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Gambia News : Gambian lawyers boycott court sessions in protest

  

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Gambian lawyers are currently boycotting all the courts in the tiny West African nation following a decision by prosecutors at the state law office to charge one of their colleagues, Moses Richards with sedition and giving false information to a public officer, APA learns here on Wednesday.

The President of the Gambia Bar Association, Sheriff Tambedou is quoted by the Wednesday edition of the Foroyaa newspaper as saying that the Bar started their action on Monday10th of January to seek protection and respect for their professional activities and that they will resume their normal duties on Thursday 14th of January 2011. He said the decision was arrived after members of the Bar agreed that no lawyer will appear in any court in the Gambia during this period.

He went on to say that the reason for this protest was triggered by the recent arrest, detention and leveling of charges against Barrister Moses Richards and by extension to all of them as barristers. He said Barrister Richards wrote a letter to the Sheriff of the High Court acting on the instructions of his client which was information that was conveyed to him by his client.

Gambie: 8 personnes dont l'ex-chef de l'armée condamnés à mort pour complot

L'ex-chef de l'armée gambienne et sept autres personnes, dont de hauts responsables militaires et des hommes d'affaires, ont été condamnés à mort, jeudi, à Banjul où ils étaient jugés pour une présumée tentative de coup d'Etat en 2009 contre le régime de Yahya Jammeh.

"Je déclare coupable tous les prévenus et les condamne à la peine de mort," a déclaré le juge Emmanuel Amabi.

Gambia News : OB Mbye, BO Badjie speak

Friday, June 04, 2010
Omar Bun Mbye and BO Badjie, the second and third accused persons respectively at the ongoing three counts criminal charges of treason filed in against them and six others by the state before the High Court presided over by Justice Emmanuel Amadi, yesterday started their testimony.

The two mounted the witness box one after the other at the end of evidence adduced by the former chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) first accused Lang Tombong Tamba.  The evidences of the two ex-military officers covered their lives as military officers in GAF, their work relationships and operations within the GAF, the day each of them enlisted in the GAF, the alleged November 2009 coup plot  and the 21st March 2006 foiled coup  among others.

President Jammeh decorates US Embassy official

Friday, June 04, 2010

The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh Wednesday night conferred the prestigious award of Officer of the Republic of The Gambia ORG (honorary) on Tashawna S Bethea, political and economic officer at the American Embassy in Banjul, in recognition of her immense contributions towards the socio-economic development of The Gambia. 

Gambia News : Police name Gambian victim Fatou Saine in Glasgow newsagent 'stabbing'

  

gambiaPolice have released the name of a 33-year-old woman who died following a disturbance at a newsagents in Glasgow.

Fatou Saine, from the Inverclyde area, is believed to have been stabbed in the McColl's store in St Enoch Square at about 1155 BST on Tuesday.

A man, believed to be in his 40s, was also injured. Ms Saine is understood to have worked in the store and may have known the injured man.

Strathclyde Police said they were treating her death as murder.

Gambia News : The Gambia gears up for musical concert in tribute to Michael Jackson

  

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The grand musical performance, dubbed as "a tribute to Michael Jackson" to be performed by the late king of pop’s elder brother, Jermaine Jackson and other family members, is fully set to roll off Saturday evening at Gambia’s Independence Stadium in Bakau, some 11 kilometres outside of Banjul, the capital.

As part of the on-going 5th Kanilai International Cultural Festival, this is the first of its kind since Michael Jackson’s sudden death.

Gambia news: Taiwanese cultural group to participate in Kanilai Festival

Friday, May 21, 2010
Hung-Sheng Lion Dance Theatre group, one of the most celebrated cultural groups in Taiwan will take part in the 5th Kanilai International Cultural Festival which starts Tomorrow, Saturday, May 22nd in Kanilai. 

The much talked about cultural group, according to a press release from the Taiwan Embassy in Banjul, will also grace the Gambian leader,  Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh's 45th birthday celebration. The release further disclosed that Hung-Sheng Lion Dance Theatre group will also grace the much awaited mega tribute concert of the late Michael Jackson on May 29 at the Independence Stadium.

Gambia News : Jermaine Jackson defies stay-away warning, holds concert in Gambia

  

gambiaDefying a warning to stay away from The Gambia, American musician Jermaine Jackson, held a concert in the tiny West African nation this weekend, in honour of his later brother, Michael Jackson, PANA reported Sunday.

The Accra-based Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) recently advised Jermaine to stay away from The Gambia under President Yahya Jammeh, citing human rights violations by the government.

Gambia News : My loyalty to the president will never change, Lang Tombong Tamba tells court

  

gambia"My loyalty to the President will never change until I am in my grave. I leave everything in the hands of God, who knows what is wrong and right."

These were the words of Lt. General Lang Tombong Tamba on Thursday when he continued his testimony at the High Court in Banjul in the ongoing treason trial involving him and seven others.

Lang Tombong Tamba told the court that, on another day, Ebrima Sanyang (Ebrima Marreh) came to his residence in Kololi with the intention of seeing him when he did not close from work, and that his guards on duty kept Ebrima Sanyany waiting outside the compound.

Mali : après neuf mois de captivité, le préfet de Tenenkou libéré

Mali : après neuf mois de captivité, le préfet de Tenenkou libéré

Mali : après neuf mois de captivité, le préfet de Tenenkou libéré

Au Mali, Makan Doumbia, préfet de Tenenkou, a été libéré après neuf mois de captivité. Il avait été enlevé le 8 mai 2018, alors qu’il était en déplacement. Quant à Soungalo Koné, le magistrat enlevé en même temps que le préfet de Ténenkou, est décédé au cours de sa détention.

Video : Gambia News : Gambia 1-5 Mexico: Manchester United-Bound Javier Hernandez Nets Twice

  

gambiaMexico recovered from two successive friendly defeats to register a formidable five goal haul against Gambia in rain-soaked Bayreuth, Germany.

Following on from losses against England and the Netherlands, Javier Aguirre’s team made short work of the Gambians, winning convincingly thanks largely to contributions from the Chivas contingent.

Gambia news: IMF deputy division chief impressed with Gambia's economy

Friday, May 21, 2010
David Dunn, the deputy division chief of the African Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that he is impressed with the good performance of the Gambia economy in recent years despite the current global economic crisis. 

Dunn made these remarks Thursday at a press conference held at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs office in Banjul after their three-day mission to The Gambia to conduct their regular Article Four consultation as well as monitor The Gambia's performance against the current programme with IMF.

Mali : violente attaque contre le contingent tchadien de la Minusma

Une attaque a eu lieu très tôt ce matin à Aguelhok au nord du Mali contre le contingent tchadien de la force onusienne déployée dans le pays, la Minusma. Le bilan est très lourd : au moins huit morts, selon des militaires tchadiens. Le représentant de l'ONU dénonce une attaque « ignoble ».

L’attaque a commencé ce dimanche matin vers 6h15 (heure locale). Des hommes armés ont surgi devant un checkpoint de la mission de l’ONU au Mali, à Aguelhok dans la région de Kidal, mais également devant le camp de la Minusma de la même localité.