By Sheriff Kora There is no tragedy greater than the citizens of a nation resigning their citizenship due to the lack of faith in their own abilities to change their political condition. This is the unfortunate reality in The Gambia — a country clutched in the hands an autocratic regime with less […]
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Killing And Oppression Of Our People Got To Stop; Jammeh Must Go!
By Mai Kanyi The cliquish regime of Yahya Jammeh and the APRC became the object of contempt in the Gambia for its illegitimacy and record of misrule coupled with harsh survival tactics. The regime became dependent on ferocious repression, executive lawlessness and impunity to enforce the iron-fisted control it imposed […]
AFRITAC West 2 Holds the 2016 Steering Committee Meeting
AFRITAC West 2 Holds the 2016 Steering Committee Meeting Press Release No. 16/188 April 26, 2016 The IMF’s African Regional Technical Assistance Center (AFRITAC West 2) held its fourth Steering Committee meeting in The Gambia on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, to assess the Center’s operations over the past year and […]
What the Senegalese Media Says About Recent Events in Gambia
What the Senegalese Media Says About Recent Events in Gambia Events in the Gambia, meaning the bloody repression of the opposition UDP, the alleged cold-bloody murder of its youth leader Mr. Solo Sandeng and the arrest, detention and arraigning of its leader Lawyer Ousainou Darboe , the whole party executive […]
Gambian Protests Expose Jammeh’s Human Rights Record
Gambian Protests Put Jammeh’s Human Rights Record Into The International Spotlight Photo illustration by Aaron Leaf. by Jeffrey Smith Imagine being brutally assaulted by police simply for exercising your constitutional right to public assembly. Imagine later being apprehended by your country’s notorious riot police, along with dozens of your friends, […]
When Followers Fail their Leader!
By Saul Saidykhan In Gambia, we’ve had a problem with leadership since our political independence in one form or another. That has never been more true than in the current dispensation. Instead of trying to find solutions or ways of easing Gambia’s myriad problems in such vital areas […]
Darboe and Sandeng Protest Awakens a Nation
Ebrima Solo Sandeng and Lawyer Ousainu Darboe protest march reigniting a new dawn in the Gambia. With heavy road blocks, PIU and military officers guarding several locations with AK47 rifles, Gambians want the veteran Lawyer and supporters to be freed. The Gambia high court is a scene of jubilations and cries […]
UDP Peaceful Protest Trial: Family Members Speak
At the Gambia High court today, family members of detained and jailed peaceful protesters called for their immediate and unconditional release. In attendance today are large numbers of supporters and those offering solidarity. The Gambia High Court in Banjul is now a venue for resistances and chanting of songs of […]
Defiant Darboe’s Silent Roar
By Dida Jallow-Halake The poet once dubbed “Young, Gifted & Gambian”, Going by the name of “Gambia’s Pen”, Is mysteriously silent! (Like “The Prince of Brikama”) Did The Pen break his pen? (Like “The Bard of Bakau”) While blinded to the light of the Eternal Moon, As he stayed stuck […]
Disappeared’ Gambian Journalist Sparks Concerns Over His Fate
Abdoulie John The ‘disappearance’ of ailing radio journalist Alagie Abdoulie Ceesay has sparked concerns and set off fears over a deadly fate. “It is confusing as well as hard to believe that he escaped from hisvhospital bed. The government needs to come up with a more credible explanation if they […]
Dictator Jammeh and the Mad Logic and Equation of Power
Of Mad Logic and Equation of Power – A Satirical Approach to Dictator Jammeh’s rule in Gambia. While we mourn the recent barbaric killings of our heroes like Solo Sandeng,we should not be surprised at the bloodthirsty nature of the tyrant we have as our head of state in Gambia. […]
Solo’s Body Or Mine
Dear Honourable Minister, Yes, Sheriff, good friend. Some 15 years ago you and I were talking over a plate of Benechin in a Bakau restaurant and you said this: “Many times have people misread Jammeh and I will not make that mistake”. That was in answer to my question “Why […]