Questions have been asked as to whether The Gambia government has now officialised the backway. This comes on the heels of confirmed reports that bus loads of migration frenzy Gambian youths leave the country on almost a daily basis. Our sources doubt why a government that claims to have shunned […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
Why President Jammeh Supports Burundi
By Janko Camara It is not difficult to understand the logic behind Yahya Jammeh’s opposition to the idea of sending AU troops to Burundi. He is opposed to it not because of a non-interference policy in other countries’ internal affairs. No! He has a grand scheme. In opposing the idea, […]
‘Drop Visas For Africans In Africa’
AU urged to drop visas for Africans in Africa Union Commissioner for Social Affairs Dr Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko has urged African countries to ease their visa polices to stem migration from Africa to places like Europe by stimulating national and regional economic prospects in Africa. The commissioner specifically praised Rwanda […]
‘Electoral Bill Shouldn’t Be Enacted’
The opposition People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism has raised concerned about the constitutionality of the Electoral Act. In a letter to President Yahya Jammeh, the party’s Secretary General is argued that the Bill was introduced by a wrong person (Head of the Civil Service who cannot be a […]
Why Noncitizens Vote In Gambia
Gambians have never voted in Senegal or Guinea Bissau. Why are these nationals voting in our presidential elections? Never in the history of Senegal have Gambians voted in Senegalese elections. Since 2001 Southern Senegalese nationals have been illegally registering and voting in our presidential elections. Gambians have always had high […]
‘I Don’t Vilify Darboe’s Character’
By Kinteh My observations above aren’t meant to vilify Mr. Darboe’s good character, nor was I out to doubt his competency to steer the affairs of the party and the hopes of many to see change come to the country. Nevertheless, it belongs to mature political culture, to debate […]
Gambia: A Country That Bans Everything
The Gambia has become a country where nothing is spared for banning. Just last year, the government banned plastic bags without providing alternatives. As if it is obsessed with banning, the Jammeh government will never run out of something to ban. It has always been like that since July 1994. […]
‘Please Don’t Emulate Dictator Jammeh’
Activists are raising concern that the newly elected Tanzanian President, John Magafuli, is sadly following in the footsteps of his Gambian counterpart who in December last year declared an Islamic state, pledging to respect the rights of the Christian minority but did the exact opposite. President Yahya Jammeh soon compelled […]
Election Year 2016: The Gambian Diaspora And The Jammeh Regime
I’d written this back in 2014 and with a little tweak to reflect our current situation in the election year, I thought I’d reproduce. I was sitting at home minding my business and thought I would grab my routine dose of Gambian News, so I went on reading the local […]
Silent Song
By Baba Galleh Jallow The song struggles To escape the cage Hits the wall On every side Dances on the inside with Silence on the outside as The whole universe trembles At the deafening echoes Of this silent song!
Who Are The True Robbers?
During a robbery in Guangzhou, China, the bank robber shouted to everyone in the bank: “Don’t move. The money belongs to the State. Your life belongs to you.” Everyone in the bank laid down quietly. This is called “Mind Changing Concept” Changing the conventional way of thinking. When a lady […]
Senegal Won’t Extradite Papa Diack
Senegal will not extradite Papa Massata Diack, accused of blackmailing athletes who failed drug tests, to France. Senegal PM Mohammed Dionne said agreements with France would be respected but that Senegal would not extradite its citizens. Interpol has issued a “Red Notice” for the arrest of Mr Diack, recently given […]