(JollofNews) – A former Gambian deputy minister who was held incommunicado for over one year has spoken for the first time about his arrest and detention by the regime of Yahya Jammeh. Ousman Jammeh, was removed from his post as deputy minister of Agriculture in October 2015. He joined the[Read More…]
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Gambia: I Cried In Prison Hearing Jammeh’s Defeat – Lawyer Darboe
– Darboe reacts to historic election (JollofNews) – Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, leader of the Opposition United Democratic Party emotionally told The Standard Tuesday that he cried in his lonely prison cell when a prison officer informed him of President Jammeh’s defeat in last week’s polls. Darboe, who calls his arrest[Read More…]
UN Envoy Urges Gambia To Free Jailed Opposition Figures
(JollofNews) – The special representative of the UN secretary general for West Africa and Sahel urged Gambia’s government Thursday to release an opposition leader and dozens of his supporters from prison. In April this year, Ousainou Darboe of the United Democratic Party and a host of his colleagues were sentenced[Read More…]
Gambia: Detained Opposition Leader Reveals Tough Prison Regime In Eid Message
(JollofNews) – Fellow citizens and friends of The Gambia, as Muslims in the country and those around the world celebrate Eidul Fitr today, I send you sincere greetings and profound appreciation on my humble behalf and that of my compatriots languishing in illegal detention as hostages of an unjust and[Read More…]
Gambian Security Guard Remanded For Shooting Dog
(JollofNews) – A magistrates’ court in the Gambia has remanded a security guard in prison for allegedly pulling the trigger of his gun at a dog.
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