Of all the books I have read in my entire lifetime, none can be compared to Left to Tell. It has left a significant emotional impact on my life. But I am better than my Seattle based uncle who could not read beyond chapter 3 of the book’s 24 chapters. He shipped it […]

Dear Mr. Sillah, Congratulations  and  thank you for being able to spark up a very salient and highly participatory debate on the way forward for our besieged nation. You will recall that about a year ago we contacted you to join our Study Group on The Way Forward To The Third Republic. […]

Last week, I stumbled on a book by accident at a Dollar Tree store in Kentwood, Michigan. After picking up my kids from school, I was expecting to go home and relax with the family in an unfriendly winter season punctuated with freezing temperatures. But that was never the case. […]

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 […]

Deyda Hydara, the Gambia’s leading journalist whose December 16th, 2004 assassination remains unsolved, meant a lot to me, especially during my formative years in journalism. Here is a man who taught many of us to be who we are. He also brought Alhaji Saramadi Kabbah (nephew of the late Ahmed […]

Since the conviction and subsequent sentencing of the Gambia’s seven diplomats in London, so many unanswered questions have been raised yet no one – even government officials – could piece the puzzle together. We at Kairo News too are limping with our own questions: how did the massive tax-dodging scam start? […]

Gambian president is slowly dropping his numerous and meaningless titles, Babil Mansa [Bridge Building King] becoming the latest casualty. This comes two months after he had abandoned the title of Nasiru Deen [Helper of Islam]. The news, contained in a terse official letter from the Foreign Affairs Ministry, did not […]

Gambian activists and media personalities have worked hard over the past 20 years in exposing all the heinous crimes and human rights abuses committed by the Gambia’s dictatorial regime. However, to a large extent the collective force of diverse activist haven’t succeeded in focusing international attention on the dictatorial rule […]

The West African nation is not only the tiniest country on mainland Africa but the Gambia has also become the Master Bully. Since it first stole power in July 1994, the Jammeh regime has been feeding on finding faults about other countries or people as if it has no fault […]

A YEAR SINCE JAMMEH’S ATTACK AGAINST THE WEST It was a little more than a year ago, Wednesday the 9th October 2013, that the Government of The Gambia in Banjul officially issued what it called an exposure  of “the United States of America’s hostile actions against The Gambia since 1994.” […]

By Basirou Conteh The trial of the Caliph General of Dasilameh caliphate continued at Brikama Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, with the third  prosecution witness returning to the witness box. A police constable posted at Bwiam Police Station, Seedy Saidykhan, had earlier testified in the case of Caliph Sheikh Muhideen Hydara […]

It’s barbaric to live in Jammeh’s Gambia Where one person grabs all the lands Seizes all the powers and accolades Forces offices to use his countless titles Brags about his manhood prowess Sees himself as the lone saviour Compares himself to prophet Issues fatwa anytime he wills. It’s awful live […]