By Yero Jallow “The invincibility of our cause and the certainty of our final victory are the impenetrable armor of those who consistently uphold their faith in freedom and justice in spite of political persecution” (Nelson Mandela. Culled from the web https://www.nelsonmandela.org/news/entry/i-am-prepared-to-die on 2/15/2015). Part 4 of the series will […]

Gambians Mourn Death Of An Independent Nation 20 out of 50 years For a president that seized power dislodging democratically elected government by force of guns in a coup, Yaya Jammeh has no moral justification and lacks all political sanity celebrating 50 years since Gambia became independent from colonial rule […]

A court in Senegal has ordered former Chadian President Hissene Habre to stand trial for alleged war crimes, torture and crimes against humanity. Judges at the Extraordinary African Chamber said there was sufficient evidence against Mr Habre, who is in custody in Senegal. The court was set up by Senegal […]

By Siray Touray Since the failed 30 December coup attempt, the Gambian dictator has been pretending to be under siege from his imaginary enemies. He concocted and cooked up a grand plan to deceive the diplomatic community into believing that some western powers have their hands in the foiled coup. […]

By Yero Jallow Texas real estate developer pleaded not guilty to charges brought against him by the United States Government in violation of the Neutrality ACT. Mr. Cherno Njie is expected to leave Minnesota Friday by himself and to report to a “half-house” (transition house) in Texas upon arrival. While […]

At least seven military men accused of taking part in a coup or conspiring with the attackers of the Gambia’s seat of government on December 30th last year have been appearing before a secret court martial in Fajara Barracks. The court martial idea was contained in a directive issued by […]

Detention without trial and unconstitutional arrests of people have become common in the Gambia under the dictatorial regime of President Yahya Jammeh.  However, this situation has worsened since the alleged assault on the State House by former State Guard Commander and eight others last year. Since the December 30th foiled coup, there have been […]

President Yahya Jammeh last week moved Ebrima Jawara to the Office of the President at State House without providing details. He is replaced by Ousman Jammeh, the Director General of the Agriculture Ministry. Until his redeployment, Mr. Jawara was the Permanent Secretary at the Agriculture Ministry. He had earlier worked […]

By Yero Jallow The case for Cherno Njie, a Texas Real Estate businessman, has raised some questions. Our records show that Mr. Njie was arrested around the beginning of the year. The author of this piece gathered from reliable sources that the trio (Cherno Njie, Papa Faal and Alhagie Saidy […]

After 23 years of clean work experience in government, the Financial Controller of Department of Agriculture was left with no choice other than run to safeguard his dignity and security. “Lamin Touray has been pushed to the brink,” a trusted source in Banjul told Kairo News. Until last November, Lamin […]

The attorney defending the Tennessee man accused of conspiring to overthrow the Gambia government has likened President Yahya Jammeh to the late Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada. In this report by journalist Yero Jallow in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Lawyer Joe Friedberg vigorously defended Alagie Saidy Barrow’s right to bail. Alleged Coup Plotters in […]