The soldiers made them lie on the ground, then they beat them and stamped on them with their boots
By Zainab Jobarteh Renowned traditional drummer Kebuteh Jafuneh loved to entertain crowds and many who remember him have described his ...
Tag: Yahya Jammeh
Encounter with presidential motorcade crashed young footballer’s dreams
By Zainab Jobarteh Ebrima Beyai has suffered pain since 2016 because he was at the wrong place at the wrong ...
Mistaken for a protester, he was jailed, beaten, and tortured
Pa Ousman Njie always took a keen interest in the proceedings of The Gambia’s truth commission. This in itself was not ...
My father wanted the best for his country, says Ndure Cham’s daughter
“Now everyone knows that my father did not abandon us; he was killed.” These words offer cold comfort to Haddy ...
They killed my father, then lied that he had escaped from prison
Mariama Marenah remembers the agony of her family after her father, Daba Marenah, went missing in March 2006 and nobody ...
Labelled witches and wizards, innocent villagers suffered shame and stigma
By Mary Mam Degen Fye Former President Yahya Jammeh, one of the word’s most eccentric and ruthless leaders, was known ...
