A topic for discussion Neocolonialism and dialectical materialism is blamed for the continued prevalence of autocrats and tyrants in Africa even after more than half a century of independence. The African elite is excused for the fundamental fault lines in not being able to uplift the masses from abject poverty, […]

The Leader of opposition United Democratic Party believes it is about time Gambians boycotted “all goods and services offered or run by President Yahya Jammeh’s family enterprise.” Lawyer Ousainou Darboe’s appeal is contained in his New Year’s message. He said apart from boycotting Kanilai Group International, no parent or school […]

  By Sainey Faye Saul you’re really up to something – I mean you’re bringing back memories of old; and a reminder that as Africans we have more in common than pigmentation, and historical amnesia.The Kilimanjaro rendez vous of Africans in D.C., brought back that Pan-African connection, and cultural unity […]

Gambian opposition leader has publicly apologised to the people and government of Senegal for going through the pain stemming from President Yahya Jammeh’s insults. During a countrywide tour last month, Mr. Jammeh insulted the current and past leaders of Senegal. He mocked the former elderly statesman President Abdoulaye Wade and […]

Sulayman Saul Saidykhan I was never really into the night club thing. But in my early years in college here in the Washington DC metro area where I still live, I would occasionally go along with friends to an African club called Kilimanjaro in the 18th Street/Adams Morgan neighborhood of […]

Gambian parliamentarians criminalise the practice of female circumcision otherwise called female genital mutilation (FGM) after passing a bill that imposes three year prison term on anyone that flouts the Women’s Amendment Act 2015. It also levies a fine of $1,300 on anyone caught practising or involved in the organisation of […]

The family of Ousman Jammeh is crying foul over the continued illegal detention of the former deputy Minister of Agriculture. Mr. Jammeh remains in detention since his dismissal in mid-October. Jammeh, who is yet to be charged or appeared in court, clocks 72 days in illegal detention, which is a […]

Capital FM Radio station last night denied the leader of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) the opportunity to answer questions on his party’s programmes, with the radio management reportedly blaming development on “administrative hiccups.” Lawyer Ousainou Darboe had earlier accepted invitation to appear on the Kairaba Avenue based […]

Panic, fear and uncertainty hang over residents of Foni Kansala village of Dobong where President Yahya Jammeh reportedly vows to revive his witch hunting exercise. Angered by the sudden death of his aunt in 2009, The Gambia’s voodoo-laden leader blamed it on witches and soon hired foreign witch hunters to […]

By Baba Galleh Jallow African independence is questioned not only because of its tragi-comic performance as a mediocre imperial spectacle at which imperial power purports to grant “the status and dignity” of a nation to a former colony. African independence is mainly questioned because of the colonial mentality of African […]

Below is the letter written by Halifa Sallah, Secretary General of PDOIS, to the Attorney General on the unconstitutional declaration of Gambia as an Islamic republic by President Yahya Jammeh at a recent political rally at Brufut attended by APRC party militants: SUBJECT: ON THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL DECLARATION OF THE GAMBIA […]

Sounds crazy? Unfortunately, the logic of the Syrian war and the involvement (and financial/political investment) of various nations point to the logical conclusion, from Russia’s point of view, of the nuclear option.   These are some of the reasons:-   Putin and his people were shocked when 224 of their […]