The European Parliament has passed a resolution expressing concern over the “rapidly-worsening security and human rights situation in the Gambia.” It called on EU and its member states to consider freezing all non-humanitarian assistance to the Gambia government and imposing travel bans or other targeted sanctions on officials responsible for […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
Jammeh Tearing Gambian Families Apart
The Gambia’s embattled leader is showing signs of desperation, as evidenced in his government’s handling of weeks of political crisis. The crisis would have been carefully managed had the government listened to opposition voices. But you don’t expect anyone who is above 50 years to change his bad manners overnight. […]
Sam Sarr Will Commit Suicide Before He ‘Fucking Fires At Protesters’ For Jammeh
For the country’s deputy ambassador at the United Nations to want to ‘FUCKING FIRE AT THE PROTESTERS IF I WERE IN CHARGE’ shows how hateful Sam Sarr is, and the type of a lowlife Jammeh recruits to work for him. The people he so wanted to slaughter are our parents, […]
ECOWAS dismisses Jammeh’s Complaint
Yaya Jammeh’s compliant to ECOWAS on the Gambia – Senegal border closure that is now on its 12th week has been dismissed outright because Gambia’s non-observance of existing conventions, protocols and bi-lateral agreements. It turns out that The Gambia had not completed the ratification process of the regional body’s Convention […]
Jammeh’s Way
Baba Galleh Jallow Occasionally, the excesses of a dictatorship get so outrageous that people get tongue-tied as to what else to say. How do we make sense of a consistently senseless pattern of behavior of a man who prides himself in going his own way, even if that way is […]
Gamcotrap Concerned About Torture Of Gambia’s Women Protesters
A leading women’s rights organisation has expressed concern about the torture meted out to four women currently in state custody. In a statement, Gambia Committee for the Elimination of Harmful Traditional Practices (Gamcotrap) called for the release of all those detained in relation to peaceful marches on April 14th and […]
Dialogue With The Agent Of The devil: The Opposition’s Strange Strategy
By Dodou Jawneh The disappointment is written all over our faces when the opposition parties met with the officials of the Gambia’s draconian regime to discuss and sign a memorandum of understanding, otherwise refer to as the interparty talks. In the real world, this is commendable move as dialogue leads […]
As Gambian Dictatorship Attacks Protesters, Top Officials Threaten To Shoot Civilians
State sponsored violence against protesters has escalated once again in Gambia as police in riot gear attacked citizens gathering to demonstrate against unfair treatment of opposition members in state custody. On Monday, protesters gathered outside the High Court in the capital Banjul as opposition leader Ousainou Darboe appeared for a […]
Gambian Security Forces Using Firearms On Defenseless Citizens
The United Democratic Party is deeply concerned about the overzealous response of Gambia’s security forces to court goers who have peacefully converged at the High Court in Banjul to demand the unconditional release of UDP leader and his co accused. The crowds were then assaulted by members of the security […]
Heavy Figuring Around Pipeline
News just in about a heavy fight between peaceful protesting Gambians and armed security officers at Pipeline. The said fighting comes after the security officers wanted to arrest the entire crowd of people gathered in the area. Earlier, bloodthirsty security officers fired live ammunition. It was not clear whether anyone […]
Dear Yahya Jammeh
Dear Yahya Jammeh, We understand that you are unhappy with your Inspector General of Police, Yankuba Sonko, because of the unexpectedly large number of protesters, the majority of whom are women. You wanted the women stopped at the Denton Bridge. What you fail to understand is that the climate of […]
PDOIS’ Contribution To Debate On The Way Forward For Change In 2016
There are two major powers in the country. There is the power of the people and the power of the state. Political contest is a contest for state power. There are five types of political contests which could make state power to change hands. Civilians could take up arms and […]