PHILADELPHIA (AP) Pope Francis urged hundreds of thousands of the faithful gathered Sunday for the biggest event of his U.S. visit to be open to “miracles of love,” closing out his joyful six-day trip with a message of hope for families, consolation for victims of child sexual abuse and a […]
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US Speaker Boehner Throws In Towel
United States House Speaker John Boehner will give up his seat in Congress at the end of October. Boehner became the 53rd speaker of the House in 2011. The Ohio Republican’s tenure has been marked by fierce confrontations with Democrats and sometimes with his own party. One of those […]
Saudi Mufti Says Stampede Deaths ‘Beyond Human Control’
Saudi Arabia’s most senior cleric, the grand mufti, has said the stampede at the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca on Thursday was beyond human control. He told the interior minister, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, that he was not to blame for the tragedy. Iran and several other countries have […]
The Chemistry That Binds Jammeh And Mugabe
Age shall not weary them: Mugabe and his Gambian counterpart – Parallel rhetoric and divergent destiny Dodou Jawneh President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Gambia’s president Yaya Jammeh are two interesting individuals in African leadership analysis. Both heads of state have led their respective countries for decades; Mugabe following Zimbabwe’s […]
Looking Beyond The Power-Grab
By Baba Galleh Jallow Every revolution is inspired by outrage. Outrage at the specter of a small minority in power oppressing a large majority of citizens. Outrage at gross injustices and often unbelievable socio-economic and cultural hardships majorities endure under oppressive political regimes. Revolutions succeed not only to the extent […]
Tobaski Day Reflection: Will Gambians Rise Up Against Jammeh?
By Deyday Haidara “It is taking the Gambia 7560 days for a population of 1.8 million and no one still dares march to State House to chase Jammeh OUT.” I am nobody, am an ordinary Gambian citizen tired of fear rule and hopelessness. For the past 21 years Gambians were […]
The Role Of African Intelligentsia & Intellectuals/”Class Struggle Revisited”
By Sainey Faye The role of the intelligentsia in the post Independent Africa is one that needs to be dissected, to better see how and why intellectuals behave the way they do; with regards to regimes and/or governments. Why a class of would supposedly highly educated workers join any train wagon, […]
Special Letter To President Jammeh
Mr. President, Can you tell me why your security officers are so slow and lazy that after so many years still they cannot find the detainees who were handcuffed and chained? What happens to your lazy agents of the NIA and stupid jungulers? Mr. President, do they need extra help to […]
You Are A Spin Doctor!
By Ebou Gaye You are a spin doctor! You have rubbished the recent HRW (Human Rights Watch) report on our beloved country, In your attempt to defend your master, Exposing your mercilessness, pitilessness and insensitivity to the ordeals and sufferings of your compatriots in the process You have judged the […]
Intellectuals And The African Condition
By Baba Galleh Jallow The African condition is desperate and ugly. African intellectuals know this. What are they doing about it? These old but perennially new realities were the recent subject of a series of articles and a panel discussion on Kairo News. One of the pieces published by Kairo […]
Nkrumah’s English Ladies
Editor, I notice “Deyda Hydara” shedding tears over the Madi Jobarteh Nkrumah piece. I hope this short review from my book “Freedom Essays” will cheer him up! Luntango Suun Gann Gi Book Review Erica Powell & June Milne are two remarkable English women who were by Nkrumah’s side throughout his years […]
Burkina Coup Leader Given Ultimatum
Burkina Faso’s army has given the coup leader an ltimatum to surrender or face an assault, as its troops reach the capital, Ouagadougou. Negotiations between army chiefs and the presidential guard have broken down, a senior military officer said. Troops are moving through the capital, as a 10:00 GMT deadline […]