By Suwareh Darbo The purpose of my message is to share my perspectives with you and your audience. The subject-matter that has been dominating the headlines in the past five weeks is the elections results. It seems that Yaya Jammeh wants to see a cataclysm in the Gambia by making […]
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Jammeh Promises To End Gambia’s Political Impasse
The man who threw the Gambia into a month of political logjam has expressed his readiness to end the uncertainty. In a televised address on Tuesday night, the outgoing President Yahya Jammeh said he would enter into dialogue with the opposition coalition members with a view to resolving the political […]
Angered By Sheriff’s Escape, President Jammeh Threatens Ministers
The escape of the Gambia’s Information Minister has reportedly shocked President Yahya Jammeh to the bone. Even more disturbing to Mr. Jammeh was the online publication that five other cabinet ministers were on the verge of following the footsteps of Sheriff Bojang. It was for this reason, Kairo News sources […]
Mismanaging The Transition-transfer: An Unlawful Abuse Of Incumbency
Almost without exception, and outside of an armed military takeover, dictatorship usually succumbs to mass action, violent or otherwise, on the streets of a country, and the resultant forceful change in government may be termed a revolution. Recall the 1979 collapse of the Pahlavi dynasty in Iran, the 1989 uprising […]
Is ECOWAS Well-informed About Jammeh’s Inconsistencies?
By Lamin Keita Is ECOWAS Well-informed about the Legitimacy Regarding Jammeh’s use of the Courts, along with his Inconsistencies? Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf issued a statement on January 7, 2017 that “Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was closely monitoring proceedings in Gambia’s Supreme Court where Jammeh is […]
Let Jammeh Contradict Nature
Around early November 2016. I Mr Khan AKA Unbiased Prince GB said; “Yaya Jammeh and his evil men have let power greed consumed their hearts, minds and souls turning them to bitter enemies of themelves. What is about to happen in the coming weeks would shock them worse than the […]
Jammeh Suffers Another Major Setback
President Yahya Jammeh’s plots to stay in power has been dealt yet another blow. After losing the December 1st presidential election, Jammeh conceded defeat and congratulated the President-elect Adama Barrow. He described the results as “the will of Allah” who made him President on a Friday and unseated him the […]
Jammeh’s Last Hope In Limbo
It is evident the Gambia’s outgoing President Yahya Jammeh’s last hope is in limbo. Having lost the election, Yahya Jammeh puts his trust and faith on the Supreme Court to declare the results null and void. His party filed a petition at a court where only the Chief Justice Emmanuel […]
Former Minister Bojang Clarifies
Statement by the Former Minister of Information & Communication, Sheriff Bojang on the Political Impasse in The Gambia. أعوذُ بِٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ (A’udhu billahi min ash-shaytaan-ir-rajeem) I begin in the name of Allah the Most High, the Most Clement and the Giver of Wisdom. I begin this statement by […]
General Saul Badjie Threatens Soldiers
President Yahya Jammeh’s Republican National Guard Commander this afternoon toured military barracks of Fajara and Yundum warning soldiers to be prepared for consequences of being disloyal to the outgoing President. General Saul Badjie [birth name Karafa Bojang] expects “all soldiers to fight and defend Yahya Jammeh” whose lust for power […]
Re: President-elect’s Most Important Appointment
Malick, you have raised very important points. I wish to add the following: 1. Recruitment in the diaspora should target Gambians with hands on experience in the fields that they claim expertise in. Not only will the hiring organization benefit from their expertise but the learning curve is shortened. Gambians […]
Defeated Jammeh’s Lost Fight
The tiny Gambia has once again dominated the meeting of West African leaders. The Accra meeting on Saturday followed a simIlar one in Abuja last month. Both summits aim to prevail on the outgoing Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to renege on his refusal to hand over power. Despite clearly losing […]