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WHAT THE NUMBERS TELL!

Brighton Essay 23 WHAT THE NUMBERS TELL! Barrow and Yahya Governments are essentially the same! By this I don’t mean the extra judicial component of the APRC government. In fact, they are both the same as Jawara’s. That means we haven’t learned anything (or very little) from our own history. […]

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Gambia 2018: Personal Experience and Observations

By Saul Saidykhan To close out this series, I circle back to my initial allusion to what I deem the bane of contemporary Gambia: lack of any enforcement of Regulations or Standards (where they exist) in Gambian social or public live. I’ll present the reality by segment. First, my initial night in […]

Society

Decent Way To Earn Extra Income

At Kairo News/Radio Financial Empowerment Center, our mission includes providing our readers with financial tips and solutions that will help them improve their financial positions. Today, we cover one of the ways to earn extra income to pay bills, pay down your debts and or save to invest in your […]

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Freedom of Expression in The Gambia: a Quiet Transition From the Doldrums of Notoriety to the Doorsteps of Celebrity

A supporter of Gambia President Adama Barrow wave ECOWAS flag during his swearing-in ceremony and the Gambia’s Independence day at Independence Stadium, in Bakau, Gambia February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon – RC1D29499DF0 As the Gambia goes to the polls on December 4, 2021, the MFWA’s Senior Programme Officer for Freedom […]

Society

Sierra Leone’s War and Peace

By Foday Samateh “English Language is the study of the rules of grammar; how language itself functions is the business of literature.” — Ernest Cole Dr. Ernest Cole taught me at The Gambia College and we have since stayed in touch. With that disclosure in mind, I attempt to review […]

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EU Strengthens Gambia’s Competitiveness

The European Union is pleased to announce the signature of a new contract with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) within the West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP). “With the accelerating number of COVID-19 cases in the country and globally, it is most likely that this crisis will continue for […]

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Gambian Authorities Must Release Detained Journalists

MEDIA FOUNDATION FOR WEST AFRICA Gambian Authorities Must End Repression against Protesters, Release Detained Journalists and Reopen Radio Stations The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the recent crackdown in The Gambia and calls on the Gambian government to cease the attacks on anti-government protesters, release journalists and protesters […]

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Statement by German refugee helpers on deportations

Press Release Stuttgart, Germany, 26th August, 2019 German refugee helpers have written a Statement of concern to the Gambian leader, HE Adama Barrow, and copied to the Executive and Legislative arms of the Gambian Government. The said Statement of Concern was copied to ministers and the Speaker of the National Assembly. […]

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Gambia: Women Accuse Ex-President of Sexual Violence

Three women have accused Gambia’s former president, Yahya Jammeh, of rape and sexual assault while he was in office, Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International said today. Former Gambianofficials said that presidential aides regularly pressured women to visit or work for Jammeh, who then sexually abused many of them. Jammeh is currently […]

Society

NOBLES” VERSUS “SLAVES”: DEEP MISTRUST WITHIN SARAHULLEH COMMUNITIES AGGRAVATES CASTE CONFLICTS

By Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu, Researcher on Contemporary History and Politics specializing in slavery abolition in West Africa Question: do you believe that people who trust each other will be humiliating each other, destroying each other’s properties, shaming each other or banishing each other over an obsolete tradition? Following the […]