The killing of Solo Sandeng and his colleagues peaceful protesters is seriously taken by the European Union high-ranking lawmaker who insisted there would be severe consequences for the Gambia government. As a result, the EU may boycott the country’s December 1st general elections. The bloc had unfinished brouhaha with the […]
Month: April 2016
AFRITAC West 2 Holds the 2016 Steering Committee Meeting
AFRITAC West 2 Holds the 2016 Steering Committee Meeting Press Release No. 16/188 April 26, 2016 The IMF’s African Regional Technical Assistance Center (AFRITAC West 2) held its fourth Steering Committee meeting in The Gambia on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, to assess the Center’s operations over the past year and […]
What the Senegalese Media Says About Recent Events in Gambia
What the Senegalese Media Says About Recent Events in Gambia Events in the Gambia, meaning the bloody repression of the opposition UDP, the alleged cold-bloody murder of its youth leader Mr. Solo Sandeng and the arrest, detention and arraigning of its leader Lawyer Ousainou Darboe , the whole party executive […]
Gambians Thumb Up Senegal’s Crackdown On Marijuana Fields In Casamance
The military action launched by Dakar to eradicate marijuana-producing fields in Casamance seems to have ignited strong reactions from politicians, activists and ordinary citizens who describe the move as yet another ‘serious blow’ to President Yahya Jammeh. “Dislodging the rebel factions and destroying their marijuana farms has indeed dealt a major blow to Yahya […]
Gambian Protests Expose Jammeh’s Human Rights Record
Gambian Protests Put Jammeh’s Human Rights Record Into The International Spotlight Photo illustration by Aaron Leaf. by Jeffrey Smith Imagine being brutally assaulted by police simply for exercising your constitutional right to public assembly. Imagine later being apprehended by your country’s notorious riot police, along with dozens of your friends, […]
Gambia: Genie Is Out Of The Bottle
Gambian former minister turned activist has just posted a video on his YouTube channel with a fitting title. Energy-spirited Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh titles the video “Genie is out of the bottle.” There cannot be any better title that depicts the content of the video more than Janneh’s title. Genie […]
Gambia: Ilaha Ilalahu Becomes Freedom Song
History is in the making in the Gambia where the most powerful religious line has been turned into freedom song. La Ilaha Ilalahu [there is no God but Allah] is the cream of Islamic faith. The line, according to religious schokars, weighs more than the entire Universe. It is a […]
Nationalism And Not Ethnocentrism: A Call For A More Accommodating Pluralistic Nation…Part1
By Edrissa Ken-Joof “A good nationalism has to depend on a principle of the common people, on myths of a struggling commonality.” Andrew O’Hagan Being a breed of globalization where I might align my thinking to a statement once said by George Santayana that: “to me, it seems a dreadful […]
When Followers Fail their Leader!
By Saul Saidykhan In Gambia, we’ve had a problem with leadership since our political independence in one form or another. That has never been more true than in the current dispensation. Instead of trying to find solutions or ways of easing Gambia’s myriad problems in such vital areas […]
Darboe and Sandeng Protest Awakens a Nation
Ebrima Solo Sandeng and Lawyer Ousainu Darboe protest march reigniting a new dawn in the Gambia. With heavy road blocks, PIU and military officers guarding several locations with AK47 rifles, Gambians want the veteran Lawyer and supporters to be freed. The Gambia high court is a scene of jubilations and cries […]
UDP Peaceful Protest Trial: Family Members Speak
At the Gambia High court today, family members of detained and jailed peaceful protesters called for their immediate and unconditional release. In attendance today are large numbers of supporters and those offering solidarity. The Gambia High Court in Banjul is now a venue for resistances and chanting of songs of […]
Defiant Darboe’s Silent Roar
By Dida Jallow-Halake The poet once dubbed “Young, Gifted & Gambian”, Going by the name of “Gambia’s Pen”, Is mysteriously silent! (Like “The Prince of Brikama”) Did The Pen break his pen? (Like “The Bard of Bakau”) While blinded to the light of the Eternal Moon, As he stayed stuck […]