Gambian security has denied family and members of the United Democratic Party access to a remanded sick opposition activist. Solo Krummah is the UDP vice chairman in Sandou Constituency who remains remanded since his arrest on May 9th. Krummah’s only crime – if there is any – was to take part in […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
Former President Mbeki Is Alive
The news of the former South African President’s death has turned out to be a hoax. The Thabo Mbeki Foundation in Johannesburg that is still being inundated with queries regarding the health of the former president, refuted the news, describing it as “unfounded and baseless.” Rumours making the rounds in […]
Arsonists Burnt APRC Kanifing Bureau
An arson attack on the political bureau of the ruling Alliance for Patriotic, Re-orientation and Construction (APRC) has left Gambian security on their toes. The arson, which gutted the Kanifing situated bureau, left a police man on guard seriously injured. Informed sources told Kairo News that the unidentified police officer […]
Solo’s Spirits Going After NIA Chief
The cold-blooded murder of an opposition activist has left the director general of the National Intelligence Agency a completely confused, dejected and paralysed being. Yankuba Badjie’s close associates and neighbours have taken note of how “a calm and easygoing man” has turned into a “complaint master.” Until Ebrima Solo Sandeng […]
Activist Challenges Kandeh’s Surrogates
The leader of the opposition Gambia Democratic Congress has not been tried or tested democratically. Little is known about Mamma Kandeh. He is only known as the former ruling member of parliament for the ruling APRC of Yahya Jammeh who represented Jimara Constituency in Upper River Region. Gambians are eager […]
Why Gambia’s Education Is A Mess
The current education system in the Gambia is indeed a national disaster which has become prevalent since Dictator Jammeh came to power. The ministry of education has many incompetent staff who cannot even write a proper sentence, let alone formulate meaningful education policies. The head of that ministry has no […]
How Jammeh’s Monetary Mess Causes Gambia’s Economic Hardship
By Seedy S. Fofanah, former Lecturer at the University of the Gambia The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recent economic outlook on the Gambia is very bleak. IMF speaks and writes in a cover of diplomacy, utilizing an ancient method of ‘carrot and stick’. The organization is a private enterprise, and […]
UDP Takes Fight To ECOWAS Court
The Gambia’s main opposition United Democratic Party has taken its fight to the ECOWAS Court in Abuja, Nigeria. The party is challenging the conviction and sentencing of 30 protesting opposition members, including party leader Lawyer Ousainou Darboe and his executive members. In a press release published below, the party explains […]
Seriously, OJ Isn’t Helping
Seriously, our problems are bigger than we thought. Less than four months to the presidential elections, with no possible coalition talks yet, these parties have no formula for how they could find a consensus on WHO/WHAT leads, HOW/WHY. The party (People’s Progressive Party) that does not have an intention of […]
Diagnosing Gambia’s Appalling Senior Secondary School Results
Senior Secondary School Results 2016: An Indictment of the State Introduction Let me say at the outset that the appalling results for this year’s senior secondary schools in the Gambia is a direct indictment of the government particularly the Executive including the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and the […]
The Trial Of Lawyer Darboe
By Foday Samateh It had all the makings of the Rivonia Trial. A tyrannical regime. A subservient judiciary. A famous defendant with a reputable standing. And a clear-cut moral crusade. Only the specifics were different. Mandela had been charged with treason for engaging in a sabotage bombing campaign to bring down […]
Boye Awaits Detention Hearing
The man arrested in connection with the December 30th attack on State House in the Gambia is awaiting detention hearing in Raleigh, North Carolina. Alhaji Boye is expected to appear before a magistrate on Friday, August 12. The news is contained in a press release published below. Mr. ALHAJI BOYE […]