Woooowwww!!!! This Powerful and Enlightening piece should be translated in every local language and included as a core element of a widespread national dialogue as within the structure of a much needed comprehensive, culturally and linguistically competent civic education. What had been happening in social media signals a larger sociopolitical […]
Month: November 2017
Kairo News Apologises To Mai
For the first time in its close to four years of existence [inaugurated on February 18th 2014], Kairo News has become a punching bag left and right for publishing a story whose authenticity has been questioned. For the purpose of setting the records straight, the government insider’s article had already […]
Gambians And Their Political Dishonesty
By Janko Camara “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” – Aldous Huxley “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell There are two things in this world – Truth and Falsehood. We all have a choice; that choice is […]
A military coup is afoot in Zimbabwe. What’s next for the embattled nation?
By David B. Moore, University of Johannesburg Nobody is safe from the rages of Zimbabwe’s First Lady, “Dr. Amai” Grace Mugabe. There was the young South African model Grace lashed with extension cords. 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe’s longtime and usually trusted ally Emmerson Mnangagwa, was next in the firing line: […]
Barrow Isn’t A Rookie Leader
Now that Mr. Mai Fatty [former Interior Minister] has spoken clearly that he has never betrayed the oath of office, it is very important for us to accept the fact that the president has every right to fire any political appointees like ministers. Whether the insider’s story is true or […]
“IT’s OUR TIME TO EAT”
The “New Gambia”. Telling this story from the point of view of when the oppressed becomes the oppressor: First, let me begin with this famous quote in order to set the stage for my narrative. “The words came before the bullets and machetes in Rwanda, the words came before the […]
‘I Did Not Betray My Of Office’
The leader of the Gambia Moral Congress has issued a statement addressing his removal as the Minister of Interior. In the said statement published below, Lawyer Mai Ahmad Fatty accepted the removal in good faith. He however denied betraying “my oath of office.” All Thanks and Praises due to Allah, […]
Senegal Vows Stricter Driving Laws After 50 Pilgrimage Deaths
Saint Louis – Senegal vowed on Monday it would introduce a long-delayed points system for its drivers after more than 50 people died on the roads during a week of Muslim pilgrimage to a holy Sufi site. Transport Minister Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo told journalists in northwestern city Saint-Louis that the […]
Zimbabwe Army Chief Spits Out Fire
Zimbabwe’s powerful but often silent top military leadership has weighed in on the shake ups in the ruling Zanu-PF party that resulted in the expulsion of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, last week. The Commander of Zimbabwe’s Defence Forces, General Constantine Chiwenga, on Monday warned that “the military will not hesitate […]
Sawaneh Reveals Exams Secrets
Gambia’s Ebrima Sawaneh Reveals Techniques to Clear Professional Exams in First Sitting in New Book, “Passed” (Lagos, November 11, 2017)– Clearing a professional exam in the very first sitting is the dream of many young men and women. “PASSED: 12 Proven Secrets to Pass any Professional Exam at The First […]
Why President Barrow Removes Mai!
By a government insider It has been two days since the Gambia’s Interior Minister was removed from office, and the government, understandably, has difficulty telling the people why Mai Fatty had to be shown the exit door. “Understandably” because of the extremely embarrassing episode behind the story. But the true […]
My Candid Take On Mai’s Removal
From hindsight, I would like to concur with Lamin Joof Jawara’s comment thus: A real mistake. A serous one for that matter. Let’s just wait. The whole coutry wil soon see the mistake. My question now is, where did he go wrong or what has he done? Many other similar […]