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Darboe declined seeing Junta over proposed ministerial offer
Brigadier General Mamat Cham has apologized to the Gambians for his role in the 1994 military takeover.
The leader of the United Democratic Party, Ousainou Darboe, has refused an offer of a cabinet position from Yahya Jammeh and his…
Senegal assures Junta “neutrality” in 1994 coup
The Senegalese Government under the leadership of former president Abdou Diouf has assured Yahya Jammeh and his collaborators that they will not intervene following the military takeover, Brigadier General Mamat Cham told the Truth…
Former Junta sec. confirms Sallah rejects Jammeh’s ministerial offer
The fifth witness before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission Aboubacarr Jeng was a senior police officer at the time of the 1994 coup.
A former secretary to the Military Junta that overthrew Gambia’s first leader Dawda…
July 1994 coup was an accident, says fifth commission witness
The fifth witness before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission probing the human rights violations of former dictator Yahya Jammeh has described the 22 July 1994 military takeover as a "fluke".
Aboubacarr Jeng, a senior…
Over hundred thousand Gambian children working—survey
The survey has also indicated a rise in youth unemployment figures from 38% to 41%.
Over one hundred thousand Gambian children are subjected to child labour, a significant number of which are working in dangerous conditions, according…
What words describe Jammeh, Edward…?
Alagie Kanteh, a spokesperson for the Junta for about 10 days after the coup, has given an insight into the attitude of the people who took over government on July 22, 1994.
The leadership of the military men who overthrew Gambia’s…
Cabinet tasks Justice Minister to resolve TRRC-GRTS “rift”
The administration of President Adama Barrow has tasked Abubacarr Tambadou, the Minister of Justice to negotiate the rift between the state broadcaster and the Truth Commission investigating the human rights violations of Yahya Jammeh.…
Truth Commission: Witnesses debate “influence” of foreign troops in 1994 coup
Two key witnesses before the Commission of inquiry in the human rights violations of the former dictator Yahya Jammeh have hold differing opinions on how Nigerians who were in the Gambia during the coup may have played a role in it.
The…
Former soldier Gomez cries while recounting ordeal under detention
A former Gambian youth minister under Yahya Jammeh, Sheriff Gomez, has broken into tears for several times while explaining to the Commission probing human rights violations of the former ruler the torture and mock execution he has been…
Remains of 30th Dec. “heroes” handed to families
Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou has handed over the remains of former soldiers who were killed in a coup plot against former ruler Yahya Jammeh on December 30, 2014.
Lt.Col Lamin Sanneh, a former presidential guard under Jammeh and…