The Gambia has been ranked second worst out of 12 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa included in a study on Internet freedom. In its 2015 annual “Freedom on the Net” report, Freedom House, a US-based organization promoting freedom and democracy around the world, scored up to 65 countries globally on real-world […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
UDP Shuns ‘Centre Table Politics’
The United Democratic Party says gone are the days of what it calls “Center Table Politics.” This type of politics allows politicians to spend invaluable time on the table instead of meeting the electorate in their villages and towns – the only way to feel their plight and exchange ideas […]
White Lives Matter! Black Officers Charged
Luntango Suun Gann Gi muses from London, UK Two dumb trigger-happy police officers from Louisiana, Mississippi USA, made the mistakes of their lives when, having racially profiled a runaway driver of being a Negro, like themselves, they opened fire to “neutralise” the suspect. Unfortunately for the officers, the miscreant driver […]
The Dictator’s Remarks: What A Malicious Intention!
By Ebou Gaye What a malicious intention! The remarks you made at a rally in Brikama contained in a video aired recently on Fatu Radio are a cause for great concern They strongly suggest that you have a malicious intention vis-à-vis the opposition, And have proven your bigotry, intolerance, folly […]
Beyond Alassane Ouattara’s Victory
After a landslide victory in Côte d’Ivoire’s recent presidential election, Alassane Ouattara was sworn in for a second term on Tuesday, 3 November. The organisation and outcome of the election happened in a peaceful way, but this does not necessarily make it a democratic success story, and several key observations […]
Ahmad Chalabi’s Legacy Of Lies Still Haunts Iraq
By Trudy Rubin, The Philadelphia Inquirer Let us pause to mark the death of Ahmad Chalabi, the suave Iraqi exile beloved by Vice President Dick Cheney and top Bush administration officials. Many Americans have no doubt forgotten the name of Chalabi, 71, who died this week of heart failure in […]
‘Mothers Are Not Scared Of Jammeh’
An influential opposition woman wants President Yahya Jammeh to understand that Gambian mothers are not scared of his security and their guns. “Let him [Jammeh] understand that we bring his gun-wielding men into this world,” Aja Yamundow Yarbou tells an opposition rally in Busumbala in Kombo North. “Tell Yahya Jammeh […]
‘Gambia’s Political Struggle Is Ours’
A passionate old man grabbed the microphone at a recent United Democratic Party rally in Busumbala and called for concerted efforts to dislodge President Yahya Jammeh from power. The old man in his 70s said the struggle for The Gambia’s political emancipation belongs to his generation. “It is time for […]
ECOWAS Court Seeks French Support
The President of the ECOWAS [Economic Community of West African States] Court of Justice, Justice Maria Do Céu Silva Monteiro, has called for French support in strengthening the court towards the successful discharge of its mandate. He said the court is the last bastion for the defence of the human […]
Asiegbu, Others Are Genetically Corrupt Hypocrites And Vagabonding Promoters Of Dictatorship
The glorification of gangsters and looters of public assets is like national religion in their home countries, anyway. By Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu “The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism” Professor Wole Soyinka. “It is time for African actors to stand for what is morally right and […]
‘Jammeh Creates Traditional Power Crisis’
President Yahya Jammeh has been accused of creating power crisis in The Gambia’s traditional ruling structures. “Power belongs to Gambians – youths, men and women. Yahya Jammeh has no power by himself. Gambian people have the power to effect change. President Jammeh and his APRC government create power crisis in […]
‘Give us economic freedom or else…’
On Tuesday, South Africa witnessed the Economic Freedom March, a protest by 50 000 young economic freedom fighters, whether members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) or not. The people are growing conscious of the consistent message we have preached: that political power without economic power is meaningless and South […]