MADISON, Wis. – The man accused of killing one woman and critically injuring another in a shooting at an east Madison group home reportedly told police as he was taken into custody that he “hurt two people (and) took one’s life,” according to a document filed in court Friday. Ali […]
Society
Jafuru Mansa Jakut and His Cheer Leaders
By: Saul Saidykhan In Manding folklore, Jafuru is the trauma one goes through symbolized by nervous or emotional break down accompanied by a combination of Freudian cum hallucinatory revelations by that person. In the olden days, it’s often associated with witches that had overstepped their bounds by attacking those they […]
The Hidden Secrets Of The Miracle Vulture That Hates Jammeh
When a miracle vulture emerged in Basse in Upper River Region barely a week before the December 1st election, we at Kairo News did not pay huge attention to the story. Like many Gambians, we believe Allah empowers His Prophets and Messengers with miracles. For instance, Prophet Muhammad’s greatest […]
The Use Of Force To Flush Out Jammeh Is Lawful
Kemo Ceesay It is widely known that the deluded outgoing Gambian “leader” Yaya Jammeh had always been law and order threat. He manifested this on 22 July 1994 by usurping power. The putsch overthrew the democratically elected government of Sir Dawda Jawara and nullified the 1970 constitution. Jammeh has since […]
How Fact-checking Exposes Jammeh
A fact-check on Yahya Jammeh’s televised meeting with the so-called African Bar Association at State House on Tuesday has proven that Gambian leader is economical with the truth. 1) Defeated President Jammeh seriously erred when he compared the Upper River Region town of Garawol to Serrekunda in terms of population. […]
POSITION OF THE CHILD PROTECTION ALLAINCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE POSITION OF THE CHILD PROTECTION ALLAINCE ON THE CURRENT POLITICAL STALMATE IN THE GAMBIA The Child Protection Alliance (CPA) is a child rights coalition which promotes respect for therights of children, enhances capacity of frontline child protectors and professionals, engagesin research and advocates for policy and legal […]
The Poisonous Albatross called The Gambia Army – Part 2
By Saul Saidykhan …Continued from Part 1 As I stated in concluding Part 1, I don’t see any point in engaging the Old Colonel. One therefore would like to engage the “Young Colonel” Lamin Gano hopeful that being smart he’ll see the light and learn valuable lessons from his past […]
Jammeh Charge-Sheet And Possible Pardon
“Sir Dawda Jawara lives peacefully in Gambia and so can Jammeh,” says His Excellency President-Elect Barrow. Presidential Pardon/Amnesty The question is whether President-Elect Barrow is prepared to offer Out-going President Yahya Jammeh a total and absolute Presidential Pardon? I think the need for a “Presidential Pardon” is why Jammeh went […]
“Solution Of Gambian Crisis Depends On Macky Sall”
“Solution of Gambian Crisis Depends on Macky Sall,” Dakar Grand Serigne Says The deputy Grand Serigne of the Senegalese capital Dakar said that the solution of the Gambia’s ongoing post-electoral crisis squarely lies on the shoulders of President Macky Sall. Abdoulaye Makhtar Diop claimed it would finally depend on the attitude […]
How Is Mugabe A Unifying Figure In Zimbabwe?
It is indeed true that ‘Silence in the midst of adversity does not represent peace, but fear’. Such a ‘fear’ is carried out by members of President Mugabe’s Liberation Movement, Zimbabwe African Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF). Their fear to stand up against the thirty-six year ruler has reached disturbing levels. This former liberation […]
Senegalese Transport Union Threatens Boycott If Jammeh Remains Adamant
Senegalese transport union leaders have added their voice on the Gambia’s political crisis orchestrated by the outgoing President Yahya Jammeh, threatening to boycott trans-Gambia highway if the defeated leader remains adamant. In an unprecedented show of courage and defiance, Gambian civil society organizations and institutions have been speaking up on […]
Guinea-Bissau’s PAIGC Needs To Manage Their Organizational Fall-outs
This is a country in the Western wing of the African continent whom saw their independence from Portugal in Nineteen seventy four. Guinea post their multi-party legislative and presidential elections has never seen an elected leader finishing his term. From time immemorial there always rises a tag of war, worse […]