Guinea Bissau media has confirmed our story earlier that the captured insurgents could also be Gambian soldier on the run. Kairo News is keenly following the plight of the insurgents in Bissau. Below is the story by Odemocrata. “Gambian military officers who fled from Banjul, capital of Gambia, were arrested by […]
Author: Suntou Touray
Gambian Dictator Showing Weapons
President Yahya Jammeh is at best using the national television to propagate his propaganda machinery. In this posted video, Mr. Jammeh, whose government at first wanted to downplay Tuesday’s attempted coup led by the former State Guard Commander, is now exhibiting a cache of weapons purported to have been seized […]
UN Issues Statement On Gambia
New York, 31 December 2014 The Secretary-General is following closely developments in The Gambia. He reiterates the United Nations principled condemnation of all attempts to seize power through unconstitutional means. Referring to reports that indicate that the situation in Banjul is calm, he calls for all parties to exercise restraint and to […]
Of Checkpoints And Heartless Soldiers
Amidst the confusion and ecstatic elations amongst Gambians all over the world that, the dictatorial regime of President Yahya Jammeh is about to fall, one prepares himself for some nasty surprises. Gambian soldiers have proven to be the most unreliable elements in the whole Gambian dictatorship. At Kairo News, we […]
Latest On Coup In Gambia
Latest news from the Gambia alleged that President Yahya Jammeh’s loyalists are not in control as they have earlier claimed. Rather, we are told the coup is alive as we write this piece. President Jammeh is said to have avoided going back to the Gambia, believing that the situation remains […]
News flash: Coup In the Gambia
AFP news sources citing the Gambian army are saying “they have foiled a coup attempt in Banjul.” However, Kairo News gathered that some Gambian soldiers intend to carry the coup attempt after the earlier attempt had failed. The situation in the capital is still uncertain and no clear news is coming out. What […]
Christmas Day Radio Show: Dissecting Reconciliation
Host: Musa Saidykhan Panelists: Yaya Dampha, Burama Sanneh and Pata PJ. Languages: English and Mandinka Kairo Radio show today is intellectual, intelligent and politically timely. Our panelists handle the question of whether we (Gambian activists) have anything to reconcile with a man who has ruled our country with iron fist, murdered us in […]
Germans Protest Racist Attacks On Gambian Women
Two Gambian women who were racially attacked on the streets of a small Germany town of Rottenburg on December 19 this years have been hospitalised with serious injuries and minor injuries. The racist criminal behaviour of the attacker shocked and horrified residents to the core. Church groups and local politicians, headed by the […]
Propaganda Messaging: Why No Impact
Will the loud noises undo dictator Jammeh? Will public bravado and motomouthism undermine him without targeted messaging? Our addiction to scandals in the Jammeh system are a trap. Daily we are engrossed in who is fired, jailed, who is in court, about to be fired, on the run, cannot continue […]
Gambia Needs Aids But No Conditions Attached
‘Minister Touray called on development partners including the private sector to support the country’s economic development agenda.’ Delayed and erratic rains this year would cause an expected dent of 15 per cent in agricultural produce, declared Finance Minister Kebba Satou Touray, while delivering the country’s national budget speech at the […]
Angola Dehumanises African Migrants
Angolan police are among the worst human right abusers of migrants from other African countries, Kairo News was told. In a recent spate of arrests and brutalities, Angolan police rounded up Gambians, Senegalese, Guineans, Malians, Nigerians and other Africans in an anti-immigration crackdown. The police are accused of operating a […]
The Owl And The Pigeon
Kikiyan and Pura (A Short Story) By Suntou Touray As it happens, many people accuse the Owl (Kikiyan) of being a witch. These accusations puzzled and troubled the Owl so much so that it took matters in its own hand to clear its cherished and reputable good name. The Owl […]