News of the untimely death of the legendary Wollof drummer of the Kumareh Band was broken by the wife of Jaliba Kuyateh. Fatou Jaliba Suso was in pain as she broke Nyaw Nying’s death to the fans of the Kumareh Band early this morning on Facebook. “‘Inna lillahi Wa […]
Author: Suntou Touray
Yahya Jammeh: The Gambian Dictator Who Betrayed Kunta Kinteh
By Aisha Dabo & Jeffrey Smith The Gambia, the smallest country on mainland Africa, has a reputation for being the “Smiling Coast of Africa,” thanks in part to its stunning coastline and abundance of natural beauty. What many outsiders forget, however, is that the country was at the heart of […]
Gambia’s Undocumented Prisons And Prisoners
After weeks of large-scale investigation, Kairo News is today making public the locations of the Gambia’s unofficial secret detention centers. The number is pegged at three. Our trusted sources said these unofficial prisons have been holding people termed as “security threat to the Gambia.” Disturbingly, some of these secret detainees […]
President Bori Bori – A Ntional Embarrasement
Traditional medicine has a long history in Africa. It is administered by well trained experts who learnt the skills and knowledge from family members or herbal masters. Sadly, the mercurial Gambian head of state, the accident which is now a national tragedy and embarrassment, is the official custodian of all […]
Despicable Massacre, Despicable Magazine, Despicable Spin
Intro by Dida Jallow-Halake (I think Obama, Biden, Kerry & Holder saw the spin and stayed away) I have not been well enough to write for my readers on this, but I attach below four very well written pieces. I agree with them and have absolutely nothing to add – […]
Super Kanja Mouths: Gambian Men Simply Too Cheap
It is official, small country syndrome affects most of us. Do you know who I am? The rest is all spilling the beans. The celebrity Gambian radio host of Freedom Radio, Pa Nderry M’bai, unleashes venom against certain individuals in the Gambian dissident group, whipping them for leaking stuffs and […]
Is Islam At Clash With The West?
By Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh Following the tragic attack on the satirical Magazine of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, there have been different reactions from a show of solidarity with the victims, “Islamic terrorism” to Far Rights assertion that Islam is not compatible with Western values. In as much as we […]
List of Civilians Arrested After Failed Coup
In collaboration with human rights and civil society groups, in particular, Human Rights for All, Kairo News is publishing the list of civilians who have so far been arrested, detained and interrogated in the aftermath of the attack on State House in Banjul last week. Based on the information we […]
Islam Is Categorical About The Sanctity Of Human Life
By: Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh (PGCert THE, Fellow HEA) The Sacred text (Quran) Sanctity Human Life “Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land – it is as if he had slain […]
FBI Hunt Coup Leaders In America: Banka Manneh Questioned
(Reuters) – A Gambian civil society leader based in the United States said on Wednesday he had been questioned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation over a failed coup plot allegedly planned on U.S. soil. Federal prosecutors have already charged a Texas businessman and a former U.S. Army sergeant over […]
Poetic Thoughts: The Pen Cannot Erase Blood Stains
On the appointment of the acclaimed Gambian pen guru to the portfolio of Information Minister, one visualises the reasoning behind the appointment. President Jammeh always dreams of having a battalion of pen pushers to launder his image and present him all refined and saintly. This dream always eludes him, as […]
Papa Faal, Cherno Njie Charged With Attempted Coup
US charges over Gambia ‘coup plot’ against Yahya Jammeh Two men have been charged in the US with attempting to overthrow The Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh, the justice department has said. The men, who are of Gambian origin, will appear in court on accusations of conspiring against a friendly nation […]