The State Intelligence Services has stepped into unfamiliar territory, inviting journalists into its Banjul headquarters for the first time. The agency, once known as the feared National Intelligence Agency under Yahya Jammeh, used the briefing to present itself as a new institution shaped by reform and a culture of openness.[Read More…]
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Solo Sandeng’s Death Was Catalyst For Gambia’s Redemption – Ousainou Darboe
The leader of Gambia’s main opposition party, the United Democratic Party (UDP), Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, has described the late Solo Sandeng’s death as a pivotal moment that ignited the country’s path to freedom. Speaking at the UDP’s Diaspora Convention held in Seattle, Washington, Darboe paid an emotional tribute to the[Read More…]
Ex–NIA Chief, Others Sentenced To Death
The High Court in Banjul Wednesday sentenced Yankuba Badjie and four other former NIA operatives to death after being found guilty of the murder of Solo Sandeng. The former spy chief was also alongside Saikou Omar Jeng, Babucarr Sallah, Masire Tamba and Lamin Darboe found culpable of inflicting bodily harm[Read More…]
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