A one-month-old baby girl has died in The Gambia after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM), police have confirmed. Preliminary investigations indicate the infant was allegedly subjected to circumcision and later suffered severe bleeding. She was rushed to Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Police[Read More…]
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Austrian Couple Expected In Court Tuesday Over ‘Investment Fraud’
Austrian couple Manuel Di Stofleth Mitterer and Angelika Mitterer are expected to appear before a high court in the Gambian capital, Banjul, on Tuesday, where their bail application became a subject of intense courtroom debate recently. Credible sources informed JollofNews that hotelier Ebrima Solomon Tamba and his investment partner Marcel[Read More…]
Gambia Armed Forces Condemns Vulture Killings By Soldier, Promises Disciplinary Action
The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has strongly condemned the alleged killing of vultures by one of its own soldiers, calling the act unlawful and completely against the values of the institution. In a statement issued on Thursday, GAF said Lance Corporal Jallow Alieu and a civilian, Mr. Ebrima Khan, are[Read More…]
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