By Saul Saidykhan We live in scary times. When I was a teenager, having a plastic Photo Album was the It thing. When you visit someone, they invite you to rifle through their photos. Now we have Facebook to show the entire world our photos almost instantaneously. Some even share […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
Why African Leaders Must Be Cautious Of Morocco And Israel
In 1984 Morocco left the Organization of African Unity in protest of the organization’s recognition of Western Sahara as an independent state. This is a country which has a history of several failed attempts of European Union (EU) membership applications. Together with Tunisia and Algeria, these are North African countries that belong to […]
Manufacturing A Crisis in The Gambia
By Saul Saidykhan I just finished reading a shocking article on Facebook in which the author seems to indirectly blame everyone but the true culprits for the violence that happened in Foni three days ago: the uncouth and parochial-minded followers of Yahya Jammeh in his native village of Kanilai. To […]
Rebels Incite Kanilai Violent Protest
Last Friday’s violent protest in Kanilai is the work of rebel faction of the ousted APRC regime of Dictator Yahya Jammeh. These rebels who are on Jammeh’s payroll are receptive and supportive of more than three decades of tribal dominated rebellion in Southern Senegal region of Casamance. This rebellion is […]
KEEP MOROCCO OUT OF ECOWAS!
Few months ago, a friend of mine told me that Ecowas is such an effective regional organization that Morocco is asking to become a member. At first I thought it was just a publicity stunt as it was around the same time that Morocco was re-admitted into African Union (AU) […]
No Country Needs Gambia’s Impasse Experience
Gambian President Adama Barrow told the defence students that no country should experience the challenges the West African country went through, particularly during the political impasse that followed the nation’s December 2016 elections. Barrow’s remarks are contained in a press statement issued by the President’s Press Director Amie Bojang-Sissoho. Read […]
Let’s Lay Down Solid Foundations
Mr. President: Let us lay down solid foundations so that we will not be in the same situations fifty years from now. Foreign Investors. It is really refreshing that we hear news about a lot of foreign investors visiting the country these days from China, France, Norway, Qatar etc. This […]
Weep Not My Beloveth Gambia
Weep not my Beloveth Africa and indeed my Beloveth Gambians and The Gambia. My modest plea to the Gambians, current Gambian regime and all stakeholders is to engage in a public safety campaign to advise, educate, train and sensitize the African and Gambian public about the dangers of the proliferation […]
The Chief Justice Speaks For Me
By Foday Samateh The most important news from The Gambia since the Council Elections happened last week was not the Attorney General’s bombshell news briefing on the freezing of 88 bank accounts, 131 landed properties, and 14 companies belonging to or directly associated with the exiled despot Yahya Jammeh. Nor […]
Amidst Demands For Justice Gambians Push Reconciliation Agenda
By Abdoulie John Gambians have pushed the reconciliation agenda despite massive calls for justice. The ascension to power of President Adama Barrow provides an opportunity to unveil numerous crimes committed by former longtime ruler. Yahya Jammeh is gone but the horrors his regime’s inflicted horror continues to grip many Gambian […]
Celebrate Africa, Bridge The Borders
We are a sad people today because amidst the positive strides we have achieved, yet we wake up to be reminded that domestic violence is still a reality. A reality that there are still women use as suicide bombers, women denied the right to an education just like the recently […]
Fundamental Beliefs of the Ahmadiyyah
By BB Sanneh Following the recent infamous incident at the Tallinding cemetery which has unfortunately galvanised a lot of ignorant and uninformed utterances from many pseudo religious authorities on the social media platforms, I am compelled to debunk some mysteries surrounding this very controversial issue. Most of us should understand […]