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Gambia Faces Kidnapper’s Wrath

The Gambia’s former Vice President has likened the Gambia’s predicament to the case of a” helpless victim” who incurs “the wrath of a kidnapper.” Bakary Bunja Dabo told a recent concluded  People’s Progressive Party (PPP) meeting in the United States that the onus now lies on Gambians, particularly the opposition, […]

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Gambia Faces Kidnapper's Wrath

The Gambia’s former Vice President has likened the Gambia’s predicament to the case of a” helpless victim” who incurs “the wrath of a kidnapper.” Bakary Bunja Dabo told a recent concluded  People’s Progressive Party (PPP) meeting in the United States that the onus now lies on Gambians, particularly the opposition, […]

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ANC Wins Elections With Reduced Majority

The ANC’s majority shrank to 62.1% as it won its sixth term in power, while the Democratic Alliance grew its vote share significantly to 22.2%, the Electoral Commission confirmed on Saturday. Founded eight months ago, the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters came third in Wednesday’s elections with 6.3% after a campaign […]

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Gambia’s Season That Never Was Part 1

By Mohamed Lamin Sillah March 31st 2014 saw the official coming to an end of the Gambia’s formal groundnut marketing season. It was a season without its usual characteristics fanfare, for crowded seccos, as buying points are called here, pyramids of groundnuts, dwarfing rusty screening implements that look like mammals from prehistoric […]

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Bala Jahumpa Still In Hospital

Kairo News sources have confirmed that the Gambia’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure is still admitted at Madid hospital. This contradicts an earlier report published on the pro-government Daily Observer that Bala Garba Jahumpa was released from hospital. Mr. Jahumpa was airlifted to Spain for further medical treatment last month […]