Why didn’t Obama toy around with long-serving African dictators? What will Barack Obama be remembered by in the way he handled African despots. I am struggling to see his legacy in helping Africans be better equipped to end tyranny and dictatorship. The war in Syria is now a full blown […]

A cloud of controversy continues to surround President Yahya Jammeh’s recent largesse to top Nollywood and Ghollywood stars. The controversy resulted in the wake of news reports last week that President Jammeh presented plots of lands to a number Nigerian and Ghanaian movie actors and actresses. The news, reported by Ghanaian […]

The Gambia’s former Minister of Tourism and Culture said he had trusted the late Momodou L. Shyngle Nyassi more than any of his friends and associates. Alkali James Gaye won parliamentary seat thanks to the frantic efforts and sacrifices by Mr. Nyassi who fell apart with his own native Jola […]

By Ebou Gaye Synopsis The above-named book, The Price of Duty, is a memoir authored by Ebrima Ismaila Chongan. The book is informative, educative, enlightening and inspiring, as it is thrilling, engrossing, gripping and captivating. Among the contents of the book are photographs serving as illustration. These include a photo […]

By Deyda Haidara THE WAY FORWARD IN MY OPINION  Whenever I hear that diaspora Gambian organizations should fuse into one umbrella organization, I say Oh my GOD here we go again for another messy road to the delight of Yaya Jammeh and his APRC [Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction]. […]

By Abdoulie John Gambian human rights activist has championed a new project, aimed at unifying diasporan organisations. Assan Martin, a US-based human rights lawyer believes unity of purpose is the only winning formula in the long, tedious and messy fight against tyranny in The Gambia. Assan Martin has therefore established […]

Whilst traditional kings and queens have vanished in Gambian social and political life, Burkina Faso’s Mossi King Mogho Naba played a crucial role in ending the standoff between the regular army and the State Guards. The King who played a neutral broker made sure the regular army and the will […]

By Deyda Haidara ‘In truth, UDP [United Democratic Party] is a party that can pull the crowds and the masses’ Pictures speak louder than words. I have not seen a video showing a public meeting of the PDOIS [People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism] on the net. I have […]

By Ebou Gaye Brother Samsudeen Sarr, I wholeheartedly accept your apology for the delay in reacting to my previous rejoinder. Better late than never! I am highly indebted to you for reviewing my theory and giving me your feedback, though the feedback is negative as expected. Mr Sarr, it is […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING ELECTORAL REFORM REACHED BY GAMBIAN PARTIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS A common framework for addressing electoral reform has been reached by leaders of two major Gambian political parties and civil society groups ahead of The Gambia’s 2016 elections. This followed intense discussions at the […]

40 DAYS REMEMBRANCE Saturday 30th August 8.15 pm my cell phone rang. I picked the call. I heard a familiar voice say “Caius how are you doing?” It was Boro Suso. In our short and last conversation which lasted for, may be, three minutes Boro and I assured each other that we were […]