Conteh,

I must say that I also did not know what to make of the implication that the
Senegalese were cooperating with the NIA in detaining Gambians travelling
through their country. There are several possibilities. The Senegalese officials
in question could have been bribed by the NIA and not acting on any official
orders from their government, the NIA may have misrepresented information
regarding these individuals to get the cooperation of the Senegalese or if they were
acting on Senegalese official orders, then you are quite right, we have ot
question the political maturity of our leaders on the continent because what
Gambians are experiencing at teh hands of the APRC regime and their history of
meddling in the Casamance issue is no news ot Abdoulaye Wade. I think this
question needs to be put to the Senegalese because the last thing we want is for
them to join hands with Yaya Jammeh's regime in the further oppression of our
people.

Jabou Joh

In a message dated 10/16/03 5:19:14 AM Central Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
>
> Sister Jabou:
>
> May I also add that we on L need to arrange a demonstration are the
> Senegalese
> Embassy in D.C!  The whole approach of engagement has reached a point that I
> wonder whether the African continent has reached a stage of political
> maturity.
>
> If in fact this is true, the Senegalese government should be condemned.  It
> is disturbing
> that President Wadd has turned his back on the very principle that he stood
> for as an
> opposition figure.
>
>
> Naphiyo,
> ML Jassey-Conteh
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Oct 15, 2003 9:08 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Gambians Detained/inform U.S Embassy!!
>
> Any Gambian that is a U.S passport holder, the very first thing you should
> do
> when you go to any country, especially Gambia these days, is to go and
> register with the American Embassy. This  is something that is always
> recommended by
> the U.S state department. This will provide a record of your presence in the
> country and your arrival and proposed departure dates. Should anything
> happen
> to you, the embassy will look into it.
> Also, for those people who were detained and questioned at Dakar airport,
> the
> first thing they should have done before answering any questions was to ask
> for a telephone to call the U.S embassy in Dakar. If you ask for this and
> are
> refused, then take note of that and make sure you report the entire
> experience
> plus the denial to place the  call to the  embassy as soon as possible or
> have
> someone do it if you are not in a position to do so.
>
>
> Jabou Joh
>
> In a message dated 10/15/03 2:48:25 AM Central Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask]
> writes:
>
>
> > NIA/Customs and Senegalese Secret Agents, detained and questioned a group
> > of
> > Gambians, at Dakar's, Leopold Sedar Sengor International Airport. Three
> > members of the group are of US Citizenship, three with US residency and
> > three with
> > refugee passports. Two other sisters, unrelated to the group were also
> > interviewed and released and made the journey overland to Banjul.
> > Will keep you posted on the Lies and Damn Lies, concocted by these NIA
> dogs
> > against Gambians in the Diaspora. Apparently, Jammeh's latest trip
> overseas,
> > was to secure various equipment for crowd control and the fear of mass
> > demonstrations against skyrocketing prices and constant intimidation of
> > opposition
> > parties.
> > Awaiting final negotiations for the release of all detained comrades.
> > Keep the pressure on Jammeh and support an opposition party or the
> coalition
> > of the willing and able.
> > Good Morning from Jollof Land.
> >
> >
>
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