By Sainey Faye On this date OCTOBER 20, 1952 Mau Mau of Kenya declared WAR!!! The Mau Mau uprising, call it nationwide rebellion; began in Kenya.This uprising set in motion the fire,fury, and carnage that was to follow.Britain as colonial master would never be the same again, at least not […]
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Unmasking Mbenga’s Hidden Agenda
By Natta Mass When you know a person, you can be a good judge of his or her character through your interactions and observations from up close. If a person is a stranger to you, his utterances and actions determine how you perceive him or her. Tothose who know Ousainou […]
Of APRC And Electricity Sabotage
President Yahya Jammeh’s former ruling Alliance for Patriotic, Re-orientation and Construction (APRC) party last weekend made its first political comeback at the Buffer Zone. Like any Gambian, the party whose government left behind unimaginable pains — human rights, psychological and financial — on Gambian taxpayer, is now given permit to […]
Re: Mbenga Switching Label Again
Mr. Editor, Please allow me space to respond to Mr Ousainou Mbenga’s ongoing crusade against United Democratic Party in his latest article titled “Gambia: No Agenda Can Remain Hidden Forever. United Democratic Party Hegemony Declared!”. Mr Mbenga’s ongoing systematic insinuating comments to nefariously attach tribal hegemony or so-called “hidden agenda” […]
Nigeria Offers To Help Gambia Recover Jammeh’s Stolen Wealth
The Nigeria’s readiness to help the Gambia recover the national wealth stolen by ousted President Yahya Jammeh is yet another manifestation of Africa’s giant nation’s commitment to stand by a country that is struggling to undo the wrongs of 22 years of dictatorship. Mr. Jammeh, whose military junta forcibly seized […]
Mbenga Switching Label Again!
I could not stand the temptation not to respond to Ousainou Mbenga´s article on Freedom Newspaper dated October 26th, 2017 titled Gambia: No Agenda Can Remain Hidden Forever. United Democratic Party Hegemony Declared! I disagree fully with Ousainou Mbenga on his description of the Gambia`s UDP (United Democratic Party) as Hegemony […]
Tidiania Khalifa Calls For Unity, Solidarity
President Adama Barrow yesterday received in audience the new Khalipha of the Tidiania, Sereign Ababacarr Mbaye Sy Mansour. The eminent Muslim leader from Senegal was in The Gambia to attend the annual “Gamo” of Kerr Ousman Jeng, celebrating the birth of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Meeting with Sereign […]
ECOMIG Doesn’t Deserve A Whip
The officials of the ECOWAS Military Intervention in the Gambia (ECOMIG) wonder why any one will condemn and blame them for a few crimes committed instead of being encouraged to double up. In a reaction to a Freedom Newspaper article, ECOMIG Spokesman Commander Andy La-Anyane says the mission’s work is appreciated […]
Activists, Victims Launch Bring Jammeh To Justice Campaign
A group of human rights organizations announced Saturday the launch of an international campaign geared towards bringing former longtime Gambian ruler and his accomplices to book. “We, victims of human rights violations under the Jammeh government and human rights lawyers and advocates, met on 19-20 October 2017, in Banjul, to […]
My Plea To Halifa Sallah
I wish to use your widely read newspaper to register my views on the recent developments concerning Hon. Halifa Sallah’s criticisms of the Gambia government, during his UK visit, and the subsequent government response entitled “Barrow hits back at Halifa” in your Friday 20/10/17 edition. I am not at all […]
Who Says Samba Is Untouchable?
Until the Janneh Commission issued a restraint order against him, gullible Gambians have been spreading news that Gambian lawyer-turned-business mogul Amadou Samba, a business associate of former President Yahya Jammeh, would be spared from appearing before the commission probing into Jammeh’s financial dealings. As indicated in the restraining order (full […]
Why Halifa Misses The Point
The leader of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism has finally got a reply to his barrage of attacks on the Gambia’s Coalition government. Hon. Halifa Sallah’s party is a member of a Coalition that dislodged Yahya Jammeh from power in December last year. Except the PDOIS, all […]