UDP PRESS RELEASE ON THE SUPPOSED ASYLUM CASE OF FORMER GAMBIAN INTERIOR MINISTER, OUSMAN SONKO The United Democratic Party (UDP) is following with keen interest, reports that former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko has fled the country and reportedly seeking asylum in Sweden. The Diaspora wing of the UDP is […]

EP delegation to The Gambia calls the government to release all protestors arrested in connection with the April protests Pres release Delegation composed of four members of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), David Martin (S&D, UK), Richard Howitt (S&D, UK), Judith Sargentini (Greens/EFA, NL) and Karol Karski […]

Swedish newspaper has reported the Gambia’s dismissed Minister of Interior sought asylum in Sweden upon arrival at the airport. Ousman Sonko was fired and replaced by Momodou Alieu Bah last week. He was reported to have handed himself over to the police. Mr. Sonko, a key ally of President Yahya […]

Senior members of the Gambia’s ruling Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC) are convinced that their once affluent party is facing bankruptcy. This comes ahead of the APRC’s planned meeting in Basse, which must be funded by the party’s senior members. According to leaks arising from a secret APRC […]

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh sacrificed his long serving Interior Minister. Ousman Sonko Sonko is one of the most bloodthirsty and ruthless ministers in dictator Jammeh’s cabinet line-up. The ruthlessness of Ousman Sonko came to light in the brutal and callous arrest and murder of UDP National Organising Secretary Ebrima Solo […]

Sankanu Makes History As First Gambian To Run For Elections in Germany The award-winning Gambian film scholar, producer and journalist, Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu made history on Monday, the 5th September 2016 by becoming the first person of Gambian descent to be democratically chosen as candidate in German elections of […]

  Diaspora UDP Response to Madi Jorbateh’s Letter to UDP Interim Secretary General and Party Leader Aji Yam Secka We feel obliged to  respond to Mr. Jobarteh’s request to not select a flag bearer instead to follow the leadership of Dr. Isatou Touray, an independent candidate for president. We in […]

By Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh (PGCertTHE/FHEA), Associate Professor of Islamic Theology and Philosophy at The Muslim College & Researcher/Lecturer at London Central Mosque. He is Founder of Timbuktu International Research Centre I write this article upon reflection on writings and discussions in the Gambian social media whether women can be […]

Manjang calls for Sarjo Jallow’s Freedom. Dear Editor, Please allow me to use some space in your well respected newspaper to express my disquiet over the disappearance and possible abduction and detention of the former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Momodou Sarjor Jallow. Mr. Jallow is a close friend, a […]

By Abdoulie John Former Member of Parliament for the ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) Ramzia Diab has thrown her weight behind Dr. Isatou Touray’s 2016 presidential bid. “We as Gambians must never forget that national interest supersedes any other agenda or interest. On the other hand in […]

Gambian opposition parties have been alerted to expect the road to the December 1st general election to be somehow bumpy, top security sources tell Kairo News. Yahya Jammeh, our sources add, is a paranoid leader who is not yet prepared for an opposition victory. For him, an opposition election victory […]

Politics and electoral campaigning are all about propaganda. Whether positive or negative propaganda it does not matter, for propaganda is propaganda. It favors or damages something period. For the longest time since the beginning of 2016, with the exception of Pa Nderry Mbye and Fatu Camara almost all other radio […]