REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE “I’ve got my eyes on you.” The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is attempting to revamp visa rules for international students—but thousands of Africans could be adversely affected. Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/m/bdc741be-f611-3f04-90f6-af3d46bd7cdf/a-new-trump-admin-proposal.html
Author: Kairo News
Did CRC Draft Fail for the Right Reasons?
National Assembly voted down CRC Draft! Why? Was it because it did not make us more democratic than its predecessors? Was the process both undemocratic and unconstitutional or simply party-political power play? Independent Gambia cannot claim rich history of constitutionality. At the dawn of independence/Republic, former President Jawara did […]
Italian family fosters Gambian migrant: ‘The son we never had’
In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe meets a Gambian migrant who was fostered by an Italian family as a teen. Read more here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54275288
How Draft Constitution Condemns My Being
I’m celebrating the resounding victory over overlooked or underrated block of Gambians who are into politics with nothing but their unexplained conscience. The good thing is that our conscious National Assembly Members have made us emerge victorious in trashing the worst-ever discriminatory Constitution ever drafted in any democratic setting. Such […]
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 […]
President Barrow’s UN Debate Statement
STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. ADAMA BARROW PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 75TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY NEW YORK On behalf of my delegation, I bring you warm greetings from the people of The Gambia on the occasion of […]
Battle Lines Drawn After National Assembly Debate
By D. A. Jawo The battle lines have now been clearly drawn between supporters of President Adama Barrow and the rest of the members of the National Assembly, and indeed the whole country, after the Draft 2020 Constitution Bill was defeated on Tuesday by 31 members in favour, with 23 […]
Africa’s Past And Current Leadership Failure Is Responsible For Floyd’s Death
The brutal killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in the state of Minnesota in The United States of America has generated significant racial discussions which questioned the value of black lives not only in USA but also across the entire world. Majority of people who […]
NAMs Should Recognize, Accept and Nurture Democracy!
Let us be clear! Citizens of the Gambia have a right and the duty to call their elected and appointed public officials to express their opinion or concern to them about national issues. Citizens have a right and a duty to call public officials to express our disagreement or to […]
‘Our Sub-region Still Faces Threats’
President Adama Barrow told regional heads of state TV that “amid the COVID-19 pandemic, our sub-region still faces political and security threats, including electoral issues and their negative impact on efforts to sustain an enabling environment for development. This calls for urgent attention and engagement with our partners to find […]
Are We Poor (Or Aren’t We Mismanaged)?
The Gambia is one of the poorest nations in the world. In 2020 Gambia is ranked 9th poorest nation in the world with an estimated US$480 (GMD 24,000) gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. That simply means GDP over population (GDP/population). GDP is the aggregate market value of products/services produced […]
Industry lobbying US Government to turn Africa into America’s plastics waste bin
The American Chemistry Council has lobbied the US government during the COVID-19 pandemic to use a US-Kenya trade deal to expand the plastics industry’s footprint across Africa. Documents obtained by Unearthed – Greenpeace’s investigative journalism platform – through the Freedom of Information Act show that the same lobby group, which […]