After a successful upcountry campaign, the Coalition last night entered the Kombos with a tumultuous momentum characterised by huge yapping, clapping and waving. As seen in the pictures, it is clear that the Coalition presidential candidate Adama Barrow is on a victory path. Election is won by several yardsticks. These […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
Profile: Human Rights Abuses In Gambia
WHAT’S THE STORY? HE believes homosexuality is a threat to human existence, claims he can cure Aids and is accused of shocking human rights abuses in Gambia as he runs for re-election as president. Reputedly one of the world’s most ruthless and eccentric leaders, Yahya Jammeh has ruled the country […]
Why Jammeh Is Kidnapping Children
Amidst various reports of child abductions and kidnapping taken place across the country, I was personally informed by sources that two kids were kidnapped at Bundung Borehole while the third child escaped as he fought to save his dear life. Based on the account of eyewitnesses, this happened as the […]
Dr. Touray Condemns Gambia’s ICC Withdrawal
Dr. Isatou Touray Condemns the Gambia Government’s Withdrawal from the ICC Fellow Gambians, I have learned with disappointment that the Government of the Gambia has announced its withdrawal from the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court on 25 October 2016. After 51 years of independence and the end of […]
Gambia’s ICC Withdrawal: A Drastic Blow To Countless Victims Globally
Following the announcement yesterday by the Gambian Information Minister that Gambia has withdrawn from the International Criminal Court (ICC), Netsanet Belay, Amnesty International’s Research and Advocacy Director for Africa said: “The announcement is a blow to millions of victims around the world, particularly coming as it does on the heels […]
Saudi Royal: The Execution Of My Distant Cousin Shows That No One Is Above The Law
By Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud Recently, the Saudi Arabian justice system was once again in the spotlight. The public execution of a member of the Saudi royal family was met with great interest by many abroad and lots of outlets in the international media gave the issue attention. While […]
Sheriff Declares “Jammeh’s Is Over”
The exiled Caliph General of Wasadung Sheriff Caliphate has declared that President Yahya Jammeh’s presidency has come to an end. “Yahya Jammeh has ceased to be the President of the Gambia,” Sheriff Dino Hydara said in a circulated audio. Hydara was himself a victim of Yahya Jammeh’s tyranny, forcing him […]
Classic Case Of Unreported Gambian Security Brutality
The picture above is one classic case of many unreported Gambian security brutalities. It is the story of one Daffeh Darboe, a native of Bureng in Eastern Jarra. This man has not committed any crime to justify this type of brutality meted out on him in April during the opposition […]
Gambians Mourn Jaliba’s Brother
Gambians home and abroad have joined the family and band of Kora King Jaliba Kuyateh to mourn the death of Babadinding Kuyateh. The younger brother of Jaliba died in New York onOctober 1st while on tour with Jaliba & the Kumareh Band. His death came after that of the band’s […]
Remembering Fallen Hero Shyngle Nyassi
Momodou L. Shyngle Nyassi passed on exactly three years ago, yet he continues to inspire many people. The opposition Lion and Hero fought hard for the restoration of democracy, the rule of law and human rights in the Gambia, a country that was previously known for being an oasis of […]
Travesty (Part 1)
It discussed no profound questions, enunciated no sublime principles. For a matter so central to fundamental questions around the public life of a country, a case so factually embedded in the crucial Chapter IV rights guaranteed by the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia (the Constitution), the Judgment […]
Gambia Belongs To All Tribes
By Sulayman Touray The Gambia belongs to all of us regardless of our tribes or political affiliation. Under the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh, you would always find at least three or more political parties in operation in the Gambia at a given time, but never before has any party faced […]