Idle minds are on it again; PDOIS this, PDOIS that.. without any facts to base their arguments on. With all due respect to Mr Alieu Manjang and Max and their likes, you can never distort our history. It is already engraved in stone, so to say. Stop wasting your time […]

WHO WAS AMY JACQUES GARVEY (1896-1973)? By Sainey Faye  “The doll-baby type of woman is a thing of the past, and the wide-awake woman is forging ahead prepared for all emergencies, and ready to answer any call, even if it be to face the cannons on the battlefield.” — Amy […]

For those still cocooned in the past, may I kindly and humbly remind you all, that The Gambia has entered a new era in its political development, after tremendous efforts have been made, and still continue to be made by many, to end the AFPRC/APRC misrule and guide the country […]

By Alieu SK Manjang Today marks 23 years when the score of Gambian soldiers overthrew Jawara regime in 22 July 1994. Unlike previous years, this year’s anniversary is unprecedentedly being remembered by mourning people who were brutally killed by Yahya Jammeh in his 22 years of dictatorship. While we are […]

Today, 23 years ago, some misguided soldiers subverted the democratic order in The Gambia. For the last 22 years and six months, these soldiers and their civilian enablers killed, tortured, maimed, exiled and instilled untold fear in the minds of Gambians. But in 2014, after the UDP vs. Police scuffle […]

The Gambia government has uncovered 49 more hidden properties belonging to former President Yahya Jammeh and his close associates in the Greater Banjul Area, bringing the total number of known assets belonging to Mr. Jammeh to 180. This was disclosed by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubacarr Baa […]

What makes this case worrisome for many is Baa’s earlier public rebuke of the interior ministry for “rushing” to bring charges against the NIA nine. My opinion at the time was that if there was no ulterior motive, such disagreement should have been settled at cabinet level with the president […]

The co-prosecutor in the murder trial of Ebrima Solo Sandeng has “regret that our meeting which was supposed to be private was secretly recorded by Mrs Badjie without my consent or knowledge and disseminated in the public domain. I condemn it as totally wrong.” Lawyer Sheriff Tambadou has recused himself […]

The audio recording clearly brought to light the reluctance of Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubacarr (Baa) Tambedou, from the onset, to try the NIA 9 and showcase the lack of progress with the case since the start. We can even go as far as concluding that the case […]

Dr Drammeh, I trust that you are speaking from the heart. The final comment below in your article is most apt when it comes to the role of the Gambian Think Tank. “Finally, I believe that intellectual plurality should not be a source of fear or threat. Rather, it should be […]

By Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh (PG CerTHE, FHEA, FRSA), Professor of Islamic Studies & Contemporary World and Researcher at the Islamic Cultural Centre London The launching  of the Gambian National Think Tank  by the Overseer of the Office of the Vice-President Madam Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang on behalf of the President of the […]

By Abdoulie John The US-based Gambian academic Professor has blamed the politics of blind mimicry and neo-exceptionalism for causing Africa’s current problems. Dr. Baba Galleh Jallow exposed how the nation-states failed to develop and distribute resources within their societies. “Africa’s crises are linked to the failure of African governments to […]