The decision to amend Elections Act 2001 is nothing short of nailing the coffin on Gambian democracy. The proposed Amendment Bill 2015 is guaranteed of being passed by our rubber-stamping Parliament as soon as the Justice Minister Mama Fatima Singhateh tables it before the lawmakers on June 23rd. The bill, […]
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Gambian Politics Face Serious Threat
The leader of the opposition National Reconciliation Party (NRP) has complained about the political atmosphere in The Gambia. Hamat N.K. Bah said there is every indication that the country’s political life is under serious threat. Mr. Bah made the statement in the face of the Independent Electoral Commission’s decision to […]
Tiny Gambia Has A Big Export: Migrants Desperate To Reach Europe
DAMPHA KUNDA, Gambia — The village was losing its young men. Hundreds had left their thatched-roof huts and tiny squares of farmland for the promise of Europe. About 40 had died on the way. Susso knew nearly all of them. He had prayed at the funerals after their boats capsized […]
Mr. Tajudeen Hussein and Tajco Must First Have A Hearing
About a month ago it was the Honourable Chief Justice who reportedly suffered the ignominy of being declared persona non grata and given 72 hours to leave our shores. In a similar development, and for the second time in as many years, Mr Tajudeen Hussein, of Tajco, had until 30 […]
Al-bashir Case Not Judgment Pointless
By Ahmed Areff, News24 Pretoria – Even if Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has fled South Africa, a ruling by the High Court in Pretoria compelling the state to arrest him is not pointless, a lawyer from the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Monday. “The judgment is not an exercise […]
Operation No English
By Baba Galleh Jallow Bla bla bla bla bla. Recently I personally expelled the so-called representative of a decadent and ungodly society – the so-called European Union – who tried to tell me about so-called human rights and the rule of so-called law and donkey opposition. They come to my […]
AU: Old Wine In A New Bottle
By Ebou Gaye The decision to change the name of the OAU (Organization of African Unity) to AU (African Union) sparked a heated debate. Opinions were divided among observers as to whether the move was necessary. Cons argued that it was more important for the African leaders to demonstrate goodwill […]
Darboe Deplores Gambia’s Sad State
Gambian opposition leader has deplored his country’s sad state. What is more sympathetic than living in a country where the President and his cronies spread their tentacles on every meaningful business opportunity? “Isn’t this sad? the United Democratic Party leader questioned. “In The Gambia, it is no secret the extent […]
21st Century Africa Must Increase its Intellectual Capital or Perish
By Okwaro Oscar Plato I once believed that capital was another word for money, the accumulated wealth of a country or its people. Surely, I thought, wealth is determined by the money or property in one’s possession. Then I saw a Deutsche Bank advertisement in the Wall Street Journal that […]
Nature, Characters And Tactical Strategies Of African Military
Nature, Characters and Tactical Strategies of African Military Dictatorships PART TWO By Johnson Preamble: Constitutionally Elected First Generation African Heads of State wanted to make things better, Second Generation Heads of State wanted to make themselves better whilst those who came later did not know how to make things better. […]
UDP Leader Thumbs Up UK MPs
The leader of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has thumped up House of Lord Members of the United Kingdom “for discussing a significant issue vital to all well-meaning Africans.” Lawyer Ousainou Darboe said the “subject of term limits and how to create a smooth transition of power from one […]
Remanded Thione Sheds Tears
The remanded Senegalese music icon is reported to have shed tears in prison. Thione Seck, who is facing money laundering charges, says the tears are not connected to his case. “I do not cry because I am in detention, but for the difficult conditions under which many prisoners are currently […]