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t. e. Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former military officer, who served as President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017, as well as Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council from 1994 to 1996. Jammeh was born in Kanilai, in the Gambia, and is a Muslim of the Jola ethnic group.
On 29 January 2017 newly elected President Adama Barrow changed the name back to Republic of The Gambia. [22] [23] The Gambia is one of a small number of countries for which the definite article is commonly used in its English-language name and where the name is not either plural or descriptive (e.g. "the Philippines" or "the United Kingdom"). [24]
The Daily Observer. Coordinates: 13.475°N 16.676°W. The Daily Observer is a newspaper published in Bakau in Banjul, the Gambia. [1] 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 ...
On 14 December 2004, the Gambia passed two new media laws. One, the Criminal Code (Amendment) Bill 2004, allowed prison terms for defamation and sedition; the other, the Newspaper (Amendment) Bill 2004, required newspaper owners to purchase expensive operating licenses, registering their homes as security.
Headquarters. Kanifing, the Gambia. ISSN. 0796-157X. Website. www. today.gm. Today Newspaper is an independent newspaper in the Gambia, West Africa. It was established July 2007 by Abdul Hamid Adiamoh, a Nigerian journalist. The newspaper was the first to publish colour on its front cover and in selected pages.
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 .
University of Liverpool. University of Edinburgh. Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara[1] GCMG (16 May 1924 – 27 August 2019 [2][3]) was a Gambian politician who served as Prime Minister from 1962 to 1970, and then as the first President of The Gambia from 1970 to 1994, when he was deposed. Jawara was born in Barajally, MacCarthy Island Division, the son ...