Former Lt. Col. Lamin Gano has yet to say anything damning about Dictator Jammeh’s evil system! As the Mandinkas say, taba bon eeye tonya fo [tell plain truth and stop beating about the bush]. ‘If Jammeh does not fear elections, them he will not buy votes nor register foreigners. People […]
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Accidental Enablers: Gambian Civil Servants And Security Officers
Your position is not a political appointment… Civil servants and security officers are not neither employed nor paid by the APRC. They work for Gambians in general. Civil servants need to educate their family members and tell them the plain truth. Many civil servants don’t vote for the APRC but […]
U.S. Embassy Enforces Visa Ban On Gambia Gov’t Officials
Effective October 3, 2016, the United States begins the enforcement a visa ban on the Gambia government officials. Already, the United States Banjul Embassy has discontinued issuing visas to Gambian government officials, others associated with the government, and their families. There might be exceptions for travel based on U.S. international […]
Travesty (Part 1)
It discussed no profound questions, enunciated no sublime principles. For a matter so central to fundamental questions around the public life of a country, a case so factually embedded in the crucial Chapter IV rights guaranteed by the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia (the Constitution), the Judgment […]
Gambia Belongs To All Tribes
By Sulayman Touray The Gambia belongs to all of us regardless of our tribes or political affiliation. Under the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh, you would always find at least three or more political parties in operation in the Gambia at a given time, but never before has any party faced […]
Coalition Is The Only Viable Strategy For Change
September 29, 2016 The 2016 Gambia Opposition parties Banjul, the Gambia Dear Party Leaders RE: Coalition is the only viable strategy for change After 22 years of unbridled dictatorship and economic hardships, The Gambian people once more cry for collective leadership to rescue our country from its misery. For the […]
African Women On The Frontline Of Liberation Struggle
By Sainey Faye Throughout our history, countless unsung African women have been on the frontline of our people’s struggle. African women have fought, and continue to fight against triple exploitation –namely, racialism, class exploitation, and gender oppression. National oppression affects all African people worldwide, and class exploitation, and gender […]
UDP Starts Nationwide Tour
The United Democratic Party (UDP) left yesterday for a Nationwide Caravan Tour with a high power delegation. The delegation crosses from Banjul to Barra ferry terminal at around 3:00pm. There was an unprecedented reception at the Barra ferry terminal as party supporters animated the terminal with yellow. The delegation had […]
U.S. Strips Visas From Gambian Gov’t
U.S. strips visas from Gambian govt.; punishment for stopping DHS deportations By Stephen Dinan – The Washington Times West African nation The Gambia has refused to accept nearly 2,000 people the U.S. is trying to deport, so the Obama administration has finally decided to pull the trigger and will deny […]
Did Hunger Kill APRC Drummer?
The death of a drummer at the ruling APRC Basse youth rally has raised more questions than answers. The drummer who hailed from Bakadaji in Jimara is reported to have died while entertaining people at the four day event that kicked on September 29th. The cause of the man drummer’s […]
“ABUSE OF DISCRETION AT THE HIGH COURT IN BANJUL!”
By Gambian Outsider! On September 1st 2016, vacation judge, Orgar Edward Eneji of the High Court in Banjul denied Mrs. Sira Wally Ndow-Njai her second bail application. Mrs. Ndow-Njai’s lawyer is Ida Drammeh. Last week, Mrs. Ndow-Njai’s third bail application was dismissed. I neither know Mrs. Ndow-Njai nor lawyer Ida […]
Is Your Cup Half Empty, Half Full Or Overflowing?
We’ve heard it said time and time again: Perception is reality. How you see your life and what you believe are inseparably intertwined. The half-full/half empty glass question is a graphic depiction of how people see their world. We know that people who are optimists always say that the glass […]