The Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Hon. Abubacarr Baa Tambedou, has assured that the former president Yahya Jammeh will face immediate arrest and charges of the most serious kind if he sets his foot in the Gambia. Justice Minister Tambedou made this remark on Sunday morning during the […]
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Opinion: Gambia Government’s Stance on Yahya Jammeh’s ‘Return’ – a Classic Failure of Leadership…
By Amadou Dibba, Birmingham, UK Where does one even begin to try to make sense of one of the current subjects of wide discussion among Gambians – the supposed (I would emphasise this) planned return of the exiled former Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh? How is it that a former leader […]
Gov’t refutes allegations of negotiations for Ex-President Jammeh’s return
In the wake of raging allegations that the APRC Party of exiled former President Yaya Jammeh was in serious negotiations with the Barrow Government for the former President’s return home, The Gambia Government categorically denies the claims as totally meritless. To be abundantly sure, there are no on-going negotiations between […]
Jammeh, Bazzi assets forfeited to state
All assets belonging to former President Yahya Jammeh and Muhammed Bazzi – a business tycoon will be forfeited to the state, Justice Ministry has announced on Wednesday. The ministry’s announcement came following findings made by the Commission of Inquiry into the financial activities of the former Gambian president and his […]
Gambian ex-president ‘stole almost $1bn before fleeing country’
Yahya Jammeh, the former president of the Gambia, orchestrated the theft of almost $1bn (£760m) from his country before his flight into exile two years ago, investigative reporters have alleged. The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) said it had reviewed thousands of leaked documents that detailed how government […]
APRC Re-elects Jammeh, Calls For His Unconditional Return
By Bekai Njie Party delegates at 6th Congress of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), which was held at Bwiam have reelected Yahya Jammeh as the party leader and secretary general. They equally therefore, called for his unconditional return and unfreezing of his assets. According to Fabakary Tombong-Jatta, […]
Gambia Gov’t Reacts To U.S. Ban On Jammeh
By Bekai Njie The Ministry of Justice says it has learnt with great appreciation the news from the State Department of the United States that the former President Yahya Jammeh and his family have been banned from entering the United States as a result of the latter`s involvement in significant […]
