The Government Press Release is the Official Declaration of Dictatorship! Never Again!! The Press Release issued by the Government Spokesman Ebrima Sankareh on 26 January 2020 should be considered as the official declaration of Dictatorship in the Gambia in total violation of the Constitution and democratic norms. The Gambia Constitution […]
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GPU To Pressure Gov’t Over Journalists’ Detention
By Abdoulie John In wake of the arrest and detention of four journalists, the Executive of the Gambia Press Union (GPU) has vowed to embark on a hunger strike. The move is aimed at shifting the axis of contradiction, and making Gambian authorities uncomfortable. “Gambian journalists will engage in hunger […]
Jammeh’s Victims Take To The Streets
By Abdoulie John Barely two weeks after the former governing party staged a mega demonstration calling for the ‘immediate return’ of ex-President Yahya Jammeh, hundreds of victims of his (Jammeh’s) two-decade long regime on Saturday took to the streets. The ‘march for justice’ was spearheaded by the Victims’ Center as […]
Imam Leigh Exposes NIA Ordeal
By Abdoulie John In a rare moment of deep sadness, Imam Baba Leigh on Wednesday revisited the circumstances surrounding his arrest in 2012 and subsequent detention by the defunct National Intelligence Agency (NIA). He had gotten himself into a predicament after describing the execution of 9 death row inmates as […]
The Gambia At A Crossroads: 3 Years Versus 5 Years
By Professor Alhagi Manta Drammeh (PhD; Fellow Higher Education Academy, Fellow, Royal Society of Arts and member of Political Science Society UK) As we enter the fourth year of the new democratic dispensation after 22 years of dictatorship, the Gambia goes through one of the critical and defining moments of […]
Lawyer Darboe: “The Way Forward Is We All Respect The Law”
By Abdoulie John As the Legal Year 2020 kick-started in grand style, the United Democratic Party (UDP) leader, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, has reiterated his commitment to democracy and rule of law. “The way forward is we all respect the law,” UDP’s emblematic figure told this medium in an exclusive interview. […]
APRC Protest For Jammeh’s Return
By Abdoulie John In wake of the release of controversial recordings featuring a conversation between the former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh and Ousman Rambo Jatta, the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) on Thursday a show of force calling on African Union (AU), Europe Union (EU), ECOWAS, the United […]
One Cannot Claim Democracy Yet Refuse Democracy to Prevail
There is no middle ground in democracy. You either have it or you don’t have it. A semblance of democracy is no democracy. Democracy is not an event such as a picnic to be enjoyed in one day only. Rather democracy is a way of life to be fought for; […]
Minority Leader Warns Against Coup
By Abdoulie John The Minority Leader of the National Assembly has equated the Three Years Jotna movement’s plan to unseat President Adama Barrow after January 19 with coup d’état. Hon. Samba Jallow warned the movement to be careful about the way they push their agenda. The Niamina Dankuku Parliamentarian of […]
Gambia Government’s Stance On Yahya Jammeh’s ‘Return’ – A Classic Failure Of Leadership…
By Amadou Dibba, Birmingham, UK Where does one even begin to try to make sense of one of the current subjects of wide discussion among Gambians – the supposed (I would emphasise this) planned return of the exiled former Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh? How is it that a former leader […]
Red Cross Presents New Ambulance Services to President Barrow
The Secretary-General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Mr Elhadj As SY on Tuesday, 14th January 2020 made a courtesy call on His Excellency, President Adama Barrow who is also a Chief Patron of the Gambia Red Cross Society. Mr SY updated President Barrow about […]
“Stick To Constitutional Mandate”
By Abdoulie John Thousands of Gambians on Sunday stormed the Banjul highway calling on President Adama Barrow to “stick to the Constitution” and serve a full five year term in office. “The Gambia for Five Years and Peace Building in collaboration with their partners such as the Peace and Stability […]