‘Coup Plotters’ Charged in The Gambia
The Gambian government has charged a group of senior military officials and businessmen with trying to overthrow President Yahya Jammeh. The statement was made by the Justice. Ministry which said the group had conspired to stage a coup d’etat to overthrow the president. Since taking over the country in a military coup in 1994 himself, [...]
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh Sacks Top Army and Police Bosses
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, has ordered the sacking and detention of six top police and army officials in the latest wave of arrests targeting security bodies in the West African state. Those arrested include Inspector General of Police Ensa Badjie and Commander of the Navy Sarjo Fofona. The Gambian government has declined to comment further [...]
Yahya Jammeh Threatens To Kill Human Rights Workers in the Gambia
Yahya Jammeh, the President of The Gambia, who is a senior member of the African Club of ruling Dictators, has made a serious threat to eliminate anyone who attempts to ‘destabilize’ the Gambia. The President in a state broadcast message warned that the security of anyone who is affiliated with human rights groups cannot be [...]
Testing the Pulse of African Democracies
Over the years, African states have not been able to see the concept of democracy and good governance as issues which go beyond merely voting political leaders into positions of trust. They have forgotten the sad reality that democracy and good governance encapsulate the need for political accountability, press freedom, and the existence of a [...]
Yahya Jammeh Yields to Pressure as Journalists are Released
On the 15th of August this year, Newstime Africa joined the international media calling for the release of six journalists who were detained unlawfully in the Gambia. The journalists were convicted of sedition and defamation and were sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. As a result of overwhelming international pressure, the Gambian President has decided to [...]
Calls for Gambian Dictator to Release Journalists
This press is calling on the Gambian government to release the six journalists that have been convicted of sedition and defamation. As the U.S. administration has clearly stated, the conviction of the journalists violated acceptable international norms and the imperatives of governance of the 21st century. Even the Reuters news agency issued a statement, expressing [...]
Yahya Jammeh’s Hunt for Witches in the Gambia
The Gambia. The people of this West African nation have grown familiar with the unpredictable exploits of its absolute ruler, who insists on being called His Excellency President Professor Dr. Al-Haji Yahya Jammeh: his herbs-and-banana cure for AIDS, his threat to behead those with unusual sexual preferences, his mandate that only he can drive through [...]
The Gambia: CPJ condemns court verdict against six journalists
August 6, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the highly politicized court verdict against six independent journalists today in the capital of the Gambia, Banjul. Judge Emmanuel Fagbenle sentenced the journalists to two years in jail and heavy fines on six counts of sedition and criminal defamation, local journalists told CPJ. Failure to pay the [...]
Gambian Expatriates Protest Against Government
While the Banjul government puts on official parades, sporting events and musical entertainment to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the so-called culture coup of 22 July, 1994 that brought President Yahya Jammeh to power , expatriates in Washington, DC and New York City are staging protests against what they consider to be one of Africa’s [...]
