It has been brought to our attention that the son and brother of Baboucarr Bai Lowe are still being detained. This however contradicted our earlier story by our Banjul correspondent that Yusupha Lowe, 13, and Pa Alieu Lowe, 19, were released from illegal detention without trial. When this was brought […]

The Gambia’s illegally detained former Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs is reported to be hospitalized at the Serekunda General Hospital, family sources corroborated. Mr. Mambury Njie has been detained by agents of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) for 125 days.  The Banjul native, who had earlier been acquitted and discharged […]

Is it all about Dictator Jammeh or is there more to it? Kairo radio show on today. Gambians have somehow become addicted to every conversation which starts and ends with Yahya Jammeh. We start with Yahya Jammeh the rapist, Yahya Jammeh the murderer, Yahya Jammeh the corrupt President, Yahya Jammeh […]

Jammeh government’s empty rhetoric and spinning of documents showing the economy doing well were nothing short of a fruitless exercise. For every economy to do well, its engines of growth must be seen running well, which is not the case in the Gambia where the private sector continued to be […]

Gambian opposition politicians are said to be very easy going, down to earth and kind. To the extent the socialist party of PDOIS have leaders – Sidia Jatta and Halifa Sallah – who wear what locals referred to as ‘asobi‘ or same colour dress. The UDP leader is also a […]

Kairo News website emerged from a malicious cyber attack that has left a huge toll on our budget, energy and time. Unlike many cyber attacks, we saw ours coming few hours after we published a story titled “Gambia’s Undocumented Prisons And Prisoners” last Monday. The attack, which came in a […]

If Gambians rise up against dictator Jammeh tomorrow, the UN, US, AU, Ecowas, EU will be the first to pressure President Jammeh to step down. Diplomatic language is misleading and troubling. However, such a language is always with the consensus stakeholders. Let us therefore put our acts together and pressure […]

It looks like there is some glimmer of hope for Gambian activists battling to cope with the fear and panic stemming from the arrest, detention and subsequent arraignment of people accused of attempting to overthrow the government of a “friendly” government. Such a hope becomes evident when a senior high-ranking […]

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 […]

We wish all our readers, audience, whistle-blowers, followers and citizen journalists a Blessed and Happy New Year. We equally wish to express our profound and sincere gratitude to all those who support Kairo News and Radio in whatever way. Without your undivided support and encouragement, we would not have existed […]

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 […]