Since the conviction and subsequent sentencing of the Gambia’s seven diplomats in London, so many unanswered questions have been raised yet no one – even government officials – could piece the puzzle together. We at Kairo News too are limping with our own questions: how did the massive tax-dodging scam start? […]
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Middle East Funds Gambia As EU Cuts Aids
The European Union has withdrawn millions of euros of funding for Gambia due to its poor human rights record, leaving the mainly Muslim West African nation to rely increasingly on donors from the Middle East for development projects. The shift in soft power is of concern to Western governments in […]
Mayor Colley Insulted Gambians
Please allow me space to respond to a story you ran in your 12th November issue captioned “Yankuba Colley described Ousainou Darboe and his UDP as a joke”. I believe that it is Yankuba himself who is a big joke and a fake. The so called Mayor’s assertion that […]
UK Jury Found Gambian Diplomats Guilty
A gang of Gambian diplomats who ran a tax-free tobacconist from their embassy are facing jail for cheating the British taxpayer out of £5million. Yusupha Bojang, 54, the Deputy Head of the Gambian Diplomatic Mission in Kensington, and his colleagues ordered 32 metric tonnes of tax-free rolling tobacco in the […]
Human Right Is The Issue, Not Homosexuality
Says Lawyer Ousainou Darboe Veteran Lawyer and opposition leader, Ousainou Darboe, has said the Gambia government is using the homosexuality debate to divert the attention of Gambians from more pressing issues and that withdrawal from EU negotiations will have adverse ramifications for the country. In an interview with The Standard […]
Yahya Jammeh's Letter To Gambians
Now you supporters of Ousman Badjie what is your problem. This is not new. I have been imprisoning, torturing and maiming for many years. Badjie and his family and friends did not criticise me then. They know that I was blamed for killing Deyda Hydara and many others but they […]
Remembering Nelson Mandela
By Sainey Faye Remembering Nelson Mandela – A great Revolutionary Leader (Born : July 18, 1918 – Died : December 5th, 2013) Some famous words of wisdom, from one of Africa’s greatest revolutionaries of the twentieth century. “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, […]
Bensouda Finally Sees Sense!
Fatou Bensouda 5th December 2014: “The evidence has not improved to such an extent that Mr Kenyatta’s alleged criminal responsibility can be proven” Dida Halake: Yes indeed, Mrs. Bensouda, I told you so in explicit terms twenty-one months ago. But the key point, and one that must define your legacy […]
Uhuru Trial: Bensouda Budges
By Basillioh Mutahi Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has withdrawn the charges against Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta at the International Criminal Court. “In light of the Trial Chamber’s 3 December 2014 “Decision on Prosecution’s application for a further adjournment”, the Prosecution withdraws the charges against Mr Kenyatta,” the prosecutor said in her […]
Another Slap On Jammeh's Face
The acquittal and discharge of the former Youth and Sports Permanent Secretary has dealt another blow on President Yahya Jammeh’s efforts to punish innocent people – the people he (Jammeh) had used and abused to the core. Mambanyick Njie’s legal victory, which the regime will perhaps try to reverse either […]
Gambia's Sickening Bullying
The West African nation is not only the tiniest country on mainland Africa but the Gambia has also become the Master Bully. Since it first stole power in July 1994, the Jammeh regime has been feeding on finding faults about other countries or people as if it has no fault […]
My Beef With Educated Gambians
By Papa Kumba Loum I do not have any personal grudge(s) against Mr Sabally despite that fact that I probably think that he has an exaggerated sense of his intelligence and importance. My point has always been that many Gambians and especially those who join the Jammeh government are hypocrites, […]