By Sarjo Bayang Cost of burden in keeping Yaya Jammeh as president for 20 years Critical assessment of damage incurred by Yaya Jammeh since 1994 reveals true life loss in thousands. This evidence is clear to see without complicated mathematics required. Gambia has a population pegged at 2 million. Everyone […]
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Gambia Celebrates Two Decades Of Murder
The Gambia Consultative Council (GCC), an organization designed to raise awareness about the tyranny in The Gambia, unequivocally condemns the celebration of twenty years of senseless and merciless murder, executions, incarcerations, exile and forced disappearances of fellow citizens and non-citizens alike over the past two decades. The military regime, under […]
A United States of Africa? Not Yet
An August summit in Washington aims to take some modest steps toward an old dream. The journalist and black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey wrote a poem about it. The reggae great Bob Marley sang about it. And the Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi poured his oil wealth into it. But none […]
GMDD Damns July 22 Celebration
Gambian Movement for Democracy and Development (GMDD) condemn in the strongest terms the Government of President Yahya Jammeh celebrating the July, 22nd 1994 Coup D’etat and call for the Restoration of Genuine Democracy and end Dictatorship in The Gambia: Gambians, friends of the Gambia, Democratic Governments and Human Rights Organizations […]
Gambia Opposition Leader Decries Coup Celebration
Gambian opposition leader Omar Jallow of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has decried the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the military takeover that brought to power Yahya Jammeh, describing the move as ‘illegal’. “You cannot glorify illegality. Everybody knows that a coup d’état is an illegal action condemned by […]
Reminder
By Ebou Gaye As you celebrate your coup d’état of 22nd July 1994 misnomered revolution, I deem it fitting and timely to- once again- remind you of some of your innumerable promises which are yet to be fulfilled, In case you have forgotten, Due to your tight schedule, In spite […]
Fisherman Testifies In Journalists’ Trial
The trial of two journalists on Monday proceeded with the testimony of a fisherman who described himself as the ‘Chairman of APRC Tanji Youth Wing.’ Lamin Conteh said the story published on the Voice Newspaper that some of his youths have defected to United Democratic Party ‘upset’ them. “Our investigation […]
DUGA’S July 22 “De-commemoration” Statement
Twenty years of Jammeh’s tyranny has dawned upon our beloved Gambia! Since that infamous day of July 22, 1994, many have been unwavering, whether publicly or silently in the stance that Jammeh and his Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) would hinder progress and freedom for the Gambia, and put […]
'Revolutionaries' Who Shot Themselves On The Foot
20 YEARS AFTER A REVOLUTION IN WHICH THE ‘REVOLUTIONARIES’ SHOT THEMSELVES IN THE FEET By Amat JENG SWEDEN — On the 22nd of July 2014, our country – The Gambia – marks 20 years since our democracy and freedom were stolen from us by the consequence of what political animals […]
Do Not Dump Your Religious Values For Secularism
Mr. Yankuba Jobe is the Guest of our Special Ramadan discussion on Religion, Tradition and Secularism on Kairo Radio today. “The key reason for our relationship breakdowns is due mainly to our non-spiritual attitudes and the abandoning of our core traditions and faith,” an experienced diasporan Gambian told Kairo Radio. Mr […]
The 20th Year Of The July 22 Take Over
On July 22nd 1994 (20 years ago), former lieutenant Yahya Jammeh with fellow junior soldiers of the Gambia National Army overthrew President Dawda Jawara and his seemingly indispensable People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government out of power. This was after almost 30 years in the dugout in Banjul but not without […]
Sweet Victory for Gambian Justice
The acquittal and discharge of Mambury Njie, the Gambia’s former Finance and Economic Affairs Minister, is yet another sweet victory for a country whose people have long been denied the due process of law. Instead of allowing justice to take its course, Gambian leader has been abusing his powers to […]