VICTORY TO THE KARTONG RESISTANCE! By Ousainou Mbenga “You teach the youth that the pirate Jammeh is a great man”. The youths are awakening from the “dream life” of accountability, transparency and probity and find their future entangled in a nightmare of horror and terror. You don’t owe apologies […]
Society
Film Review On FGM
Musuya Kunto (Cutting the Womanhood) – A taboo-breaking sexuality testimonies on FGM in the Gambia Review By D. A. Jawo, Dakar, Senegal Female Genital Mutilation (Female Genital Cutting) is quite a touchy subject in the Gambia, with a clear dividing line still existing between the conservative traditionalists who […]
In Solidarity With Kartong People
Dear Editor, Kindly grant me space to express my utmost solidarity with the people of Kartong in their quest to bring to the notice of the authorities the threat of ecological and environmental damage facing our village. I also wish to cease this chance to express my condolences to the […]
GYU Raises Fund For Kartong 33
November 26, 2015 Gambia Youth for Unity (GYU) Contact: gam.y.u.info@gmail.com For immediate release: GYU Fundraiser for Kartong Youth The Gambia Youth for Unity (GYU) has launched a fundraising campaign in support of the Kartong Youth. The funds will cover the legal expenses, and logistics for youth mobilization on the ground. […]
How Gov’t Betrays Kartong Youths
The Gambia government’s refusal to address the concerns of the Kartong youths as evidenced in this reply from the National Environment Agency. The agency officials have demonstrated hypocrisy when they failed to refer the concerned youths to the government institution or department. Instead the youths were only informed that the […]
GYU Defends Kartong Youths
We Condemn Unethical Mining In Kartong Gambia Youth for Unity is deeply concerned and condemns the arrest of over forty youths from Kartong, West Coast Region including women and children. “We condemn unethical mining taking place in Kartong and we call on the Gambian authorities to halt mining operations and […]
Kartong In Chaos; Dozens Get Arrested
Kairo News has just been informed about a looming chaos in the Kombo South coastal town of Kartong where Police Intervention Unit (PIU) officers arrested dozens of youths protesting against heavy metal mining in the area. The youths are said to be communicating their frustration through protest, the only available […]
Senegal Bans Burka Amid Terror Fears
West African country follows Chad and Cameroon in banning full-body cloak, saying decision is question of national security By Simon Allison, Guardian News & Media Ltd Dakar: Senegal has banned women from wearing the burka, amid rising fears of extremism in the West African country. The interior minister, Abdoulaye […]
Terrorism Has No Religion or Race: Need For Soul-searching
By Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh Terrorism is colourless with no religion or ethnicity. Those who perpetuate terrorism are a bunch of criminals and bandits who should be condemned for their abominable and irreligious acts in the strongest unequivocal terms. I write this reflection while the horrible acts in Paris yesterday […]
No “New Page” To Open; Jammeh Must Go!
By Ousainou Mbenga You had 21 pages in 21 years to write onto and leave an admirable legacy in the history of the Gambia but you chose to write on those pages with our BLOOD. You have no more pages left to open; not in the Gambia. After 21 years […]
‘I Was Also A Victim Of FGM’
Gambian gender activist talks about her activism to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and gender-based violence. Dr. Isatou Touray, the Executive Director and founder of Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children, also serves as the Secretary general of Inter-African Committee. In this TED Talks […]
Separating The Wheat From The Chaff
By Gambian Outsider! Today is veterans’ day in the United States. I have the day off from work. And no, I am not a veteran. This is a consolidated article. I was thinking about writing an article to respond to Mr. Babu Soli’s commentary on Mr. Ousainou Mbenga’s article entitled […]