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Shame On Arab League!

The world powers have unanimously condemned in strongest terms the enslavement and trading of African migrants in Libya. The United Nations, African Union and renowned celebrities have all damned Libyan Arabs for kidnapping, maltreating and selling Black Africans in open markets. But one organisation whose voice would have carried heavy […]

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Stop Insulting Our Intellect

Mr. Sutay Kuta Sanneh’s original article titled “How the struggle against Jammeh could end up producing low caliber leaders” published on kibaaro newspaper in 2013 was not only based on cynicism and pessimism but it was also insulting, condescending, lack of tolerance and respect for constitutional right of Gambian citizens […]

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Gambian Diadpora Online Survey Launched

Press Release After 22 years of dictatorship, The Gambia’s Coalition government which has returned the country to democratic rule is engrossed in finding ways to better harness the potential of its diverse Diaspora and engage them in meaningful national development. The move is part of President Barrow’s policy initiatives undertaken […]

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Do We Blame Leaders Or Society

Sutay Kuta Sanneh, in your last article titled It’s Our Time To Eat published by Kairo News on November 14th, you called for attitudinal change and you went on to blast supporters of current and past regimes. I think the problem with your approach is that you failed to recognize […]

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Why I Pity Ousainou Mbenga

Sitting in his comfort zone in the United States anticipating that he is on a noble course. Even if that is the case Ousainou Mbenga should quit and call it a day. Can´t you Ousainou Mbenga see that you are going nowhere and your noble course is a failed one. […]

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Barrow Proves His Critics Wrong

By Alhagi Touray Who said President Adama Barrow is a lame duck or an accidental president whose policies are being decided by people around him? Recent events in Banjul showed the contrary. President Barrow is fully in charge of the presidency. No one is dictating him. Whatever the reasons are […]

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Give The Guy A Break!

Give the guy a break for Allah’s sake! What is all this smear [campaign all about?] Just to shame and humiliate him! All this without one iota of evidence from Gambia Government. Yet you the same people eating and sleeping on Mai Fatty have ample evidence at the Janneh Commission […]

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We Need To Penetrate Echo Chambers Of Toxic Noise

Woooowwww!!!! This Powerful and Enlightening piece should be translated in every local language and included as a core element of a widespread national dialogue as within the structure of a much needed comprehensive, culturally and linguistically competent civic education. What had been happening in social media signals a larger sociopolitical […]

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“IT’s OUR TIME TO EAT”

The “New Gambia”.  Telling this story from the point of view of when the oppressed becomes the oppressor: First, let me begin with this famous quote in order to set the stage for my narrative. “The words came before the bullets and machetes in Rwanda, the words came before the […]

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Gambia, A New Approach to Education

Dear Editor, I wish to use your widely followed platform to introduce the above topic “Gambia, a new approach to education” to provoke constructive dialogue amongst Gambians concerning our educational system. For many years, I have been observing a certain advantage trend in conventional schools or English schools to be […]