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Foroyaa. Foroyaa is a newspaper located in Serrekunda, the Gambia. It was first launched in July 1987, and is owned by the People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), an opposition political party that was instrumental in bringing the downfall of ex-president Yahya Jammeh in the 1 December 2016 election. [1] [2]
This is a list of newspapers currently published in The Gambia. ... Biweekly. Foroyaa; News websites. Freedom Newspaper – online; The Standard – online; The ...
Senegambia Confederation. 2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis. ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia. Gambia portal. v. t. e. The 2014 Gambian coup d'état attempt broke out during the night of 30 December 2014, when gunfire erupted in the Gambian capital of Banjul .
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 ...
He is the coeditor of the party's newspaper, Foroyaa. He stood in Wulli Constituency for the PDOIS in the 1987 House of Representatives election stood and again in 1992 but finished last in both elections. Along with Halifa Sallah, he refused the offer of a post in the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council government in 1994. He was briefly ...
[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. [9]
T. Today Newspaper (The Gambia) Categories: News media in the Gambia. Newspapers by country. Newspapers published in Africa by country. Hidden category: Automatic category TOC generates no TOC.
Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof (22 October 1924 – 2 April 2011) commonly known as Cham Joof or Alhaji Cham Joof, (pen name: Alh. A.E. Cham Joof) was a Gambian historian, politician, author, trade unionist, broadcaster, radio programme director, scout master, Pan-Africanist, lecturer, columnist, activist and an African nationalist who advocated for the Gambia's independence during the colonial era.