Kairo News has just been informed about a looming chaos in the Kombo South coastal town of Kartong where Police Intervention Unit (PIU) officers arrested dozens of youths protesting against heavy metal mining in the area. The youths are said to be communicating their frustration through protest, the only available […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
Gambia Without A Secretary General
The removal of Mr. Lamin Nyabally has left The Gambia without a Secretary General, Head of Civil Service and Presidential Affairs Minister. Mr. Nyabally has been relegated to the Fisheries Ministry. No reasons have been explained for the demotion. The president’s office only issued a statement, saying the president has […]
President Condé Fires Top Officials Over Deadly Touba Violence
President Alpha Condé of Guinea has fired the country’s three top government officials for “gross misconduct.” The officials have been blamed for their failure to properly handle a deadly violence at Touba. The violence over the construction of a second mosque claims two lives. The fired officials are the Ministers […]
You Are Opportunists, Not Patriots
By Ebou Gaye You are opportunists, not patriots You need a great deal of edification and enlightenment, As you have lost your bearings and swerved to the wrong path You have taken the tyrant as your lord in lieu of God the Almighty, In your attempts to ingratiate yourself […]
Mali Hotel Under Terrorists Siege
Gunmen stormed into a Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali, early in the morning on Nov. 20. The hotel company reported that 170 hostages were initially trapped inside. The standoff between the attackers and police forces is still ongoing. Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital on Friday, killing […]
UDP Leader Scolds Jammeh Over Senegal Insult
The opposition United Democratic Party leader, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, has scolded President Yahya Jammeh for hauling insults on Senegal’s current and past leaders. In a statement published below, Mr. Darboe who condemned Gambian leader’s actions, advised President Jammeh to desist from using Senegal as a scapegoat. Read the UDP leader’s […]
Senegal Bans Burka Amid Terror Fears
West African country follows Chad and Cameroon in banning full-body cloak, saying decision is question of national security By Simon Allison, Guardian News & Media Ltd Dakar: Senegal has banned women from wearing the burka, amid rising fears of extremism in the West African country. The interior minister, Abdoulaye […]
How Jammeh Insults Senegal Leaders
President Yaya Jammeh, the man who sees himself as the all-knowing faultless leader, strikes Senegalese leaders with his loose tongue. The neighbouring country’s citizens and leadership call the insult too painful to stomach, especially from a leader who is in the habit of blaming others for his failures. President Jammeh […]
‘Jammeh Is Crazy; Senegal Needs To Extract Its Sore Teeth’
A retired Senegalese Colonel describes President Yahya Jammeh as “the sore teeth of Senegal that must be extracted.” Like many Senegalese and Gambians, Colonel Malick Cissé could not adjust with President Jammeh’s insult on past and present Senegalese leaders. Gambian leader’s misguided statement on Presidents Abdou Diouf, Abdoulaye Wade and […]
Gambia Press Union Cries Foul
By Abdoulie John The Gambia Press Union has used the 57th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) as a platform to draw the attention of country representatives and activists to the ongoing attacks on journalists. “The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is deeply concerned by […]
Jammeh On The Loose Again
President Yahya Jammeh has once again betrayed the trust and confidence Gambians have bestowed on him by focusing his energy on issues that are irrelevant to our national interest. Instead of using his countrywide tour to address the many problems, Mr. Jammeh is picking bones with Senegalese leaders as if […]
Darboe Tells Imams To Stand Tall
Gambian opposition leader wants Muslim clerics to stand tall or firm for their mistreated colleagues. Lawyer Ousainou Darboe says Imams have to break the culture of silence, which has not worked. Darboe’s comments come at a time when The Gambia government is illegally holding two Muslim clerics at a regional […]