For more than 12 years the family of the assasinated Gambian editor has been asking one question: who killed Deyda’s Hydara? It’s a question that would not be answered by a government that promised to protect life and property. A government that prides itself with guaranteeing maximum security. Like many […]

The firing of the Central Bank Governor Amadou Colley, deputy Governors, Basiru Njai and Oumie Savage-Samba and bank’s Director of Finance Ousainou Corr, is long overdue considering these officials’ overseeing of an institution where a mere note from Yahya Jammeh’s buddies or protocol officers would make it possible to withdraw millions […]

Bravery does not lie in contesting in an election and win; real bravery lies in conceding defeat in good faith. Acceptance of defeat is key to avoiding post-election violence and replacing them with peace, stability and social cohesion. Failure to accept defeat can be costly to both human beings and […]

The late Ebrima Solo Sandeng [former Organising Secretary of the United Democratic Party] will forever remain one of the most remembered Gambians in living memory. He had done what most people would not do: become a Sacrificial Lamb to free his oppressed people. The father of 11 knew the dangers […]

The nomination of an experienced lawyer as the Speaker of the Gambia’s 5th Legislative Assembly  has given hope to many hopeless Gambians. Lawyer Mariam Jack Denton today took oath of office at the Parliament building in Banjul. She was among the five people nominated by President Adama Barrow. Lawyer Denton, […]

A renowned Gambian cleric thinks it’s unwise and inappropriate for any religious leader to take sides in the country’s current political brawl. “It’s wise for clerics to remain neutral when politicians are involved in a brawl,” Imam Momodou Ceesay tells Kairo News. “Politicians everywhere will engage in on and off […]

I was the only investigative reporter or journalist who risked his life when news emerged that Daba Marena (former Director of the National Intelligence Agency) and others escaped when their prison wagon was about to somersault three times while they were being transported to Janjanbureh prisons in April 2006. I […]

The question of how to rescue the African youth has always been asked countless times. It has been asked by everyone everywhere. Even those outside the continent ask why the future looks bleak for the youth of a resource-opulent continent. The anger, frustration, hopelessness and pain is written all over […]

One of our most trusted sources hinted the death of a freed opposition detainee a fortnight ago. Regrettably, this conversation all of a sudden took a deflection, denying us the opportunity to ask the source to elaborate more. Before the deflection, our trusted source hinted us to be on all […]

Lang Marong has joined the casualties of the Jammeh regime’s brutality. The deputy National Mobiliser of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has finally passed away after all efforts to save his life failed. Marong died barely two months after his release from Mile 2 prisons. His death at the St. […]

The year 2016 had proven to be one of the toughest for the United Democratic Party (UDP) activists. This was the year when the ousted Gambian dictator planned to wipe away all his opponents that mattered. He was more than delighted to have jailed youth activists and executive of the […]

There is an old saying that says “if you are going to talk the talk, you have to walk the walk.” What if you talk the talk but can’t walk the walk. That means inability to back up rhetorics with action. That’s not the Gambia we deserve. Right! After 22 […]