By Edrissa Ken-Joof “A good nationalism has to depend on a principle of the common people, on myths of a struggling commonality.” Andrew O’Hagan Being a breed of globalization where I might align my thinking to a statement once said by George Santayana that: “to me, it seems a dreadful […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
Why GNA Should Be Totally Reformed
The successor to The Gambia’s tyrannical regime needs to do a total transformation of the Gambian military. The army needs transformation in both professional, discipline and conduct. For any aggressive transformation to take place, emphasis must be placed on training. From the get go, our military were not trained to […]
Dida Halake, Please Don’t Destroy Respects For Thee!!!
By Gambiano Mr. Halake, Your fantasies, or perhaps orgies really provoke a response. Without being uncharitable to neither your person, nor your compulsions, I choose to be terse with diction today. “5 Things Senegal will gain by toppling Jammeh” isn’t from a Gambia-lover who is wary of collateral damage, decades […]
The Spotlight: Let Go Of Darboe, UDP Executive And All Prisoners Of Conscience!
By Yero Jallow “When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.” –Nelson Mandela, Former ANC [African National Congress] Leader, South Africa. We do not have much politics going on anymore; the issue is beyond politics, […]
Women Set To End Gambia Tyranny
A group of concerned Gambian women has tasked itself with putting an abrupt end to the Jammeh government’s more than two decades of tyranny. Gambian Suffragettes is calling on “all global citizens to please take some time to sign its important and urgent petition.” For more information on the group’s […]
NRMG Takes Gambia’s Case To ICC
The National Resistance Movement of The Gambia has taken the government’s rule b excessive force culminated in the cold-blooded killing of some opposition activists to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, The Netherlands. Read below a press statement to that effect. DEMONSTRATION AT THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) (under […]
GDF Disburses Funds To Protest Victims
Press Release – Gambia Democracy Fund (GDF) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25th 2016 GDF Released $5500 to the victims of the Political Crisis in Gambia When members of United Democratic Party and others took to the streets a week ago, the brutal regime of Yahya Jammeh responded with a callous […]
My Message To Gambia’s Low Thinking Security Forces
Ever since the National Assembly of The Gambia in year 2000 indemnified the security forces, especially those who took part in the massacre of their own Gambian brothers (armless students) on April 10 and 11through the Indemnity Act, Gambians became so fearful of you, the people they pay to maintain […]
ICC Urged To Probe Gambia Violations
In the wake of increased repression in Gambia, calls are intensifying for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to send a team of investigators to examine cases of gross human rights abuses mounted by security forces against peaceful protesters. “The ICC has to look into the case of Solo Sandeng and […]
Defiant Darboe Returns To Mile II; He Insists “Produce My Supporters Dead Or Alive”
The Leader of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) would not entertain arguments concerning his bail application in court today. Lawyer Ousainou Darboe insisted the state must produce all those arrested on April 14th, including Solo Sandeng. Mr. Darboe and 36 other co-accused persons have been slapped six counts, including […]
Let’s Heal Our Financial Wounds
Smart Money Week Offers Unique Opportunities By Kemo Barrow Financial Empowerment Center is honoured and humbled to bring you week three financial tips or message of the week April 23 – 30th. Join us as we seek knowledge and wisdom to better our selves, families and communities financially, to comemmorate […]
Rights Groups Drum Up Gambia Sanctions
At least 15 national, regional and international human and civil rights groups have issued a statement, drumming up support for ‘targeted sanctions against President Yahya Jammeh, his government and his family.” In a joint statement issued in the Senegalese capital Dakar, the groups that include Amnesty International, also want unconditional […]