Kartong youths freed but their demands still stand The chronicles leading to the sudden Presidential intervention in the Kartong youths saga unfold. Kartong villagers are said to have snubbed dictator Jammeh’s Gunjur meeting, prompting him to come to the realization that, Kartong people mean business. He underestimated their resolve to […]
Author: Kairo News
Sick President, Dead Economy And Melting Finances
By Sarjo Bayang Going by marital vows of loyal spouses you keep going until you can no longer go on. Gambia as a nation is not marital partner of presidents, their deputies, or chief clerks. Constitution of Gambia provides clear guidelines about what needs doing in the event a sitting […]
Dr Sallah Wins Most Innovative Prestigious Teacher Award
Dr Momodou Sallah was awarded the 2015 Times Higher Education Awards for his pioneering work in taking students on life-changing trips to The Gambia, giving them first hand experiences helping develop communities and immersing them in Gambian culture and history. At a ceremony held in London, Dr Sallah, a Senior Lecturer in Youth […]
Iman Conta Tops Chart, Her Composed Song Sells 80 Million Copies
The daughter of The Gambia’s music legend Demba Conta tops the music chart in Sweden, selling over 80 million records Life Lush that she wrote for the swedish singer Zara Larsson. Like her father, Iman Conta hits the music scene with ‘Sugar Deluxe’ by storm. She has exhibited the talents […]
Film Review On FGM
Musuya Kunto (Cutting the Womanhood) – A taboo-breaking sexuality testimonies on FGM in the Gambia Review By D. A. Jawo, Dakar, Senegal Female Genital Mutilation (Female Genital Cutting) is quite a touchy subject in the Gambia, with a clear dividing line still existing between the conservative traditionalists who […]
Secret Hearing: Sacked Magistrate Ebrima Jaiteh Persecuted
The Assassination of law and Order By Gambia’s Bar Association, their complicit in lawlessness and executive abuse of power. Former Magistrate Ebrima Jaiteh’s case came up again yesterday at the Brikama Magistrate’s Court. The matter was presided over by Principal Magistrate Hilary U. Abeke, a pro-Jammeh mercenary. It was held […]
Where Is President Jammeh?
The absence of President Yahya Jammeh in public has raised mountains of questions, with news from the grapevine insisting he has been grounded by sickness. Gambian leader, who is currently on a low crowd pulling nationwide tour, has not been seen in Basse. Mr. Jammeh uses the tour to unload […]
We’ll Solve Gambia’s Land Crisis
A key opposition figure expresses his party’s commitment to resolve what he calls “President Yahya Jammeh’s orchestrated land crisis.” Dembo Bojang, a former parliamentarian for Bakau, describes land crisis as one of the worst legacies of the Jammeh regime. “The UDP government will regulate land issues in The Gambia, particularly […]
‘I Was Also A Victim Of FGM’
Gambian gender activist talks about her activism to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and gender-based violence. Dr. Isatou Touray, the Executive Director and founder of Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children, also serves as the Secretary general of Inter-African Committee. In this TED Talks […]
GPU Takes Case To African Commission
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is tired of the Jammeh government’s dilly-dallying and decides to take its grievances to the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights. The union’s Secretary General Saikou Jammeh presents a paper at the 57th Ordinary Session in The Gambia, outlining the mountain of problems […]
Gambia’s Corruption Level Peaks
The former United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate for Kombo North says it is an irony for a government that ascended to power in the name of fighting rampant corruption, flamboyant lifestyle and insecurity to allow these vices to peak. “Was it not the military junta led by Yahya Jammeh that […]
It’s Time To Defeat Overstay
After 50 years of attaining nationhood from the Great Britain, The Gambia has been ruled by only two leaders: Presidents Sir Dawda Jawara and Yahya Jammeh. The former ruled for 30 years until 1994 when the latter seized power by forced, complaining about a whole range of issues, including overstay […]