Afrol News Reports:

"President Jammeh internationally has a growing reputation of a cruel 
despot, the terminator of the Gambian press, a torturer, a fake AIDS-curer 
and the worst dictator in contemporary West Africa."

A fine reputation indeed.

Baba



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>Subject: Afrol News-Gambia President "not welcome in Ghana"
>Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:17:31 +0100
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>Gambia President "not welcome in Ghana"   afrol News, 29 June - President 
>Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia knows he is not a popular man in Ghana. But he 
>nevertheless is to participate in the African Union (AU) summit in Accra 
>that starts on Sunday. Ghanaian MPs say he is "not welcome" and activists 
>plan anti-Jammeh demonstrations.
>   A total of 52 African Heads of State may participate at the 1-3 July AU 
>Summit in the Ghanaian capital. Most local attention is however directed 
>towards the Gambian leader.
>
>President Jammeh internationally has a growing reputation of a cruel 
>despot, the terminator of the Gambian press, a torturer, a fake AIDS-curer 
>and the worst dictator in contemporary West Africa. But in Ghana, Mr Jammeh 
>is most known for being responsible of the slaughtering of 44 Ghanaian 
>immigrants.
>
>In July 2005, a group of 46 Ghanaians was arrested at The Gambia's border 
>with Senegal together with six national from other African countries - all 
>seeking to find their way towards Europe. The Ghanaian version of the story 
>is that they where framed up in a fake coup and butchered to death. Only 
>two managed to escape and lived to tell about the incident.
>
>The slaughter caused outrage in Ghana and after considerable pressure from 
>Accra, a joint Ghana-Gambia investigation looked into the incident. But the 
>Gambian party has been branded "uncooperative" by Ghanaian officials in 
>these attempts to shed light on the issue. Human rights groups meanwhile 
>have concluded on "extra-judicial killings" and the Accra government has 
>lost confidence in its Banjul counterpart.
>
>On this background, Ghanaian politicians this week have demonstrated their 
>disgust with President Jammeh's participation at the Accra AU Summit. 
>Ghanaian Minority Spokesman on Foreign Affairs, John Mahama, told the local 
>online media 'Joy News' that it was "unfortunate" Ghana cannot stop Mr 
>Jammeh from attending the AU Summit. "We are not happy he is coming and he 
>is not welcome indeed," Mr Mahama was quoted as saying.
>
>Also Ghana's Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Akwasi Osei Adjei, today told 
>'Joy News' that the Accra government was not at all pleased with the lack 
>of cooperation from The Gambia. But he also underlined that Ghana was not 
>in a position to stop Mr Jammeh from participating at the AU Summit, 
>indicating his government would have preferred such an option.
>
>The same feeling is widespread among ordinary Ghanaians, who still have the 
>2005 slaughter freshly in mind. During this week, several demonstrations 
>have been planned for the Accra Summit. Human rights activists announced 
>demonstrations against President Jammeh's attending of the Summit. Other 
>demonstrations were to address the situation in Darfur and in Zimbabwe.
>
>But Ghanaian police today announced they had banned all demonstrations 
>during the Summit, referring to security concerns and "overstretching" of 
>police capacity. Around 2,000 police are to protect the Summit, counting on 
>assistance from the armed forces. As demonstrators do not need police 
>permits in Ghana, some minor manifestations nevertheless are expected.
>
>To meet popular demands regarding a reaction towards the unpopular Gambian 
>President, Ghanaian President John Kufuor is now expected to address this 
>unresolved issue in meetings with his Gambian counterpart. Media reports 
>even indicate President Kufuor is considering bringing up the issue in 
>front of other African Heads of State.
>
>
>   By staff writers
>   © afrol News
>
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