We are calling on Gambians and friends of The Gambia to observe August 4th – 6th as a time for Positive Action. We urge all of you in the United States of America to call the White House, and offices of your two U.S. Senators and congressional representative in your […]

By Alagi Yorro Jallow There is a palpable thrill in Africa at the prospects of a second term for President Obama, even though in his foreign policy, Africa has not been a priority. Apart from visits to Egypt and Ghana, he has done little about the Malian meltdown, HIV-AIDS, education, […]

The Gambia’s former parliamentarian is deeply concerned about the high number of youths engaging in the perilous journey to Europe in search of “greener pastures”. This has proven to be “a journey of no return” for many youths who spend several months and days combing through the bushes, deserts and […]

As another flame of the so-called 22nd July celebration passed, Gambians have again gone through the trauma for the twentieth time in their lives. What an irony for the peace loving people of our beloved nation to be under the shackle of tyranny. I will buttress on the bitter and painful […]

Ex- Barclays Premiership and English national team footballers and celebrities will next February play an international art-football match with ex-footballers of the Gambian national team and artistes at the Independence Stadium in Bakau. The football match which is jointly organised by Karmic Angels, a charity registered in the Gambia since […]

Twenty years of Jammeh’s tyranny has dawned upon our beloved Gambia! Since that infamous day of July 22, 1994, many have been unwavering, whether publicly or silently in the stance that Jammeh and his Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) would hinder progress and freedom for the Gambia, and put […]

By Mohammed Lamin Sillah In this second and last part we scrutinize the judgment handed by Justice Emanuel Amadi in the case, the ineptitude of the defense lawyers and what we can do as Gambians, living abroad, far from the killer arms of the dictator in Banjul. Even from a […]

By Mohamed Lamin Sillah Last Wednesday was exactly four years since Justice Emmanuel Amadi of the High Court convicted and sentenced to death the former Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) and seven others.  It was on July 16, 2010 that Lang Tombong Tamba, Omar […]

PRESS RELEASE Our nation is in the middle of an escalating situation that must come to an end and if we do not act, this will devastate our country, which our children would inherit. We all want a Gambia, where every young person, no matter where you come from, or […]

Rights Panel Discussion on Human Rights in The Gambia House of Commons, London, England July 14, 2014 By Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh Coordinator, Coalition for Change – The Gambia (CCG) Madam chairperson, Ms Kathy Clark (Honourable Member of Parliament); my friend and comrade in the struggle, Paul Dillane (Amnesty International); […]

Lamin Sabally- Minneapolis, Minnesota As an unassuming ordinary Gambian, who is by self-confession, a very paltry figure in the political, economic and social landscape of a small, but highly prominent country internationally, it has always been increasingly pleasing to observe that Gambians are making exceedingly impressive advancement in higher education […]