(JollofNews) – May it please the honourable court, I am 67 years old. At the age of 19, I started the pursuit of knowledge in earnest. I focused on attaining qualification for admission to university. My goal was to read philosophy and political science. Then I had no vision. In[Read More…]
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Gambia: Exiled Female Opposition Activist Recounts Police Brutality
(JollofNews) – A prominent Gambian opposition activist who was arrested for protesting against the arrest and detention of the leadership of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has revealed how she was tortured and threatened with rape by security officers. Sukai Darboe, a mother of two, and leader of the[Read More…]
Gambia: Silence Is Complicity
(JollofNews) – The last time I raise my head above the parapet of Gambian politics was eons ago. Circa 2003. A year the press gagging Media Commission Bill was championed by Jammeh’s consigliere, the late Baba Jobe, before a docile National assembly. Regrettably, the repressive media bill was passed and[Read More…]