(JollofNews) – Authorities in the Gambia have on Monday freed the leader of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) and his supporters who were imprisoned for taking part in an ‘unauthorised’ anti-government protest. Lawyer Ousainou Darboe and 18 of his supporters namely; Ousainou Darboe, Femi Peters, Lamin Dibba, Kemesseng Jammeh,[Read More…]
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Gambia: Is Freedom Stirring In Banjul?
(JollofNews) – “We are ready for change!” These were the words of the taxi driver who picked me up from the airport in Gambia. We had just passed a huge billboard bearing the image of President Yahya Jammeh, and when I asked the driver about his political views I had[Read More…]
Gambia: Pardoned Coup Plotter Labels Gambians ‘Habitual Betrayers’
(JollofNews) – A former Gambian army captain who was serving a life sentence for plotting to overthrow the government of Yahya Jammeh in March 2006 has accused Gambians of always turning their backs on people who make the ultimate sacrifices for them. Captain Bunja Darboe who spent many years at[Read More…]
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