(JollofNews) – Gambia’s main opposition party named a new leader on Thursday to challenge President Yahya Jammeh in a December election after the jailing of its previous candidate. The United Democratic Party said it had chosen Adama Barrow, a 51-year-old businessman, to lead its campaign to end Jammeh’s 22-year rule[Read More…]
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UK Concerned About Death In Custody Of Another Gambian Opposition Member
The United Kingdom’s Ambassador to The Gambia has expressed concern over the second death in custody of an opposition member in three months. Ebrima Solo Krummah, a father of nine, died on Saturday at the Edward Francis’s Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul, according to his party, the United Democratic Party[Read More…]
Gambia Urged To Release Political Detainees After New Death In State Custody
(JollofNews) – The United States government has urged Gambia to immediately release opposition figures who were arrested earlier this year after a second detainee died in custody on Aug. 20. The State Department said on its website it was “deeply concerned” by the death of Ibrima Solo Krummah, an official[Read More…]
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