By Baba Galleh Jallow Dear CDS Badjie and members of the Gambia Armed Forces, Just over a week ago on December 14, 2016 we wrote an open letter asking you to find a way to persuade outgoing president Yahya Jammeh to step down peacefully and avoid bringing about violent conflict […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
Fatoumatta’s Killer Appears In Court
MADISON, Wis. – The man accused of killing one woman and critically injuring another in a shooting at an east Madison group home reportedly told police as he was taken into custody that he “hurt two people (and) took one’s life,” according to a document filed in court Friday. Ali […]
Charles Taylor’s 200 Ex-Fighters In Gambia
Report about the resurfacing of Liberia’s notorious rebel commander, General Benjamin Yeaten in the Gambia with more than 200 ex-fighters from Liberia to provide protection for President Yahya Jammeh in case of any military actions by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has created serious concern in Liberia. […]
GAMBIA ARMED FORCES OFFICER SPEAKS
STATEMENT FROM GAMBIA ARMED FORCES OFFICER ‘Fellow Gambians, fellow members of the Gambia Armed Forces’. For now, I will only reveal to you that I’m a member of the Gambia Armed Forces and a highly ranked officer but please allow me to remain anonymous till we succeed in making the […]
Jafuru Mansa Jakut and His Cheer Leaders
By: Saul Saidykhan In Manding folklore, Jafuru is the trauma one goes through symbolized by nervous or emotional break down accompanied by a combination of Freudian cum hallucinatory revelations by that person. In the olden days, it’s often associated with witches that had overstepped their bounds by attacking those they […]
Samba Tells Jammeh To Blink; What More Capital Does He Have?
It is now crystally clear that the Gambia’s defeated President has lost significant amount of political, social or religious capital in the country. Besides, fringe support from the military whose high command has been bribed with looted money and impromptu promotion, Yahya Jammeh has nothing to hinge on. His support […]
The Hidden Secrets Of The Miracle Vulture That Hates Jammeh
When a miracle vulture emerged in Basse in Upper River Region barely a week before the December 1st election, we at Kairo News did not pay huge attention to the story. Like many Gambians, we believe Allah empowers His Prophets and Messengers with miracles. For instance, Prophet Muhammad’s greatest […]
Bar At Loggerheads With Chief Justice; Can He Preside Over Cases?
The Gambia’s Chief Justice has found himself embroiled in brouhaha with the country’s Bar Association, with the former accusing the latter of not conducting well during the just ended presidential campaign. Justice Emmanuel Fagbenle has been the only sitting judge left in the Gambia’s Supreme Court until this month. The […]
Dangerous Stalemate In Gambia’s Crisis
My London newspaper this morning, the Guardian, brings news of the dangerous situation developing in The Gambia. Presidents Macky Sall of Senegal and Hollande of France are quoted as stating clearly that “Jammeh must leave the Presidency in The Gambia” – as the Gambian people voted for the election winner […]
PALU Takes On African Bar Association
The Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) has written to the Gambia Bar Association distancing itself from the African Bar Association (AfBA). PALU renewed its solidarity with its Gambian colleagues. AfBA members held a meeting with President Yahya Jammeh at State House. Jammeh used the meeting to rave and rant, vowing […]
The Use Of Force To Flush Out Jammeh Is Lawful
Kemo Ceesay It is widely known that the deluded outgoing Gambian “leader” Yaya Jammeh had always been law and order threat. He manifested this on 22 July 1994 by usurping power. The putsch overthrew the democratically elected government of Sir Dawda Jawara and nullified the 1970 constitution. Jammeh has since […]
You Said It, Mr. Jammeh
By Baba Galleh Jallow “But this is where the All Mighty Allah said, your time is up and I thank the All Mighty Allah for His decision. I will never question this decision.” Hello Mr. outgoing President Yahya Jammeh. Please allow us to have a small conversation with you in […]