In the month of November in two thousand and six Ananias Mathe was found guilty of fifty one counts of criminal activities ranging from Rape, attempted robbery and hijacking. In December of the same year he was rearrested after attempting to escape from prison using petroleum jelly. Of course he […]
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“ Yerri baa boitaa”and new beacon of hope for The Gambia
“ Yerri baa boitaa”and new beacon of hope for The Gambia Alagi Yorro Jallow Democracy is up to the people: A successful democracy does not rely on a single personality or an elected leader. All people need to partake in political processes. Space for citizen participation and the emergence […]
Don’t Be Conned By Amadou Samba
Dear Editor, I hope you will publish this letter. After reading Amadou Samba’s letter I could not help but write a caption on it. Amadou Samba I shall say is the biggest movie star in the history of The Gambia – I shall not call him a businessman but a […]
TO GNA SOLDIERS AND THE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN BANJUL
By Gambiano It has to be written in very simple English that we need intelligent ideas right now to tackle Yahya Jammeh–the brute without a future who wants many Gambians to perish with him. We need ECOWAS troops as best as possible. We are also worried about collateral damage any […]
No Court Can Cancel Barrow’s Win
The Gambia’s defeated President has annulled the December 1st election results a week after he had conceded defeat. The same Yahya Jammeh has filed a petition in court wanting the Supreme Court to declare him the winner of the presidential election. The said court last week briefly heard Jammeh’s petition […]
South African Youth Must Never Neglect ‘African Values’
For the better part of two thousand and sixteen there were significant signs that South African Youth ought to return to their roots and embrace African Values. What has brought us thus far is our culture and values as a people. For we would have perished, we would have amounted to […]
THE APRC ATAYA PETITION:THE LAYWAL, THE ZANNY, AND THE TANNY!
By Gambian Outsider! APRC, the party of outgoing dictator of The Gambia has applied to the newly instituted Supreme Court in The Gambia to determine the validity of the December 1 election results. The Chief Justice is determined to have the case heard. Assuming that the Supreme Court hears the […]
Towards Constitutional Governance in Africa: the Role of the African Union
By Omar Alieu Touray The international reaction to the ongoing post-election crises in The Gambia highlights the disdain with which the world community treats unconstitutional behaviors, especially unconstitutional governments. While the ostracization of unconstitutional strongmen is a fairly recent phenomenon, its impact on Africa’s democratization has been significant. This paper, […]
Gambia: You’ll Not Successfully Launder Your Dirty Images
The Change we were seeking was primarily centred on removal of a tyrannical leadership that had us in a choke hold but that is not the be all end all. At least not for someone of us. We want a system change. A change in attitude, mindset and approach to […]
Jammeh’s Road To ICC
Today, 23 December 2016, the BBC quotes Out-Going President Jammeh of The Gambia as follows: “I will defend myself, my country, courageously and patriotically and I will win”. This is the day, as the BBC reports, the Economic Community of West Africa’s President announced that a military force led by […]
Please Don’t Die for Jammeh
By Baba Galleh Jallow Dear CDS Badjie and members of the Gambia Armed Forces, Just over a week ago on December 14, 2016 we wrote an open letter asking you to find a way to persuade outgoing president Yahya Jammeh to step down peacefully and avoid bringing about violent conflict […]
Fatoumatta’s Killer Appears In Court
MADISON, Wis. – The man accused of killing one woman and critically injuring another in a shooting at an east Madison group home reportedly told police as he was taken into custody that he “hurt two people (and) took one’s life,” according to a document filed in court Friday. Ali […]