“I forgive all those who wronged me, all those who maltreated me, I forgave them all, because it was for the sake of fighting for a better and freer  democratic Gambia I crossed path with them and they violated me. It was not because of me personally or my Nyassi […]

By Ebou Gaye Welcome back, Brother Samsudeem Sarr! It is good and gladdening that you are determined to carry on contrary to your decision to withdraw, which you announced earlier. I am equality committed. Rest assured that I will not hesitate to take you on or respond appropriately if and […]

Modou Jallow (we called him MG) was among the people who was paving the Road to 2016 for UDP [United Democratic Party]. He was a giant amongst the many UDP giants. I had a personal relationship with him which sprung from his friendship with my brother Dr. Momodou Darboe. I […]

By Ebou Gaye I have read your second rebuttal with keen interest and rapt attention. Many people have advised me not to waste my time arguing with a disreputable character like you. However, I think it is necessary to engage you once more, as some of the issues you have […]

By Gambian Outsider Why is it that when Gambians in the diaspora accused the kingdom of Gambia for violating the constitutional rights and liberties of Gambians, the kingdom’s praise singers counter such accusations by giving a laundry list of “all” the developments by the Despot? The issue is not and […]

To FREE the GAMBIA. Only Gambian youths on the ground can do it In any country around the world, it is the Youths that persistently demand for JUSTICE, EQUALITY and DEMOCRACY. The Gambia is no exception to this rule. Gambian youths should now worry about the future, your life and […]

The Military Establishment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Are Citizens Guarding Their Guardians? By Binneh S. Minteh, Former Army First Lieutenant In the past decade alone military establishments or units of military establishments in West Africa have either destabilize or threatened the state in many aspects. These units have resisted the peoples demand […]

By Ebou Gaye To start with, I would like to thank you for giving me some words of wisdom and advice as a sage with a wealth of experience in different domains. That is very kind of you, my dear bother. Now, I want to proceed to the nitty-gritties without […]

It was the big weekend news that never materialized. What exactly have been the rumors fueling in every nook and cranny of The Gambia? It is claimed that dictator Jammeh wanted to announce his intention to withdraw The Gambia from Economic Community of West African Ststes (ECOWAS) to tighten immigration […]

Age shall not weary them: Mugabe and his Gambian counterpart – Parallel rhetoric and divergent destiny Dodou Jawneh President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Gambia’s president Yaya Jammeh are two interesting individuals in African leadership analysis. Both heads of state have led their respective countries for decades; Mugabe following Zimbabwe’s […]

By Sainey Faye The role of the intelligentsia in the post Independent Africa is one that needs to be dissected, to better see how and why intellectuals behave the way they do; with regards to regimes and/or governments. Why a class of would supposedly highly educated workers join any train wagon, […]

By Baba Galleh Jallow The African condition is desperate and ugly. African intellectuals know this. What are they doing about it? These old but perennially new realities were the recent subject of a series of articles and a panel discussion on Kairo News. One of the pieces published by Kairo […]