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Yahya Jammeh

Type: Person

Name: Yahya Jammeh

Title: President - President (Gambia)

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

19 Years of Sports Development [column]

So much has been achieved in terms of sports and football in particular over the years since His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh took over the mantle as the President of the Smiling Coast of Africa. Rewind back just a couple of decades ... [Published Individual.com - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, 2010 FIFA World Cup, Peru, Banjul (Gambia)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Paul Biya

President Jammeh Receives Cameroonian Envoy

President Yahya Jammeh yesterday received at State House a special envoy of President Paul Biya of Cameroon.Dr Joseph Dion Ngute, Minister Delegate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cameroon, told waiting reporters shortly after a closed-door meeting ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: Yahya Jammeh, Paul Biya, Special Envoy, Cameroon

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

LGBT Rights: The 2013 ‘Hall of Shame’

International Day Against Homophobia and TransphobiaThe Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Rights Program at Human Rights Watch today named its candidates to its annual “Hall of Shame” to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and ... [Published Student Times - May 22 2013]

Entities: LGBT, Homophobia, Gambia

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Justice Minister Jobarteh Axed, As Amie Joof Takes Over

In yet another cabinet reshuffle, President Yahya Jammeh has relieved Justice Lamin Jobarteh, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, of his cabinet appointment.A news release from the presidency announced late yesterday that the President has in the ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: Attorney General, Yahya Jammeh, High Court Judge

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Gambia: Justice Minister Removed

The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Dr. Alhaji Yahya Jammeh has decided to relieve Lamin AMS Jobarteh of his appointment as Attorney General and minister of Justice with immediate effect. In the same vein, President Jammeh has also appointed ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, Attorney General

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

President Jammeh Opens 2013 'Mansa Bengo'

The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, over the weekend presided over the opening of a two-day 'Mansa Bengo' (meaning conclave of chiefs) in Kanilai. The 2013 conclave of the traditional rulers on the theme, 'Land ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Yahya Jammeh, Gambia, Demba Sanyang, Isatou Njie-Saidy, Brikama (Gambia)

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

President Jammeh Sends Birthday Gifts to Sir Dawda

The president of the Republic, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, Thursday presented special gifts to his predecessor, Alhaji Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, on the occasion of the latter's 89th birthday.The gifts, which included an undisclosed ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: Yahya Jammeh, Dawda Jawara, Office of the President, Gratitude, Tourism

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Lgbt Rights: The 2013 "Hall of Shame' International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch:Since our last "Hall of Shame" there have been significant strides in many parts of the world toward equality for LGBT people, including in Uruguay, New Zealand, and France. ... [Published HighBeam Research - May 18 2013]

Entities: LGBT, Homophobia, Human Rights Watch, Graeme Reid

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 4 reports

LGBT Rights: The 2013 'Hall of Shame' | Human Rights Watch

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), for attempting to export homophobia to Africa. Founded in 1990 by the Baptist Minister and televangelist Pat Robertson, and headed by Jay Sekulow, its chief counsel, the ACLJ strongly opposes LGBT equality ... [Published Newsvine - May 18 2013]

Entities: LGBT, Gambia, Homophobia, Homosexuality

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Gambia: Gambian Government Releases Detained Imam - Warns of Intolerance for Freedom of Expression

The Gambian government on May 11th, 2013 released a renowned Muslim Cleric and a Human Rights Defender - Imam Baba Leigh after he was arrested and detained on 3rd December, 2012.Imam Baba Leigh was detained incommunicado for five months and seven days ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Gambia, Freedom of Expression, Religion, Yahya Jammeh, Cleric

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 2 reports

Gambia: Jammeh Hold Talks With Food Security and Disaster Management Stakeholders

President Yahya Jammeh on Wednesday held a meeting with stakeholders and members of the National Food Security and Disaster Management Council at State House in Banjul.The daylong meeting, attended by the Vice President and Minister for Women's Affairs, ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 10 2013]

Entities: Yahya Jammeh, Food Security, Disaster Management

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 2 reports

Activists call for release of imam in Gambia

Hamat Bah of the opposition National Reconciliation Party (NRP) called on the Gambian government to release the Muslim cleric late Tuesday, describing his detention unconstitutional.Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has ruled the country since he came to ... [Published Modesto Bee - May 01 2013]

Entities: Gambia, National Reconciliation Party (GM), Hamat Bah, Yahya Jammeh

Quotes

...President Jammeh, in the same vein, warned against distortion and wrong presentation of Gambia's history. "i want africans to go back to their roots and go back to our traditional ways of governance. we don't need a white man to teach us governance" he further stated. He concluded his address by suggesting the establishment of a National Council of Alkalolu and a National Conference of Governors...

