‘The Murder Leaves Scar On My Heart’ Being among the police officers who responded to his shooting, life from that day had never been the same for me again. While I held his head in a pool of blood, I looked into his innocent face with disbelief as my tears […]
Author: Suntou Touray
Breaking The Mould
Gambians seem trapped and confused in dealing with the dictatorship back home. Our academics are shying away from playing the expert roles, deeming it too risky for their careers, our professionals (lawyers, accountants, auditors, nurses, doctors, teachers, bankers, etc) wonde if sacrificing for a cause is worth it. Now watch […]
What In The World Is Wrong With Gambian Grandees?
By Saul Saidykhan ‘You see, exactly a year ago this week, I woke from a five weeks coma, that was initially medically-induced, but later morphed into the real thing. After six brain surgeries, my prognosis was very bad. I had tubes plucked into my throat, nose and stomach. Half of […]
A Requiem For Deyda Hydara
By Foday Samateh Even as I write these words, a part of me is still in denial. Ten years on, the wishful in me still clings to a chimera. I do so because the ghoulish reality of December 16, 2004, sends me in bouts of disillusionment to the borders of derangement. […]
A Calming Fulbe Music: Love That Never Ends
Moumounie Bande sings ‘Yidde Nde Timmata’ (meaning Love that Never Ends in Fula parlance) from her album ‘Alla yo Lobbo’ (God is Good). Moumounie Bande and her husband Zakariya Bah are Fulani artists living in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. This YouTube video was filmed in a Fulani village near Lumbila, 20km […]
Middle East Funds Gambia As EU Cuts Aids
The European Union has withdrawn millions of euros of funding for Gambia due to its poor human rights record, leaving the mainly Muslim West African nation to rely increasingly on donors from the Middle East for development projects. The shift in soft power is of concern to Western governments in […]
Shambles in Court: Magistrate! Not In Your Jurisdiction
God Dictatorship is a plague. What made President Jammeh laugh out loud? Amadou Samba, a quintessential Gambian (busuwa-elite) ‘Bourgeoisie’ explaining to Jammeh how he was beaten by thugs and rascals all over his soft body. A Gambian Magistrate was lied to by police prosecutors, alleging that, Mr Amadou Samba was beaten […]
Detained Former SG Sabally Freed At Last
The strange bed-fellowship between diaspora activist and the conveyor-belt style victims of President Jammeh is becoming an emotionally charged partnership. Former Daily Observer Managing Director, Dida Halake lead the cries with the call for Sabbaly to be freed by appealing to the high office of Gambian born head of the […]
Obama TKOs the Republican Rednecks
“My fellow Americans, tonight, I’d like to talk with you about immigration. For more than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other nations. It’s kept us youthful, dynamic, and entrepreneurial. It has shaped our character as a people […]
Echo’s Sankareh Sympathises Amadou!
“Amadou Samba Saga a Gambian predicament” By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-in-Chief, Gambia Echo Hysteria and Bad Mouthing of Amadou Samba When news of Gambian lawyer-turned businessman, Amadou A. Samba’s scuffle inside an elevator with members of a private security firm at Dakar’s luxurious Radisson Blue hotel broke Saturday, it […]
Radio Show Today: Diaspora Talking Points
Natariko radio show today deals with many issues. First things first, the historical narration of the Kabou/Futa battle and the exchanges leading to the battle final fall of Kansala. Almamy Bakary of Futa Timbo and Mama Janky Wally of Kabou had heated exchanges before tthe final battle of Kansala. Our […]
Don’t Judge Me (Gambian Elite’s Deep Thoughts)
By Suntou Touray All the tyrant’s elites and all his hangers on They cannot be anything without him Their labours from top universities are meaningless without him They cannot do even menial jobs They cannot go unnoticed! Imagine them sitting in Hagan Street every morning not knowing what to do? Imagine […]