The Gambia’s former Vice President has accused the country’s leader of handling December 30th failed coup “irresponsibly.” Bakary Bunja Dabo said instead of behaving like a responsible head of a government, President Yahya Jammeh set up an ambush for the alleged coup plotters and got rid of them. He said […]

The failed military attack on State House in Banjul has reportedly energised the rebels fighting for the cessation of Southern Senegalese province of Casamance. The Movement for Democratic Forces of Casamance had been waging war in Southern Senegal since early 80s. “The almost dormant rebel movement headed by Salif Sadio […]

Amnesty International Press Release Mauritania: Jailed presidential candidate and anti-slavery activists must be released The Mauritanian authorities must release three activists – including a prominent opposition politician – jailed today for holding anti-slavery rallies, Amnesty International said. Police used tear gas and batons to disperse the protestors in front of […]

It is official, small country syndrome affects most of us. Do you know who I am? The rest is all spilling the beans. The celebrity Gambian radio host of Freedom Radio, Pa Nderry M’bai, unleashes venom against certain individuals in the Gambian dissident group, whipping them for leaking stuffs and […]

Dear Gambian brothers and Sisters, Allow me yet again on a similar situation but of a different matter, to make this humble appeal to all Diaspora Gambians seeking your kind donation towards setting up a Legal Defence Fund to support our legendary freedom fighters now going through legal tussles in […]

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh apologised to former colonial master Britain on Sunday for saying its nationals were involved in a failed coup attempt last month. Gunmen attempted to storm the presidential palace in the beachside capital of the West African nation overnight on Dec. 30 while Jammeh was abroad, but […]

The recent resignations of Ms. Sigga Jagne (Vice chairperson) and Mr. Banka Manneh (Director, Communications Officer) is a big loss to CORDEG. Both Sigga and Banka are outstanding personalities who are well known in their own rights as activists in the cause of transforming The Gambia into a thriving democracy. […]

In collaboration with human rights and civil society groups, in particular, Human Rights for All, Kairo News is publishing the list of civilians who have so far been arrested, detained and interrogated in the aftermath of the attack on State House in Banjul last week. Based on the information we […]

Some news reach our news desk confirming the firing of the Gambia’s Secretary General and Minister of Justice. In a rather surprising move, President Yahya Jammeh fired Dr. Kalilu Bayo and Basirou Mahoney from their positions without explaining reasons, a violation of an earlier threat. President Jammeh has appointed the […]

The Gambia government has finally come clean on last week’s attack on State House. In a statement, the Jammeh government avoided calling the attackers action a coup. Read below the statement in full: “On Tuesday, 30th December, 2014, at 2am GMT, the State House was attacked by a well-equipped, well-funded […]

(Reuters) – A Gambian civil society leader based in the United States said on Wednesday he had been questioned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation over a failed coup plot allegedly planned on U.S. soil. Federal prosecutors have already charged a Texas businessman and a former U.S. Army sergeant over […]