President Jammeh Opens 2013 'Mansa Bengo' [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]

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19 Years of Sports Development [column] [Published Individual.com - 5 hours ago]
Africans Urged to Shun Division, Embrace Each O... [Published AllAfrica.com - 5 hours ago]
Special Birthday Edition [Published AllAfrica.com - 5 hours ago]
Swaziland: Wither Absolute Monarchism? ? OpEd [Published Eurasia Review - May 22 2013]
President Jammeh Receives Cameroonian Envoy [Published AllAfrica.com - May 22 2013]
Gambia, Cameroon Reinforce Ties [Published AllAfrica.com - May 22 2013]
LGBT Rights: The 2013 ‘Hall of Shame’ [Published Student Times - May 22 2013]
Gambia: Justice Minister Removed [Published AllAfrica.com - May 21 2013]
Justice Minister Jobarteh Axed, As Amie Joof Ta... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 21 2013]
Over D1.5 Million Butchery Shop Handed Over to ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 21 2013]
President Jammeh Opens 2013 'Mansa Bengo' [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]
'Kunta Kinteh Island', An Elvin Ross Documentar... [Published Prlog - May 20 2013]
President Jammeh Sends Birthday Gifts to Sir Dawda [Published AllAfrica.com - May 19 2013]
Lgbt Rights: The 2013 "Hall of Shame' Internati... [Published HighBeam Research - May 18 2013]
LGBT Rights: The 2013 'Hall of Shame' \| Human ... [Published Newsvine - May 18 2013]
Gambia: Gambian Government Releases Detained Im... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 17 2013]
LGBT Rights: The 2013 ‘Hall of Shame’ [Published Human Rights Watch - May 17 2013]
Anti-LGBT villains of 2013 named by Human Right... [Published Gay Star News - May 17 2013]
LGBT Rights: The 2013 ‘Hall of Shame’ [Published Human rights news - May 17 2013]
Swaziland: Wither absolute monarchism? [Published Pambazuka News - May 16 2013]
President Sall's Envoy Holds Talks With Pres... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]
President Jammeh Treats 123 Asthma Patients [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]
ICCWC Organises 16th Annual Islamic Conference [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]
Transport Minister - Accident Related Deaths On... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]
Ef Small's Family Grateful to President Jammeh [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]
Gambia: Presidential Pardon for Imam Baba Leigh [Published AllAfrica.com - May 13 2013]
IMAM AGAINST DEATH PENALTY RELEASED [Published Misna - May 13 2013]
Gambia: Government releases detained popular Is... [Published Afrique En Ligne - May 12 2013]
12 Gambian Wrestlers in Tonight's Faceoff [Published AllAfrica.com - May 10 2013]
Gambia: Jammeh Hold Talks With Food Security an... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 10 2013]

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LGBT Rights: The 2013 ‘Hall of Shame’ [Published Human rights news - May 17 2013] Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) rights program at Human Rights Watch today named its candidates to its annual “Hall of Shame” to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. The ...
Gambian Journalists Clash with Government [Published Impunity Watch - May 05 2013] By Ryan Aliman Impunity Watch Reporter, Africa BANJUL, Gambia – Last Friday, Gambian journalists and activists demanded the government to stop harassing them. They clamored against the increasing number of arbitrary arrests and detention of the administration’s ...
The Morning Pride: April 1, 2013 [Published Think Progress - Apr 01 2013] Welcome to The Morning Pride, ThinkProgress LGBT’s daily round-up of the latest in LGBT policy, politics, and some culture too! Here’s what we’re reading this morning, but please let us know what stories you’re following as well. Follow us all day on ...
Rev. Jesse Jackson attending Chavez funeral [Published CNN Political Ticker - Mar 08 2013] (CNN) – The civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., who ran for president twice in the 1980s, traveled to Caracas Thursday to attend the funeral of Hugo Chavez, the staunchly anti-American Venezuelan leader who died earlier this week. In an opinion ...
Journalists Under Pressure in the Gambia Turn t... [Published Global Voices Online - Feb 22 2013] The hostile media landscape in the Gambia, marred by aggressive laws and regulatory measures that have almost crippled mainstream outlets, has some journalists in the country turning to blogs to report the news. Advocacy groups have long criticized ...