By Lamin Touray The death has been confirmed in the Gambia of Dr Mamadou Sabarr Janneh. The scholar of both oriental and western education died at 70 years after a brief illness. As a young man, Dr Janneh travelled to Egypt to follow on the Islamic education that began in […]
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Yahya Jammeh Stabs Banjulians At The Heart
Kairo News is trailing the horrific story of President Jammeh selling the dead bones, the dredge sand of Banjul cemetery. With all the pump and glamour of ‘waa Banjuls’, President Jammeh sells the sand that is extracted whilst the Banjul cemetery is safeguarded (protected) from the sea. We will bring […]
Jammeh Turns Civilian Staff Into Military
President Yahya Jammeh has reportedly turned some of his most trusted civilian staff at State House in Banjul into military personnel. Our sources, who begged to remain anonymous for security reasons, said the desperate Gambian leader has ordered these civilian staff to go through intense military training in Fajara Military […]
Didier Drogba Inspires Ivory Coast To 2-1 Victory
Didier Drogba came off the bench to inspire Ivory Coast to a 2-1 comeback victory over Japan in a World Cup Group C match on Saturday. Drogba, who had been carrying an injury, came on in the 62nd minute when his team was losing 1-0. The talismanic striker’s arrival […]
ECOWAS Court Shames Gambia
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes today’s ruling by a West African regional court, which found that the Gambian government failed to conduct a meaningful investigation into the murder of journalist Deyda Hydara. The ruling is the first ECOWAS case relating to the murder of a Gambian journalist. Hydara, the […]
What Said The Arrogant Ruler
By Baba G. Jallow I’m very lucky Said the arrogant ruler And ground his teeth You are very lucky Said the sycophants And they all went on to fantasize Just lucky he was The arrogant ruler We ask for it We get it We waste it Said the […]
King Jaliba’s Coronation In Pictures
Breaking News: Jaliba Crowned King
Being crowned the King of Kora is a realisation of the Gambian music maestro’s dream. At exactly 2:30 AM London time, the joyous Jaliba Kuyateh was crowned the King of Manding’s 21-string mystical instrument in the city of Bristol, United Kingdom. It was more than a joy to see Jaliba […]
'No Compromise On Jammeh's Chosen Candidates'
The Majority Leader of the National Assembly has emphatically made it clear that “whoever is not in line with President Yahya Jammeh’s desired candidates will have his or her demands brushed away.” Hon. Fabakary Tombong Jatta was countering complaints of imposing candidates on constituents in parliamentary and local government elections. […]
The Whys of Jaliba’s Coronation
Why coronating Jaliba Kuyateh, Why Now, Why Kombo Sillah, Why Bristol and why Dr Nick Maurice? Of what difference would it make to shout at the sun with the oration “oh too hot you are”? If not but to affect lungs, it would prompt those indisposed to sunlight to look […]
Scores of Gambians Show Appreciation To Jaliba Kuyateh
Tune in to Kairo Radio all day today where organisers, fans, and lovers of kora music have shown their appreciation to the man who will be Crowned the King of Kora on Saturday, June 7th, 2014. The Kombo Sillah Association (KSA) is inviting Gambians and fans of the Great Jaliba […]
Opposition Wins Malawi's Disputed Election
Democratic Progressive Party leader Peter Mutharika was declared the winner of Malawi’s disputed presidential election after defeating President Joyce Banda. Mutharika, the brother of former president Bingu wa Mutharika, took 36.4 percent of the votes cast against Banda’s 20.2 percent, the electoral commission said. The results were announced minutes after […]