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Fatoumata Tambajang Appointed VP

Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang has been named as the new vice president of The Gambia in the government of President Adama Barrow. She was adviser to the first president of The Gambia, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, on women and children’s affairs, and Yahya Jammeh’s minister of health, social welfare and women’s affairs, […]

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Yahya Jammeh Makes Another Demand

The Gambia’s defeated President who refuses to leave office until forces come in on him has asked for a deadline extension. Yahya Jammeh begs to be given until 4PM Gambian time to State House on Friday. He will be forcefully removed by UN-backed forces. An earlier 12 noon deadline had […]

Society

Wind Of Change Blowing Throughout West Africa

By Emmanuel Daniel Joof (Papis)   THANK YOU ECOWAS/ECOMIG.   MERCI SENEGAL.  Nous vous aimons Sénégal   First it was President Macky Sall of Senegal who defeated President Abdoulie Wade, then President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria defeated President Goodluck Jonathan, then President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana defeated John Dramani Mahama, and […]

Politics

THE END OF A DESPOT!!!!

THE END OF A DESPOT!!!!  By Emmanuel Daniel Joof In 48 Hours, The King of Gambia, Destined to Rule For 1 Billion Years Will be Finally Dethroned. President Yahya Jammeh the Despot Who Came to Power in a Coup detat on 22nd July 1994. JAMMEH IN A NUTSHELL: 1. He […]

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Nigeria ‘Deploys Warship’ To The Gambia

By Tomi Oladipo BBC Monitoring’s Africa security correspondent Nigeria’s newest warship, the NNS Unity, is sailing towards The Gambia ahead of possible military intervention over President Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to accept election defeat and step down when his term expires on Thursday. A Nigerian military source tells the BBC that the […]

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Yahya Jammeh – A Virtual Hostage

The Gambia’s outgoing President who is refusing to relinguish power due to fears of witch-hunt targeting him and his henchmen has found himself trapped in State House in Banjul. Yahya Jammeh’s constitutional mandate expires on January 18th but he is not ready to hand over power, despite running out of […]

Editorial

THE KING OF BECHUANALAND II: Drive Carefully!

THE KING OF BECHUANALAND II: Drive Carefully! Dr Karamo NM Sonko A lizard in a desert In the scorching heat of the desert, when sunlight and air create the impression of falling rain, deceiving the eyes with mirages unreachable, a man drove his car, in boredom.  He suddenly saw the […]