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Let them go and ask Deyda Hydara who killed him." [6] The Gambia Press Union then published a statement criticizing the lack of press freedom in Gambia, the stalled progress of the investigation, and the president's remarks, which the union called "inappropriate". [9] [11] The statement ran in The Point and a weekly newspaper, Foroyaa, on 11 June.
Deyda Hydara (June 9, 1946 – December 16, 2004) was a co-founder and primary editor of The Point, a major independent Gambian newspaper. He was also a correspondent for both AFP News Agency and Reporters Without Borders for more than 30 years. Hydara also worked as a Radio presenter in the Gambia called Radio Syd during his early years as a freelance journalist.
Freedom Newspaper – online. The Standard – online. The Daily News – online.
The Gambia, officially the Republic of the Gambia, is a country in West Africa. [a] [8] Geographically, The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa; [b] it is surrounded by Senegal, except for its western coast on the Atlantic Ocean. [9] It is situated on both sides of the lower reaches of the Gambia River, which flows through the ...
Ebrima Manneh. Ebrima B. Manneh (February 18, 1978 [1] –2008?) was a Gambian journalist who was arrested in July 2006 and secretly held in custody. [2] In March 2019, the Gambian newspapers The Trumpet and "The Point" newspaper reported that Manneh died in mid-2008 while being taken from a police station to the Diabugu Batapa hospital.
Banjul, Gambia. Dawda Docka Fadera (died 20 February 2022) was a Gambian diplomat who served as ambassador to the United States from 2018 until his death. Prior to his appointment, he was Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary at the Personnel Management Office (PMO).
Pages in category "Newspapers published in the Gambia". The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The paper, Gambia's first daily newspaper, [2] [self-published source] was founded by Mae Gene and Kenneth Best in 1990. [3] Kenneth Best had previously managed another paper called the Daily Observer in Liberia, until the First Liberian Civil War caused him to relocate with his family to the Gambia. [2] In October 1994, following Yahya Jammeh 's military coup, Best was expelled from Gambia ...