PRESS RELEASE! Banjul, The Gambia – On July 19, 2022, the U.S. State Department released the 22nd Annual Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report assessing anti-trafficking efforts of 188 governments, including The Gambia. The report ranks the Gambia to Second Tier after assessing the country as not fully meeting the minimum[Read More…]
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US/Banjul Embassy Closed As Gambia Withdraws Protection
(JollofNews) – The US embassy in Banjul was closed for all but essential services today after Gambian authorities removed its police protection. It was not immediately clear why President Yahya Jammeh’s government had taken this step, but Washington has criticized its rights record. A State Department official in Washington told[Read More…]
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