Seriously speaking, there is something we need to be clear about the 2014 December 30th State House attack. This is necessary because trumpet has been blown for so long glorifying this coup attempt. But do we ask ourselves whether this particular illegal attempt to take over the government is different […]

Even after the rains have stopped long since the drips continue. That is exactly the case of the former ruling APRC thugs who have been preparing for everything but taste the bitterness of being in the opposition. These people are still living in pains of their demi-God leader’s electoral defeat. […]

Ousted President Yahya Jammeh’s wickedness will continue to be slowly peeled off. As the Mandinka people say, you cannot beat the drum when the drummer has his foot on the beating stick. Now that the Jammeh regime is gone, nothing can stop it’s dirty linen from being exposed. The regime’s […]

THE KING OF BECHUANALAND III: The Final Episode! Dr Karamo NM Sonko Heeno Occassional Postings, No. 12, February 10, 2017 Images and imaginations The human being regularly lives an imaginary life. We imagine things that do not exist, confusing ourselves by creating conflicts between what exists (the truth) and what […]

The man who led the Gambia to Independence in 1965 had finally got what he had been long waiting to see: the Gambia without Yahya Jammeh, an army lieutenant who headed a group of ragged-tag soldiers and dislodged the People’s Progressive Party government from power. Sir Dawda Jawara, who would […]

The Gambia After Jammeh: Managing The Challenges Of Transition By Dr Ebrima Ceesay, UK Former President Yahya Jammeh having finally left The Gambia for Equatorial Guinea, a semblance of normality has returned to the country. The crucial question is now: “how do we stabilize The Gambia and promote both genuine […]

With only two days left in office, Yahya Jammeh still thinks he can keep the Presidential Crown. Instead of accepting defeat and allow everyone to breathe air of peace, Jammeh stays awake brainstorming on how to execute his plots. He declared public statement upon statement aimed at conflicting the Gambian […]

THE KING OF BECHUANALAND II: Drive Carefully! Dr Karamo NM Sonko A lizard in a desert In the scorching heat of the desert, when sunlight and air create the impression of falling rain, deceiving the eyes with mirages unreachable, a man drove his car, in boredom.  He suddenly saw the […]

  By Seedy Fofanah The President of the Gambia Yahya Jammeh is the Africa’s Worst Dictator in the 21st Century. When he took over the mantle of affairs of the Republic of the Gambia on July 22nd 1994, he started with a Slogan; “Accountability, Transparency and Probity” that there was […]

President Yahya Jammeh’s plots to stay in power has been dealt yet another blow. After losing the December 1st presidential election, Jammeh conceded defeat and congratulated the President-elect Adama Barrow. He described the results as “the will of Allah” who made him President on a Friday and unseated him the […]

The tiny Gambia has once again dominated the meeting of West African leaders. The Accra meeting on Saturday followed a simIlar one in Abuja last month. Both summits aim to prevail on the outgoing Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to renege on his refusal to hand over power. Despite clearly losing […]