Author: Musa Saidykhan

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South African King Goes To Jail

A South African king who is a nephew of the late Nelson Mandela has begun a 12-year prison sentence for kidnapping, assault and arson. Dalindyebo reported to prison after his legal attempts to overturn his conviction failed. The case against King Dalindyebo was related to a dispute he had with […]

Politics

‘Boycott All KGI Goods And Services’

The Leader of opposition United Democratic Party believes it is about time Gambians boycotted “all goods and services offered or run by President Yahya Jammeh’s family enterprise.” Lawyer Ousainou Darboe’s appeal is contained in his New Year’s message. He said apart from boycotting Kanilai Group International, no parent or school […]

Politics

Re-The President Of New Africa

  By Sainey Faye Saul you’re really up to something – I mean you’re bringing back memories of old; and a reminder that as Africans we have more in common than pigmentation, and historical amnesia.The Kilimanjaro rendez vous of Africans in D.C., brought back that Pan-African connection, and cultural unity […]

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Jammeh Explains Islamic State

Three weeks after he had unilaterally declared The Gambia an Islamic State, President Yahya Jammeh is at last defending his decision. Gambian leader declare the constitutionally recognised secular nation an Islamic republic. “Recently, I pronounced The Gambia as an Islamic State and Republic on the basis that the majority of […]

Politics

Gambia Lawmakers Criminalise FGM

Gambian parliamentarians criminalise the practice of female circumcision otherwise called female genital mutilation (FGM) after passing a bill that imposes three year prison term on anyone that flouts the Women’s Amendment Act 2015. It also levies a fine of $1,300 on anyone caught practising or involved in the organisation of […]