In his rebuttal to my open letter to the Armed Forces of The Gambia (Freedom News Paper, Jan 2nd. 2014), retired Lt. Col. Lamin Gano has mentioned few key points which are misleading and perhaps false. I am writing this now because someone just brought the article to my attention […]
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Gambia River Basin And Its Lost Generation
By Ousman Jarra The tiny sliver of Africa’s smallest country is wedged into Senegal, and is seen as a piece in its side, or the tongue that makes it speaks, depending on who you talk to. The Gambia is a country with beaches that invite visitors to bask and hang […]
Remembering A Heroine
ALINE SITTOE DIATTA (JATTA) – AFRICAN HEROINE, PRIESTESS, & LIBERATION FIGHTER By Sainey Faye May 8th, 1943- On this date Aline Sittoe Diatta (Jatta) was arrested by the French colonial forces. Aline Sittoe Diatta was born in 1910, whilst others say 1920; but was not born inside or out of […]
Gambia’s Identity Crisis And Disintegration Of Republicanism
By Max Since 1994 when the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) toppled democratically elected government and installed themselves as a new regime , The Gambia has been undergoing an identity crisis and disintegration of republicanism. A long term trend of this will directly led to National disintegration. To begin with, […]
The APRC Is Dead; Yaya Jammeh Killed It
When Yaya Jammeh stood in Farafeny town “probably under drug influence” and insulted Senegal’s three successive presidents – Abdou Diouf, Abdoulaye Wade and Macky Sall – he did not realize that he made himself the national common enemy of 100% of the Senegalese people. That day Jammeh lost the last […]
‘APRC Is A Terrible Government’
The opposition United Democratic Party Secretary General has said The Gambia faces “series of poverties” that must be addressed if the country wants to remain viable. Lawyer Ousainou Darboe said poverty in the country goes beyond the food sector. He said today’s Gambia is faced with legislative, judicial, infrastructural, health […]
HOW TO FIGHT AND WEAKEN A DICTATOR
Always remember that dictators depend on other men to do the job of subjugating their people for them. The dictator will never personally descend on the ground to fight, arrest, torture and imprison a person or several people, a dictator will never engage in a one on one fist fight […]
Gambia-Senegal Border Closure Hurting
By Abdoulie John A fortnight has passed since the closure of the Gambia-Senegal border and people hoping to travel between the two countries are faced with huge challenges, prompting mixed reactions from activists and politicians. “I think it’s a drama for people from both countries,” Amnesty International’s Senegal Director, Seydi […]
2016 Election: Make Or Break Moment
The road to December 2016 general election has opened long since but it is a road that is already bumpy, to call spade a spade and not a rake. The field is not levelled, and the Electoral Amendment Act did not help matters either. It is a make or break […]
Kano: Tata Pours Out His Heart
The return of Tata dindin Jobarteh to music has energised his fans across the country. The two-year mysterious sickness had left the Kora maestro and stage master a changed man. But Tata’s spirits remain high, and thinks it wise to use music to create something positive out of his sickness. […]
Gano Licks Old Wounds; Recounts Bitter Encounter With Ndure
The former Aide de Camp of President Yahya Jammeh has opened up his bitter encounter with the mastermind of the March 21st abortive coup. Lt. Col. Lamin Gano, who became the first high-ranking military official to resign from the army, explains how his pre-coup exchange with Col. Ndure Cham turns […]
Gambian Entertainers/Singers And Dictatorship
Close association versus fear and material gains. There have been lots of noise of late on the problem of Gambian singers. Prominent amongst them is Jaliba Kuyateh and other younger singers who praise Jammeh now and then. Although Jaliba Kuyateh is largely sidelined by President Jammeh and it is no […]