By Samba Jobe ‘Enlightenment is always good but illusions of being enlightened can be dangerous. It often leads to headstrong belief in one’s infallibility and self-righteousness,…’ My query here is to look briefly at the narrative of what many see PDOIS as socialists. Halifa, Sedia and Sam have fed Gambians […]
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Feared Disappearance Of Imam Sawaneh
Arrest, Detention and Feared Disappearance of Imam Alhaji Ousman Sawaneh Let Us All Help Free Alhaji ousman Sawaneh.!!!! Imam Alhaji Ousman Sawaneh was arrested by agents of the National Intelligence Agency NIA) on December 8th, 2015. State refused to release him since the High Court ordered his release on March […]
9th Week Trucker’s Boycott
Senegal-Gambia stalemate continues Trucks carrying goods for Senegal’s southern region take longer but cheaper way round, than a shortcut across The Gambia, costing it custom revenue. SENEGAL said it’s waiting for a regional delegation to help resolve a truck drivers’ boycott of Gambia which is entering its ninth week, starving its […]
‘Let’s Prepare Our Kids To Associate’
Gambian Ethnologist has advised parents to inculcate the spirit of association among their children in the Diaspora. Ebrima Kamara, who is based in Stockholm, Sweden, is the guest of The Talking Point on Kairo Radio today. The program coordinator, Mohamed Lamin Sillah, talked to Kamara on a wide range of […]
Desperate Gambian Visa Queues In Senegal
The decision by foreign governments concerned about the depleting human rights situation to close their embassies in The Gambia have forced citizens of the once embassy-friendly country battle the pain of crossing the borders in search of visas. A country once dubbed the ‘Smiling Coast’ has now been turned into ‘frowning and crying Coast’. Gambians […]
Jammeh Sacrifices Mustapha Carayol
President Yahya Jammeh has finally got the muscle to fire the illegal occupant of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) leadership. Mustapha Carayol’s reported firing has been confirmed by Kairo News sources. Until his firing, the embattled IEC Chairman had been under pressure to vacate the position. Mr. Carayol knows his […]
Poor Fatou! (Halake Sheds Croc Tears For Bensouda!)
Dear Editor, It is 6th April 2016 here in sunny-wet London and I am heartbroken for poor Fatou [Bensouda]. The fact that I have been advising her to drop the whole Uhuru/Ruto shenanigans for over two years gives me no comfort at all. On the contrary, I face the agony […]
State Opening of Parliament: Too Much Talk Too Little Meant
On Thursday 31st March 2016, Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, finally gathered enough courage to be able to face the National Assembly and, through GRTS television, the nation for his annual State Opening of the new legislative year, 2016. An early sign of his nervousness his mistaken calling of […]
UDP Militants Chants: Step Down
A longer and more clear video of UDP Serrekunda entry. Some older people walked all the way from Latrikunda to Westfield without realising the body ache that will come later. The demands are growing for a peaceful resistance. “Let Unity prevail because Yahya Jammeh is finished,” one observer told Kairo News. […]
Jammeh Betrayed The Goodwill Of Gambians
By Kansaikou Samateh Some of us are forced into political activism. President Jammeh’s betrayal of the good and civil nature of Gambians pushed lots of youths into taking the stance of opposing him. Dictator Jammeh cultivated a mind-set rooted in clandestine betrayal of every decent and upright Gambian. His 22 […]
UDP Spectacular Entry From Basse Congress
UDP Entry To KMC Showed unprecedented demonstration of support after the party’s acclaimed Basse Congress. The amount of people that poured out on the street led to some militant supporters and diaspora groups calling for the welcoming to be converted into mass civil protest. Lawyer Darboe and his new Executive […]
In response to Halifa Sallah’s press release on his 2016
In response to Halifa’s program for election shared with the media. ‘Halifa Sallah have patient and adopt teamwork as a strategy to remove an entrench tyrant.’ On the flag bearer selection process, this is what Mr. Sallah said: “SELECTION OF A FLAG BEARER Section 47 of the Constitution makes provision […]