A firebrand Gambian activist has asked people to identify the head of a dissident group and individuals secretly planning to meet President Yahya Jammeh in Washington D.C. “We cannot stop people who are loyal to only their pockets; it has always happen and it is going to happen. There are […]

President Obama answers questions from young African leaders during the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Q.  Mr. President.  I’m from South Africa.  Previously Nelson Mandela had inspired the foundation of the South Africa Fund for Enterprises.  It has run for two decades, and it has since been stopped.  Is […]

African leaders seem to have rested their hopes on the United States president Barack Obama to turn the tide in Africa. However, in a 2008 article, Gambian journalist warned in earnest that “If Obama is a messiah, he’s not our messiah. We cannot lay claim to him.” Alagi Yorro Jallow’s […]

By Kaba Sallah Pa Nderry Mbye of Freedom newspaper Online, recently scored two long and interesting interviews with Captain Ebou Jallow, the first spokesperson of the Yaya Jammeh Military junta. Ebou Jallow was the face and voice of the military junta early on in 1994. Captain Jallow was also the […]

By Abdoulie John The President of the Coalitionn for Change The Gambia (CCG) has criticised the Gambian leader, describing him as “a disaster for the country.” “When Yahya Jammeh assumed power through the barrel of the gun, there was some degree of our hopes that the People Progressive Party (PPP) […]

By Sarjo Bayang Cost of burden in keeping Yaya Jammeh as president for 20 years Critical assessment of damage incurred by Yaya Jammeh since 1994 reveals true life loss in thousands. This evidence is clear to see without complicated mathematics required. Gambia has a population pegged at 2 million. Everyone […]

Gambian Movement for Democracy and Development (GMDD) condemn in the strongest terms the Government of President Yahya Jammeh celebrating the July, 22nd 1994 Coup D’etat and call for the Restoration of Genuine Democracy and end Dictatorship in The Gambia: Gambians, friends of the Gambia, Democratic Governments and Human Rights Organizations […]

As we usher in yet another year of Yahya Jammeh’s brutal rule, CORDEG [Committee for the Restoration of Democracy in the Gambia] would like to express a heartfelt sympathy to all the families that have either lost loved ones, faced or continue to face persecution in the hands of this […]

On July 22nd 1994 (20 years ago), former lieutenant Yahya Jammeh with fellow junior soldiers of the Gambia National Army overthrew President Dawda Jawara and his seemingly indispensable People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government out of power. This was after almost 30 years in the dugout in Banjul but not without […]

JAMMEH’S VAULTING AMBITION AND GREED HAVE INTOXICATED HIM WHICH REQUIRES HIS IMMEDIATE IMPEACHMENT Dear Editor, As the bell of President Jammeh’s tenure of office tolls and charms on the eve or the dawn of a new anniversary that marks his 20th year on the throne, may I seek an opportunity […]

I read on AllAfrica.com today that President Obama of the USA has invited 47 African Leaders to Washington next month – except the presidents of CAR, Eritrea, Sudan, Western Sahara and Zimbabwe. The Egyptian General, who overthrew the democratically elected president last year and made himself president this year, has […]