, the police reported on Monday. The murder occured last week when Edward Nzally stabbed his brother, Yassin Nzally, to death following an argument, the police said. He fled the crime scene[Read More…]
FAO Installs 34 Solar Irrigation Systems For Farmers
As climatic hazards take their toll on the arid rural areas of The Gambia, 34 solar irrigation systems will contribute to the resilience of 6 600 local farmers. This is an initiative of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In The Gambia, most rural people do not have enough[Read More…]
Police Arrest Tanji Murder Suspect
A 30-year-old Tanji native has been remanded in custody following his arrest over suspected murder. Saajumu Keita was reportedly arrested in Senegal where he fled after allegedly killing his 85-year-old father in Tanji. He was traced in Dakar by Gambian detectives and was arrested through the existing security arrangements between[Read More…]
Editorial: Is UDP In For Internal Wranglings?
The United Democratic Party (UDP) remains one of the most disciplined political entities in The Gambia when it comes to internal issues but that strict adherence to discipline was said to be under serious threat of a break-down. Will UDP actually take the path to ‘self-destruction’ as its supporters continue[Read More…]
Almamy Taal Raises ‘Extreme’ Concern Over Closure Of Gambia’s Mission In Malaysia
It’s extremely concerning that our embassy in Malaysia was closed down but our embassy in Russia is being maintained, UDP spokesman Almamy Fanding Taal told JollofNews last week. “For whatever reasons, I don’t know. I mean, what is the diplomatic capital we are getting from Russia and that we would[Read More…]
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