(JollofNews) – The All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group (PHRG) and the Africa All-Party Parliamentary Group Panel will Wednesday meet in London to discuss concerns about the worsening human rights situation in the Gambia, particularly in the run-up to Presidential elections in December. The meeting which will be chaired by Anne[Read More…]
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Gambia’s Higher Education Minister Removed
(JollofNews) -President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has sacked the country’s minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Dr. Aboubacar Senghore. Dr Senghore, 48, was sent packing from his office on Monday afternoon. No reasons were given for his re moval, but a statement from the President’s Office said[Read More…]
Gambia: 9 Former Senior Civil Servants, Businessman Sacked, Remanded
(JollofNews) – Authorities in the Gambia have filed criminal charges again nine former senior government officials and a local businessman who were arrested some days ago as part of ongoing investigations into alleged corruption at the state-owned Gambia National Petroleum Company (GNPC). Sira Wally Ndow Njie, who was the first[Read More…]