Since July 1994, Gambians have been debating whether their president needs psychiatric treatment. While the diaspora media openly write or state that Yahya Jammeh grapples with psychiatric problems, Gambians murmur in their homes for fear of being disappeared, chained or tortured to death. But one man has posted a video […]
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Kairo Exposes Solo Sandeng’s Killers
It has been 91 days since opposition political activist Ebrima Solo Sandeng was tortured to death by Gambian security agents, yet the government remains tight-lipped on how and why he died or who participated in the cold-blooded murder. The Jammeh regime that has innocent Gambian blood on its hands only […]
Top European Academic Journal Publishes Sankanu’s Article On African Cinema
As part of his passion for the advancement of scholarship on African cinema, prominent Gambian filmmaker and scholar, Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu, wrote a groundbreaking academic article titled “Rediscovering Frantz Fanon at Scotland’s Africa in Motion film Festival” for the Spring 2016 edition of NECSUS European Journal of Media Studies […]
No to Mokati Mansa
By Baba Galleh Jallow Actualizing the family nation requires that we reassess the nature of political relationships in our country with a view to relocating political power from the state to the people where it rightfully belongs. And since our present government sees itself as a nation builder perched on […]
How NIA Jubilates Darboe’s Conviction
The Gambia’s spy agency jubilated the conviction and sentencing of a prominent opposition leader with a football match at the beach. Over the years, Gambian security agents, particularly the National Intelligence Agents, have conspired to destroy the main opposition United Democratic Party at all costs. These agents have beaten, murdered, […]
Mixed Reactions At NBA Over The Jailling of Gambia Opposition Leader
As Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) members are bracing up for their 56th Annual General Conference to be held from 19-26 August 2016, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, two judgements passed in Gambian courts by two Nigerian judges are expected to overshadow an event dubbed as the largest gathering of legall practitioners on African […]
Lawyer Darboe’s Wife Speaks
The senior wife of the Gambia’s convicted leader of the opposition United Democratic Party has spoken volumes about her husband, revealing his untold story. Maimuna Ndure-Darboe, a former educationist, remains loyal and thankful to “a husband who had never made us cry.” Mrs Darboe who delivered the heavyweight statement at […]
Uproar Over Gambia’s Opposition Jailing
By Absolute John The conviction and sentencing of the United Democratic Party (UDP) leadership, including party leader Ousainou Darboe and supporters has caused uproar in the Gambia, with many people venting anger on Nigerian lawyers and judges on technical aid to the West African nation. Mr. Darboe and 18 others […]
The Die Is Cast; What Next?
The conviction and subsequent sentencing of the opposition United Democratic Party leadership, supporters and opposition activists has again reminded us about the Jammeh regime’s callousness, cruelty and disrespect for human rights and the rule of law. The regime’s heartlessness have over and over gone over the roof. It has simply […]
Tribute Letter To Ousainou Darboe
“I will not go to court and argue in favour of a position that I do not believe in”. By Madi Jobarteh Dear Hon. Ousainou Darboe, If I were a better Gambian, I should be standing in front of Mile 2 Prisons to demand your freedom, dead or alive. If […]
The Political Martyrdom of Ousainou Darbo
The Political Martyrdom of Ousainou Darbo By Saul saidykhan When I was writing my last opinion some days ago, I was unaware that lawyer Ousainou Darbo, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and his entire executive, some other associates, and relatives that were arrested with him in mid-April this […]
Gambia: A Testing Ground For Nigerian Judges
By Gambian Outsider! The last few days we have all expressed anger and frustration over the hustler Nigerian judges and lawyers in the Gambia on the handling of the case of Mr. Darboe and Co. Letters have been written to various entities complaining about these hustler legal practitioners. Most of […]