(JollofNews) – The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon is dismayed by the death of the United Democratic Party member, Solo Sandeng, who died in detention on Thursday. Mr Ban’s spokesperson urged the Gambian “authorities to conduct a prompt, thorough and independent investigation into the circumstances that led to” the[Read More…]
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US Frowns At Gambia’s Brutal Opposition Crackdown
(JollofNews) – The United States has condemned the Gambia’s “severe response to recent peaceful protests” which led to the arrest and detention of opposition members and the death in custody of one of them, Solo Sandeng. “We call for an immediate end to violence and urge all Gambians to exercise[Read More…]
Gambian Opposition Form Inter—Party Committee To Work For Unity
(JollofNews) – In their bid to have a single opposition candidate against incumbent Gambian President Yahya Jammeh in the forthcoming presidential elections scheduled for December 2016, an Inter-party Committee on Opposition Unification, held a meeting on Tuesday afternoon to discuss unity amongst the opposition parties. The objective of the conference[Read More…]
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