(JollofNews) – The US government Tuesday called on President Yahya Jammeh to step aside peacefully to prevent “potential chaos” in the small West African nation. Mr Jammeh’s mandate ends at midnight but is refusing to handover power to opposition candidate Adama Barrow, who was declared winner of last month’s election.[Read More…]
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US Frowns At Gambia’s Brutal Opposition Crackdown
(JollofNews) – The United States has condemned the Gambia’s “severe response to recent peaceful protests” which led to the arrest and detention of opposition members and the death in custody of one of them, Solo Sandeng. “We call for an immediate end to violence and urge all Gambians to exercise[Read More…]