By Sainey Faye Lafia, you touched on Sait Matty Bah and here is little clarification on him  after his father Maba Jahu Bah died. Sait Matty Bah, was only 12 years old when his father (Eliaman Maba Jahu Bah ) by the (Wollof) and (Ama Bah) by the Mandingka  died. […]

By Sainey Faye Ndatte Yalla Mboge  (French Spelled “Ndatte Yalla Mbodj” ”Linguere” &  The Last Queen of  ‘Waalo’  Senegal  (Northern Senegambia). Ndate Yalla Mboge  was known as the last queen of ‘Waalo’ in northern Senegal, and oral historians still carry her heroic deeds against the French colonialist. She is one […]

An official of the ousted People’s Progressive Party of former Gambian President Sir Dawda Jawara dispelled the notion that the party is dead. Bakary Bunja Dabo said the PPP is still alive and kicking. The former Vice President of the ousted government told the party’s Maryland meeting that “PPP it’s […]

A regional Amnesty International Campaigner (AI) has blamed the Gambia’s culture on lack of independence of the country’s judiciary.  François Patuel, AI West Africa Team-Campaigner based in Senegal, used an exclusive interview with journalist Abdoulie John to call for justice for the victims of the April 2000 student massacre.  The […]

By Mathew K Jallow Exactly fourteen years ago this week, sixteen young Gambian students’ lives were cut short by the crackle of machine-gun-fire. The morning began uneventfully as citizens went about their normal business. In down-town Serekunda, the hustle and bustle that gave notoriety to the Gambia’s largest metropolis lived […]

The Gambia government has been asked to improve on its decaying human rights situation. This newest call, which followed similar numerous calls, was part of the recommendations by Gambia Human Rights Network (GHRN). The network submitted the report to the United Nations Working Group for Universal Periodic Review of the […]

Dear Editor, May I response to the comical and the illusionary statement of President Jammeh, that, “I am going to ban English in public schools”, and his further description of Queen Victoria as the bloodiest person ever to live on the face of the earth? Sir, it is obvious that […]

The Gambia Consultative Council (GCC), recognizing the growing need for action, is pleased to present Gambians a platform for communicating and exchanging of ideas. The imperativeness of using all avenues of communications, in a fast changing media and communication landscape, cannot be overestimated. The GCC website will allow every Gambian […]

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“I have not enjoyed being the President of the Gambia for nearly 10 years,” President Jammeh has reportedly admitted in a private talk. Gambian tyrant President, Alh, Yahya AJJ Professor ‘Dr’ Jammeh (Nasirudeen) is missing in the EU annual review panel on Gambia scheduled for tomorrow in Brussels, Belgium.  The […]

As human beings who strongly subscribed to the principles of democracy, good governance, equality before the law, human and peoples’ rights and freedom of speech, it is incumbent upon us to not only stand up against injustice and sufferings around us but also work together to stop them wherever they […]