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Amnesty International Indicts Gambia Gov't

Tribute To Mamudou Max Jallow

Senegal's Prosecution Of Habre 'Illegal'

Obama To Take First Major Africa Trip In Late June...

Top Gambian Sports Executive Officer Dies

G/Bissau Declares Mourning For Ex-Interim Presiden...

Book Review: Standing Up Against Injustice – Dr. A...

Gambia's Jammeh In LGBT 'Hall Of Shame'

Ex-Gambian Minister Publishes Memoirs

Gambia Supports UN Resolution On Syria

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Amnesty International Indicts Gambia Gov't

Friday, 24 May 2013 17:41
*(JollofNews) –* Amnesty International has indicted the Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh over its human Read more... Comments (5)

Tribute To Mamudou Max Jallow

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 12:59
(JollofNews) – Death struck Max Jallow on Sunday the 19 May and thousands of Gambians mourned the life a rising charismatic figure whose Read more... Comments (1)

Senegal's Prosecution Of Habre 'Illegal'

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 22:03
(AFP) – Lawyers for former Chadian president Hissene Habre said Tuesday they have filed a lawsuit in a regional human rights Read more... Comments (2)

Obama To Take First Major Africa Trip In Late June

Monday, 20 May 2013 21:42
(AFP) – US President Barack Obama will head out on his first major African tour since taking office, traveling to Senegal, South Read more... Comments (2)

Top Gambian Sports Executive Officer Dies

Sunday, 19 May 2013 17:31
(JollofNews) – The sports fraternity in the Gambia is mourning the death of Mamudou Max Jallow, executive secretary Read more... Comments (2)

G/Bissau Declares Mourning For Ex-Interim President

Sunday, 19 May 2013 17:28
(AFP) – Guinea-Bissau's government announced three days of mourning on Sunday following the death of former interim Read more... Add new comment

Book Review: Standing Up Against Injustice – Dr. Amadou S Janneh

Saturday, 18 May 2013 21:49
(JollofNews) – Gambians have long been subjected to all sorts of rumnd allegations about the maltreatment of detainees in Read more... Comments (1)

Gambia's Jammeh In LGBT 'Hall Of Shame'

Friday, 17 May 2013 17:23
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has been named in this year's 'Hall of Shame' of the lesbian, gay, Read more... Comments (7)

Ex-Gambian Minister Publishes Memoirs

Friday, 17 May 2013 16:48
(JollofNews) – A former Gambian Information minister who was jailed for trying to organise an Arab spring type of revolution in the Read more... Comments (19)

Gambia Supports UN Resolution On Syria

Friday, 17 May 2013 16:11
(JollofNews) – The Gambia is among 107 countries that have voted in favour of a United Nation’s Arab-backed resolution Read more... Comments (18)

Two Gambians In Court For 'Gay Sex'

Friday, 17 May 2013 15:58
(JollofNews) – Authorities in the Gambia have filed criminal charges against two men for allegedly having gay sex. Read more... Comments (2)

Iranian Azim Aghajani Convicted Over Nigeria Arms

Monday, 13 May 2013 20:29
(BBC) – An Iranian man convicted of smuggling arms into Nigeria has been sentenced to five years in prison by a Lagos court. Read more... Comments (6)

Amnesty Int’l Denounces Gambia’s Harsh Criminal Law

Wednesday, 08 May 2013 12:28
(Statement) – The “Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, 2013”, also known as “The Principal Act”, was passed Read more... Comments (8)

Michael Scales Gives To JollofNews

Monday, 06 May 2013 22:40
(JollofNews) – Michael Scales, a retired British businessman and honorary citizen of Gunjur village has once again demonstrated his generosity by Read more...

Jollof News Online Appeals For Help

Monday, 06 May 2013 13:50
(JollofNews) – The management of Gambia’s online newspaper, JollofNews, is seeking support for the up keep and maintenance of its website. Read more... Comments (16)

Twelve Bomb Disposal Experts Abducted In Senegal

Sunday, 05 May 2013 01:48
(AFP) – Suspected separatist rebels have abducted 12 bomb disposal experts in southern Senegal, a security source said Read more... Comments (8)

Dilemma For Gambian Students In India

Sunday, 05 May 2013 01:41
(Opinion) – This weekend, as most people retreat from their gruelling jobs to some relaxing environment, a bunch of Gambian Read more... Comments (4)

Gambia Sticks Two Fingers Up At Britain

Friday, 03 May 2013 15:39
(JollofNews) – The Government of The Gambia has stuck two fingers up at the United Kingdom Foreign and Read more... Comments (68)

Dilation On Press Freedom

Friday, 03 May 2013 15:33
(Opinion) – As media practitioners and their sympathizers observe World Press Freedom Day, I would like to expatiate on press freedom with Read more... Add new comment

Gambian Women Still Facing Discrimination, Sexual Violence

Tuesday, 30 April 2013 23:24
(JollofNews) – Women in the Gambia are being continuously discriminated and subjected to horrific sexual violence including Read more... Comments (24)

Bissau Leader Pledges Election By Year End

Monday, 29 April 2013 23:47
(Reuters) – Guinea-Bissau's interim leader returned home on Sunday after weeks abroad seeking medical treatment and Read more... Add new comment

Hundreds Say Goodbye To Gambian Musician

Monday, 29 April 2013 23:44
(JollofNews) – Hundreds of Gambians Saturday said their final goodbyes to Mawdo Sey, a Swedish based Gambian Read more... Comments (3)

US Government Slams Gambia

Friday, 26 April 2013 16:11
(JollofNews) – The US government has severely criticised the APRC regime of President Yahya Jammeh over its treatment and lack of respect to the rights Read more... Comments (40)

Guinea-Bissau 'Coup Conspirators' Jailed

Friday, 26 April 2013 16:03
(AFP) – A group of soldiers accused of an attack on an elite commando barracks which the Guinea Bissau government Read more... Add new comment

Top Gambian Cleric Dies

Wednesday, 24 April 2013 22:02
(JollofNews) – Sheikh Gibril Kujabi, an erudite scholar at the Tallinding Islamic Institute has died. Kujabi who was also imam of the Tallinding mosque is said to Read more... Comments (5)

Paris Firm Sues Senegal's Abdoulaye Wade Over Car Bill

Wednesday, 24 April 2013 09:31
(Paris) – A luxury car company based in Paris is pursuing former Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade for €350,000 in allegedly Read more... Comments (20)

Thousands Protest To Demand Release Of Senegal's Karim Wade

Wednesday, 24 April 2013 09:26
(AFP) – At least 2,500 people demonstrated in Dakar on Tuesday to demand the release of Karim Wade, the son and former Read more... Comments (24)

No Skype, Viber Ban In The Gambia

Tuesday, 23 April 2013 16:49
(JollofNews) – The Government of the Gambia has rubbished reports that it has forbidden the use of Skype and Viber in the country. Read more... Comments (23)

Gambia Named As Regional Hub For Sex Trafficking

Tuesday, 16 April 2013 13:31
(JollofNews) – The US State Department has described the Gambia as a regional hub for sex trafficking. Read more... Comments (5)

Senegal Ex-President's Son Detained In Dakar: Lawyer

Monday, 15 April 2013 22:20
(AFP) – The flamboyant "super minister" son of former Senegalese leader Abdoulaye Wade was detained in Dakar on Read more... Add new comment