By Saul Saidykhan Some days ago, one-time military ADC to former Head of State Yaya Jammeh Major Kalipha Bajinka passed on at 48 in Boston, MA. I first got introduced to Major Kalipha Bajinka in an unusual way. On the snowy day news of US forces pulling Saddam Hussein out […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
Why Foni Scares Gambians
The content of Mr Bubacarr Sambou’s article demonstrated that he is an honest Gambian. The has spoken well. It’s good to have sensible people like him in Foni. This is the region that scares many Gambians. Despite its tiny nature, Foni has proved some violent Gambians. Besides producing the late Kukoi […]
Signs Of Hope As Investors Storm Gambia
The Gambia is recovering from two decades of dictatorship, with President Adama Barrow succeeded in luring investors back to the ‘Smiling Coast of West Africa’ through a good number of incentive measures. This is a clear sign that Gambian authorities’ efforts to bring investor confidence in the country’s financial sector is […]
Foday’s Must-read Deyda Requiem
Introduction by Dida Halake [www.sambagate.com] Two and a half years ago, I read this piece by my fellow KairoNews contributor and saved it. I thought then, and I still think now, it is one of the most brilliant pieces on Deyda Hydara I have ever read (apologies may be due […]
New Gambia Attracts Afreximbank Investors
More potential investors continue to explore opportunities in the Gambia. H.E. President Adama Barrow on Monday received a high powered delegation led by the president and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, Dr. Benedict Okey Oramah. The meeting was another opportunity for the President to call for African […]
Jammeh’s Victims Inaugurate Center
On March 31, 2017, following the inauguration of H.E. President Barrow, victims of human and civil rights violations committed by the Jammeh administration met to form a support group. That meeting led to the creation of Committee for Victims of Jammeh’s Atrocities. After the creation of committee, as a result […]
Of Jammeh’s Thievery Enablers
The firing of the Central Bank Governor Amadou Colley, deputy Governors, Basiru Njai and Oumie Savage-Samba and bank’s Director of Finance Ousainou Corr, is long overdue considering these officials’ overseeing of an institution where a mere note from Yahya Jammeh’s buddies or protocol officers would make it possible to withdraw millions […]
Startling Revelations At Sandeng’s Trial
The trial of the slain opposition electoral reform activist Ebrima Solo Sandeng continues at the High Court in Banjul. As evidenced in The Point Newspaper report below, the first prosecution witness spilled the beans. Read below One Dawda Ndure, the first prosecution witness, yesterday told the court that Ebrima Solo […]
Designing A New Paradigm For The New Gambia – Part B
By Saul Saidykhan WhenI was a youngster, I read something the Great Mwalimu Nyerere said that has stuck with me ever since. It is a simple statement, but it’s very profound: “The Musungu (Europeans) go back and forth to the moon, but we cannot even go to our villages!” Recently, […]
The Dearth Of Gambian Entertainment
By Alieu S.K. Manjang “In this time of globalization, with all its advantages, the poor are the most vulnerable to having their traditions, relationships and knowledge and skills ignored and denigrated, and experiencing development with a great sense of trauma, loss and social disconnectedness.” — James D. Wolfensohn, World Bank […]
Year Of Poor African Working Class!
In the book “Africa un-slaved; Volume I: The Chains of Modern-day African Slavery and The Steps to Our Liberation,” author Teekay Akin (Akinyemi Adeseye) asks the question ―Why can’t we break free from this mentality that has got us down this destructive road? Economic systems are defined through various stages […]
JSDA Demands Justice For Fallen Soldiers
The Jerreh Sittanunku Development Association (JSDA) wishes to register its solidarity with the families of all victims of Sittanunku origin concerning the brutality and injustices that they have been subjected to by the government of Yahya Jammeh. It is public knowledge that Sittanunku village, Upper Niumi District, North Bank Region, […]