The woman activist who had gone missing after her life was threatened for exposing Gambian police brutality reportedly broke the silence. Aminata Manneh, affectionately called Minah, posted a message on Facebook informing the world that she is out of harm’s way. Until she broke the silence, many people believed the third […]

By Yero Jallow In a dramatic twist on Thursday March 19th, Minnesota Federal Magistrate, Becky R. Thorson of St. Paul, granted conditional bail to a Gambian activist who had earlier surrendered to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Mr. Banka Manneh has been on the FBI investigation list since some […]

PDOIS STATEMENT ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO COLLECT ALL REVENUES FOR COUNCILS HALIFA SALLAH FOR THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE GOVERNING BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE OUTSIDE THE AMBIT OF THE LAW IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND CONSTITUTE THE LEGITIMISATION OF IMPUNITY In many parts of the world where the sovereign people are […]

Macky Sall’s counterpart in Gambia, President Jammeh don’t have any noble thought to exit power gracefully. The Gambian President shortly after seizing power in July 1994 promised to end perpetual rule by a single President. Jammeh has long since change his mind and succumbed to the trappings of power. Senegal’s President […]

An opposition political activist has confirmed tendering his resignation from the People’s Democratic for Organisation, Independence and Socialism (PDOIS). Malik Kah’s resignation came at a time when the party he has heavily invested his time and resources turned him into a laughing stock, disowning his representation at a telephone meeting […]

A United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture has issued a damning report that provides evidence of gross violations of human rights in The Gambia. Juan Mendez’s report comes at a time European Union leaders are contemplating on whether to approve 150 million euros of aid to the West African country. […]

Series by Sarjo Bayang Understanding of relationship between the economy, politics and society is crucial to making those governing accountable to the general public as key stakeholders. Everyone is affected in vast ways about economic and political conditions of a country. This is true about Gambia also. For that reason […]

Sierra Leone’s Vice-President Samuel Sam-Sumana has gone into hiding while he seeks political asylum at the US embassy in the capital, Freetown. Mr Sam-Sumana told the BBC he and his wife fled their home after “a tip-off” that soldiers were surrounding it. The move comes a week after his expulsion […]

PDOIS’ REACTION TO CORDEG’S PRESS RELEASE Halifa Sallah For the Central Committee 11th March 2015 The Gambia is at a crossroads. The party in power has demonstrated its total incapacity to free the people from impunity and poverty. However, its administration cannot end peacefully unless a process is put in […]

By Ebou Gaye There is so much controversy surrounding the operation launched recently by President Jammeh. This contentious operation, dubbed “Operation Bulldozer”, gives our security forces the green light to shoot “armed criminals” right away and mount an investigation or ask questions later. Pros see the edict as a timely […]

The jailed former Secretary General has got an axe to grind with some radio stations in the country. Dr. Njogou Bah blamed the stations for “wrongly broadcasting” newspaper contents in the local languages. Mr. Bah’s scathing attack was made through his lawyer Lamin Mboge. He appeared before Principal Magistrate Dawda […]

By Baba Galleh Jallow Hashtag Momla Rekati was flabbergasted. He was totally flummoxed and besides himself with a combination of rage, worry and confusion that threatened to blow his pear-shaped head into a thousand small pieces. For a long time he gazed at his latest depiction as Mr. Anonymous. No […]