Posts tagged: The Gambia
Chilling story of 44 Ghanaians Killed in Gambia. Claims President Yahya Jammeh ordered their execution
Somewhere in February 2005, over forty four (44) Ghanaians boarded a small boat in Ghana to Senegal, en route to Europe to seek greener pastures.
The boat was, however, intercepted when it entered The Gambian territorial waters, and the occupants arrested on trumped-up charges of attempting to topple Yahya Jammeh, a semi-literate, masquerading as President.
The...
Gambian journalist charged with treason
BANJUL — Prosecutors on Tuesday charged the former president of the Gambia Press Union with treason for attempting to overthrow the government of President Yahya Jammeh.
Ndey Tapha Sosseh, who was the chief of the media body until his replacement last month, is currently living in exile in Mali.
She will stand trial along with former communications...
President Jammeh preaches indispensability of youths in Africa’s development As he returns from 17th AU Summit
The president of the Republic has reechoed the indispensability of the youth folk in the continent’s roadmap to progress and sustainable development, thus asserting that African leaders have now awakened to this fact.
His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh was speaking to journalists in an interview Saturday afternoon at the Banjul...
Gambian ex-minister accused of plot against govt
BANJUL — Gambian prosecutors on Wednesday charged a former communications minister, who is also a US national, and three others of a plot to overthrow the government of President Yahya Jammeh.
Amadou Scatred Janneh and the others will stand trial for “conspiring among themselves to carry out an enterprise with force with the intent to usurp...
African migrants in Europe face disillusionment
African migrant workers on the edge of the Italian town Rosarno. Photo: Jan Lieske
GERMANY – They set off on dangerous roads, abandoning their homeland and crossing first the Sahara and then the Mediterranean on board handmade rafts. Once they reach Europe, African migrants end up behind the walls of centres for asylum seekers. Condemned to living...
National Day of Gambia on February 18, 2011
Gambia celebrates its National Day on Friday. A march of school children, the armed and security forces, and some voluntary organizations is the highlight of the annual event. A speech by the president is traditionally delivered after the march discussing the current state, achievements, and prospects of Gambia.
The smallest country on the African mainland,...
The Gambia renews resolve in fight against HIV/AIDS
(Today.gm) – The government of The Gambia has renewed its dogged determination against the spread of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, with a series of ‘decisive’ measures including the establishment of a National AIDS Council to keep tabs on the state of the disease not only within the country but also in the sub-region.
The forum on HIV/AIDS...
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