Gambia: Govt' Shuts Three Gambian Radios

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the arbitrary closure of three radio stations by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) just two weeks before President-elect Adama Barrow is due to take office if outgoing President Yahyah Jammeh finally decides to surrender power peacefully.

NIA officers visited the three stations - Hilltop Radio, Afri Radio and Teranga FM - on 1 January and verbally ordered them to stop broadcasting.

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