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Abdoulie Bojang (football Coach)
Abdoulie Bojang (died 29 November 2024) was a Gambian politician who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia from 2010 to 2017, and as a member of the assembly for Foni Kansala as a member of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction from 2007 to 2017. He also served as The Gambia's ambassador to South Africa from 2017 to 2020. Early life Abdoulie Bojang was born in Sagnajorr, The Gambia, and raised in Brikama. Career Before entering politics Bojang was a teacher. In the 2007 election Bojan was nominated to the National Assembly of the Gambia by President Yahya Jammeh for the Foni Kansala constituency. He was a member of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction and was elected Deputy Speaker of the assembly. Elisabeth Renner was initially nominated to be Speaker of the assembly, but her nomination was revoked by Jammeh. Majority Leader Fabakary Jatta and Minority Leader Momodou L. K. Sanneh nominated Bojang and he was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brikama
Brikama is one of the largest cities in the Gambia. It is also called 'Satey Ba' by the locals, meaning "big town". It lies southwest of the country's capital, Banjul. Brikama is the headquarters of the Brikama Local Government Area (formerly the Western Division), and is the largest city in the region containing over twenty five wards with a population of over 100,000. As per the 2013 census, the population of Brikama LGA is 730,895. Economy In August 2006, Brikama Power Station was inaugurated in August 2006 by President Yahya Jammeh. Culture Brikama is known for wood carving Wood carving (or woodcarving) is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculpture, .... It is the center of the Gambian music industry with many famous musicians coming from Brikama. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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The Point (the Gambia)
''The Point'' is a daily newspaper published in Bakau, the Gambia. History On 16 December 1991, ''The Point'' was founded by Pap Saine, Deyda Hydara, and Babucarr Gaye; Hydara and Saine had been friends since childhood. Gaye resigned four months later, and Hydara and Saine ran the paper together for the next decade. Saine also worked as a Reuters correspondent for West Africa. During the first two years of its establishment, the paper came out every Monday, and then every Monday and Thursday. In 1995, the paper came out thrice weekly, and then four times a week in 2001 (on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays). In 2006, the paper became a daily newspaper. In the early 2000s, the paper ran a weekly history column. The Gambian statesman and historian Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof was a columnist and contributor to that column, some of which included ''The Genesis of The Half-Die Mosque'' by Alieu Ebrima Joof (Friday, 9 May 2003). On 16 December 2004, Deyda Hydar, one of the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muslims
Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God in Abrahamic religions, God of Abraham (or ''Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the last Islamic prophet. Alongside the Quran, Muslims also believe in previous Islamic holy books, revelations, such as the Tawrat (Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), and the Injeel (Gospel). These earlier revelations are associated with Judaism and Christianity, which are regarded by Muslims as earlier versions of Islam. The majority of Muslims also follow the teachings and practices attributed to Muhammad (''sunnah'') as recorded in traditional accounts (hadith). With an estimated population of almost 2 billion followers, Muslims comprise around 26% of the world's total population. In descending order, the percentage of people who identify as Muslims on each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–2017 Gambian Constitutional Crisis
A constitutional crisis occurred in The Gambia following Gambian presidential election, 2016, presidential elections in December 2016, in which challenger Adama Barrow achieved an upset victory over longtime incumbent Yahya Jammeh. It eventually concluded after a military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led to Jammeh's departure from the country. Although Jammeh first accepted the victory of Adama Barrow on 1 December, he rejected the election results days later. Jammeh called for the election to be annulled, and appealed to the Supreme Court of the Gambia, Supreme Court, which refused to rule on the matter. He then deployed troops to the capital of Banjul and the city of Serekunda. The National Assembly (Nigeria), National Assembly, where Jammeh's Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction held an absolute majority, used emergency measures to extend Jammeh's rule. The United Nations and Economic Community of West African States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momodou L
Momodou is a Gambian given name that may refer to: *Momodou Alieu Bah, Gambian senior army officer * Momodou Baboucar Njie (1929–2009), Gambian politician * Momodou Ceesay (born 1988), Gambian football striker * Momodou Ceesay (artist) (born 1945), Gambian fine artist and writer * Momodou L. K. Sanneh (born 1942), Gambian politician * Momodou Malcolm Jallow (born 1975), Gambian-born Swedish politician *Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe (24 July 1944 – 6 April 2025) was a Gambian diplomat who was the Gambian Foreign Minister from 1998 to August 2001. He lived in self-imposed exile in Sweden and was heading the pro-democracy Gambia Consultative Council, ... (1944–2025), foreign minister of The Gambia {{Given name African masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabakary Jatta
Fabakary Tombong Jatta (born 16 November 1952) is a Gambian politician who has served as Speaker of the National Assembly since 2022 and the leader of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) since 2017. Early life and career Jatta was born on 16 November 1952 in Albreda, Gambia. He was educated at Armitage High School and Yundum College (1970–1973). He later worked as a teacher in Bansang from 1973 to 1977 and at Crab Island Junior Secondary School, Banjul from 1977 to 1979, before joining Nigeria Airways, where he became the district accountant. Political career During the Gambian First Republic (1970–1974), he supported the National Convention Party and was taken to court for allegedly registering to vote in two different constituencies, which makes him look antipathy to the People's Progressive Party. He joined the APRC party on its establishment in 1996. Jatta was elected as the National Assembly Member (NAM) for Serekunda East in the 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Gambian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia on 25 January 2007. Forty-eight members of the National Assembly were elected, with another five being appointed by the President."Gambia's ruling party wins majority" Al Jazeera, January 26, 2007. The result was a victory for the ruling (APRC), which won 42 of the 48 seats. After the elections, President said that "constituencies that voted the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foni Kansala
Foni Kansala is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's West Coast Region, which is located to the south of the Gambia River The Gambia River (formerly known as the River Gambra, French language, French: ''Fleuve Gambie'', Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Rio Gâmbia'') is a major river in West Africa, running from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward ... in the southwest of the country. Foni Kansala is in the southeast of the division, between Foni Bintang-Karenai and Foni Bondali. References West Coast Division (The Gambia) Districts of the Gambia {{Gambia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance For Patriotic Reorientation And Construction
The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) is a political party in the Gambia. Founded by army officers who staged the 1994 coup, it was the dominant party of the Gambia from 1996 to 2016 under president Yahya Jammeh. History The APRC was formed in 1996 to support coup organiser Yahya Jammeh's successful campaign in the 1996 presidential election. The party would rule over the country for the next twenty years, with subsequent elections being heavily controversial and the APRC facing very little opposition. For instance, no other candidates ran in 33 of the 45 National Assembly seats won by the APRC in the 2002 parliamentary elections, as the main opposition party, the United Democratic Party boycotted what it described would be an unfair election. Despite such criticisms, the APRC was described as very popular amongst the Jola ethnic group. In terms of nationwide percentage, the party's best parliamentary election result was in 2007 (59.7%), while it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
