University of the Gambia Students have unanimously voted not to sit to exams until the country’s political dust settles down. The students arrive at the decision following a referendum. Their decision has been premised on the fact the crisis affect their state of mind. Besides, some of the students are […]
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US Condemns Jammeh’s Election Challenge
We strongly urge the Gambian security forces that entered the headquarters of the Independent Electoral Commission yesterday morning to withdraw, and not to threaten or intimidate members of the IEC. This unnecessary and unprovoked show of force is seen as a move to subvert the democratic process in The Gambia, […]
Yahya Jammeh Must Stop Being Petty, Ghana Set A Good Example!
During Post Africa’s Independence from various European Countries there was Leadership -Transition change after long battles which saw Africans dying as they fought for their liberation. When the West eventually decided to let Africans lead themselves they had no option but to step aside. In essence, we received political power […]
Open Letter to the Gambia Armed Forces
By Baba Galleh Jallow Dear General Ousman Badjie (CDS) and Members of the Gambia Armed Forces, Please allow me to address this open letter to you in the name of God and for the love of country that binds us all into one big Gambian family. This letter is not […]
‘Clerics Should Stop Preaching Women’
Muslim clerics in the Gambia have been advised to focus attention on their brutal dictator instead of “preaching women.” “My message is directed to Muslim clerics, especially Imams and Supreme Islam Council leaders,” Imam Momodou Ceesay of Detroit Islamic Center said. “Preach what is relevant. Stop preaching women right now […]
Teacher’s Union Picks On Jammeh
The National Executive Committee of the Gambia Teachers Union (GTUNEC) and by extension, the Board of Directors of the GTU Co-operative Credit Union (GTUCCU), the Status of Women’s Executive Committee (GTUSWC), Conference of Principals of Senior Secondary and Upper Basic Schools and the Association of Heads of Lower Basic Schools […]
The Yahya Jammeh Problem
By Reuben Abati When President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia conceded defeat after the December 1, Presidential elections in that West African country of 1.9 million people, the gesture was widely hailed and described as an indication of great hope for democracy in Africa and particularly for The Gambia, which […]
Gambia’s Political Crisis Concern Doctors
Press Release The Gambia Medical and Dental Association (MDAG), on the Political Situation in The Gambia. The Gambia Medical and Dental Association of The Gambia (MDAG), is a professional body which brings together all medical practitioners in The Gambia with one of its objective being: “To provide professional and technical […]
More Condemnations Pour On Jammeh
STATEMENT BY THE INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA ON THE ANNULMENT OF RESULTS OF THE GAMBIA’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BY THE OUT-GOING PRESIDENT ON 9 DECEMBER 2016 On 1 December 2016, Gambians went to the polls and voted in the country’s Presidential Election. On 2 December 2016, the […]
ECOWAS Mediators Remain Hopeful Despite Jammeh’s Defiance
After hours of working hard to convince the Gambia’s defeated President Yahya Jammeh to hand over power, leaders of the Economic Community of West African States left Banjul without achieving their goal. President Jammeh would not renege on challenging the December 1st presidential election results at the Supreme Court which […]
Gambian Security Seize IEC HQ
The Gambia’s security forces have taken over the headquarters of the electoral commission, its chairman says, as the country’s president refuses to accept his loss in recent elections. Alieu Momar Njai told the BBC that staff were barred from entering. President Yahya Jammeh initially conceded defeat to Adama Barrow in […]
GYU Defends Will Of Gambian Voters
Gambia Youth for Unity Stands in Solidarity with the Will of The Gambian Electorate The Gambia Youth for Unity (GYU) joins patriotic Gambians both at home and in the diaspora in condemning outgoing President Yaya Jammeh’s televised statement rejecting the outcome of the December 1st Presidential elections. Yaya Jammeh had previously lauded the Gambian electoral process as […]