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Ex-justice minister Joof, others submit details for nominations with IEC

Saikou Jammeh2021-11-29T20:42:14+00:00

The nomination for presidential candidate in Gambia’s December 4 election has started on Saturday with the submission of nomination papers by Joseph Henry Joof, a one-time justice minister under ex-president Yahya Jammeh. The controversial figure passed a bill in 2000 indemnifying soldiers who shot student...

November 2, 2021Saikou JammehCurrent Affairs, Election Hub
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Gambia’s first ‘raster’ presidential hopeful files for nomination

Mustapha K Darboe2024-01-02T01:54:17+00:00

Bankole Yao Jojo Ahadzie, 43, has made history on Sunday by becoming the first rasterman to file for nomination as a presidential candidate in Gambia. Gambians head to the polls on December 4, a crowded race that show 22 people declaring interest in the country’s...

October 31, 2021Mustapha K DarboeCurrent Affairs, Election Hub
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Dr Banja Denies Corruption Charges

Saikou Jammeh2024-01-02T01:54:07+00:00

Dr Bamba Banja, a former permanent secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries, has denied three counts of corruption charges brought against him at the High Court on Wednesday. Dr Banja faces charges bordering on economic crimes and official corruption. He pleaded not guilty on all counts. The...

October 14, 2021Saikou JammehCurrent Affairs, Investigations
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‘Decoding’ COVID-19: Gambia’s success in tracking mutations of the virus

Mustapha K Darboe2021-11-29T20:46:03+00:00

By December last year, The Gambia has uploaded 430 sequenced genomes of COVID-19 on the global database compiled by GISAID Initiative, ranking 6th in the world for percentage of positive samples sequenced, according to a Washington Post article. By the beginning of March 2021, the...

April 22, 2021Mustapha K DarboeCurrent Affairs, Indepth Reporting
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