PRESS RELEASE Our nation is in the middle of an escalating situation that must come to an end and if we do not act, this will devastate our country, which our children would inherit. We all want a Gambia, where every young person, no matter where you come from, or […]
Month: July 2014
Why Jammeh Should Be Impeached
JAMMEH’S VAULTING AMBITION AND GREED HAVE INTOXICATED HIM WHICH REQUIRES HIS IMMEDIATE IMPEACHMENT Dear Editor, As the bell of President Jammeh’s tenure of office tolls and charms on the eve or the dawn of a new anniversary that marks his 20th year on the throne, may I seek an opportunity […]
No Mugabe, No Summit
I read on AllAfrica.com today that President Obama of the USA has invited 47 African Leaders to Washington next month – except the presidents of CAR, Eritrea, Sudan, Western Sahara and Zimbabwe. The Egyptian General, who overthrew the democratically elected president last year and made himself president this year, has […]
End Gambia Dictatorship Now Or …
By Lamin Touray Human rights defenders and activists have called on British and European policy makers to impose travel bans and asset freeze on Gambian president Yahya Jammeh and close associates. Speaking at a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Rights in the House of Commons on Wednesday, […]
Will President Jammeh Accept Obama's Invitation?
First Lady Zainab Zuma Jammeh is once again coaxing her husband to fill her purse with taxpayer’s money to allow her buy expensive dress. She does not want to be left out in the U.S-Africa summit in Washington DC, White House next month. Is this not another slap on the […]
Jammeh Should Be Held Accountable Now
Rights Panel Discussion on Human Rights in The Gambia House of Commons, London, England July 14, 2014 By Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh Coordinator, Coalition for Change – The Gambia (CCG) Madam chairperson, Ms Kathy Clark (Honourable Member of Parliament); my friend and comrade in the struggle, Paul Dillane (Amnesty International); […]
Mr. President, Are You Not Ashame Of Stealing Roots?
By Lamin Saddam Sanyang, The Netherlands Tracing his ancestry through six generations – slave and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects – back to Africa, he discovered a sixteen year-old youth, Kunta Kinteh. It was this young man, who had been torn from his homeland and in torment and […]
Gambia’s Inspiring Emergence As A Highly Educated Country
Lamin Sabally- Minneapolis, Minnesota As an unassuming ordinary Gambian, who is by self-confession, a very paltry figure in the political, economic and social landscape of a small, but highly prominent country internationally, it has always been increasingly pleasing to observe that Gambians are making exceedingly impressive advancement in higher education […]
‘I’m Not Qualified To Lecture On Religion’
“Secularism is good in so many ways because we don’t have a monolithic religion in the Gambia, and even within the same faith groups, people tend to have some variations in the way they conduct their religious affairs,” the former Wuli West Member of Parliament tells Kairo Radio. Sedia Jatta […]
What Do You Think Of Yourself?
By Sada Njie Mr President, what do you think of yourself? Do you think Gambia belongs to you or do you think you’re untouchable? You are nothing in the eyes of Allah (SWT). Remember we are all created by Allah and we shall all return to him one day. You […]
Baldeh Family Appreciates Support
On behalf of my family, the Basse Mansajang Kunda community, Upper River Region and The Gambia at large, I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you all for your relentless supports during these hard times. Your kind words and the wonderful memories you’ve shared about my late […]
Tribute To The Late Buba Sidiki Michael Baldeh
By Tuku Jallow-Kane TRIBUTE TO MY BROTHER AND COLLEAGUE HONORABLE ALHAGI BUBA SIDIKI MICHAEL BALDEH OF THE GADHR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION (DAKAR) It is time for the FULLAs to write a petition to his father Alhaji Benteng Jallow-Jammeh or Zainab Suma Jammeh about their son or husband being so wicket […]