Some talking points for our alternative leadership By Baba Galleh Jallow It seems to me that one of the main reasons alternative parties fail to win elections in Africa is that they do not adequately connect with the ordinary voter. This is by no means an absolute generalizable, not a […]
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Rebuttal To Lamin Gano’s “Time To talk To Our Security Forces”
Gano, I must acknowledge that I used to follow your writings/blogs with keen interest and admiration. I was passionately frequenting your blog and always looked forward to reading your most recent articles. Unfortunately, that interest has dissipated gradually as I started to glean from your writings a dictatorial dogma in […]
Council Of Elders Thumbs Up Coalition
3rd November, 2016 Council of Elders of The Gambia Welcomes Opposition Coalition Efforts Ahead of December Presidential Elections The Council of Elders of The Gambia wishes to congratulate the election of Hon. Adama Barrow as the Presidential candidate for a united opposition on 30th October 2016. The COE acknowledges that all the opposition […]
President Jammeh’s Last Words To Disappeared Gambian Journalist
President Yahya Jammeh is accused of personally responsible for the disappearance of journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh. Manneh, a sub-editor of Daily Observer newspaper, was arrested in his office on July 7th 2006. The arrest and subsequent detention were in connection to the reproduction of a BBC article on the African […]
Yaya Jammeh’s Tyranny: The Denouement
Yaya Jammeh’s Tyranny: The Denouement Contrary to the choice of some of us in the diaspora, the seven non-APRC Gambian opposition Party delegates at the cumulative Opposition Convention held to choose a unitary candidate have voted to elect Mr. Adama Barrow of the United Democratic Party -UDP as flag-bear of […]
Sarjo Is Wonderful And Thoughtful
Jai, I sincerely shared your subject, I happened to know and worked with Sarjo Jallow. What a wonderful and thoughtful human being! Your conscience is clear and so is many Gambians who sacrificed so much for the country and yet end up victims of a sadistic and barbarism. I met […]
‘Opposition Convention Is Our Pride’
We can be proud of the convention. It was held in a spirit of decorum and professionalism. Respect was the cornerstone of the deliberations and even though I was not following it live, the live pictures sent out were a testimony that we can, in the auspices of professionalism in […]
Musa Saidykhan And Ebrima Manneh: Justice Subverted By The State
In 2006, Gambian journalists Musa Saidykhan and Ebrima Manneh were separately arrested and detained by state agents in Banjul, Gambia. Saidykhan was subjected to brutal torture, while Manneh disappeared with little trace. Read more: https://www.ifex.org/noimpunity/cases/gambia_saidykhan_manneh/
Gambia: Crackdown Threatens Presidential Election
(Nairobi) – The Gambian government’s repression of the political opposition in the months prior to the December 1, 2016 presidential election threatens the fairness of the election, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 43-page report, “More Fear Than Fair: Gambia’s 2016 Presidential Election,” describes how the […]
GDC Copies Jammeh’s Politics Of Planting Lies
GDC Intends The Biggest Lie in Brikama As we all know, President Jammeh is still a soldier in mind and he runs the Gambian State using intelligence and counter-intelligence networks. He relies heavily on Bold lies and hopeful fabrications. Since news is controlled and the public starved of correct information, Jammeh […]
Isatou Touray Is Dangerously Entitled
By Pata Saidykhan Isatou Touray is the most disgusting pieces of body parts I have seen that constitutes a human being. She is arrogant, entitled and devoid of grace and wisdom. And this is the Doctor, the learned and most qualified to lead a country? For two decades, patriots and […]
Why Jallow Should Have Known Better
Once again sister Jainaba Bah, I am sorry for what you and your children are going through. It has been a difficult period of your life. But this is all because of your husband’s unflinching support for the tyranical regime. Isn’t it an irony for Sarjo Jallow to be victimised […]