Former Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) member Abdoulie Sanyang has claimed he was instrumental in bringing ECOMIG forces into The Gambia and that he and a group of partners financed the 2016 protest led by the late Solo Sandeng. Speaking Thursday on Coffee Time with Peter Gomez on West Coast Radio,[Read More…]
Tag: Human rights
Mediterranean Tragedy: Gambia Mourns As Migrant Boat Sinks Off Lampedusa
The Gambia is once again in mourning after news broke that a boat carrying nearly 100 West African migrants including Gambians sank off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy, claiming at least 26 lives and leaving many others missing. The tragedy happened on Wednesday, 13 August 2024, about 14 nautical miles[Read More…]
Jabang Anti-Crime Arrests Nigerian Man For ‘Attempting’ To Rape 8-Year-Old Girl
The Anti-Crime Unit in Jabang on Sunday arrested a Nigerian man for “attempting” to rape an 8-year-old girl in one of the neighbourhoods of the fast-growing settlement, reports reaching JollofNews intimated. Sources said the man lured the child and then inserted his fingers into her private part multiple times. “The[Read More…]