By Abdoulie John Officials of the Gambia and Senegal are gearing up for a second round of talks to resolve their unresolved issues. The talks, scheduled to take place in July 2016, will chart a way forward for the two neighbouring countries that have been designed to get get along. […]
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Letter To Rwanda Editor About Incitement Of Violence Against Mandinka
Dear Editor, Re: The Mandinkas and Jammeh As Rwanda prepares to welcome the Heads of State of the African Union to their Summit in Kigali from the 10 – 18 July 2016 and the possible impending visit of Yaya Jammeh of the Gambia to your beautiful country for the Summit, […]
Election Or No Election. That’s The Question
Introduction Having gained independence for as many decades, the Year 2016 has found the Gambia at a critical juncture, socially, economically and politically. When the people went into a referendum for the first time on 10th November 1965 the question was whether the country should shed off the yoke of […]
Salikenni Crisis Is Purely Apolitical
I am responding to Ebrima Satou Fofana’s piece, which is all full of inaccuracies. You are hell bent on tarnishing the good name of Alhagie Omar Ceesay who is a great Islamic scholar in Salikenni. For the readership of this important medium, I would like to set the records straight. […]
WHY JAMMEH JIPPO
By Baba Galleh Jallow In a recent piece published on Kairo News, Karamba Touray tells the sad story of Imam Cherno Gassama. He writes: “I have not been able to take this good man out of my mind from Friday July 1st when a friend of mine visited his family […]
As Muslims Celebrate Eid Prayer, Fistful Fight Erupts In Salikenni
Today, the old English proverb has been proven very right by the People of Badibu Salikenni in the North Bank Region, where one of the great scholars was put where he belongs. Alhagie Omar Ceesay, a Saudi Arabia alumni who specialised on Islamic jurisprudence, is a prominent supporter of the […]
Lawyer Darboe’s Eid Message
United Democratic Party Leader Lawyer Ousainou Darboe’s EID Message Fellow citizens and friends of The Gambia, as Muslims in the country and those around the world celebrate Eidul Fitr today, I send you sincere greetings and profound appreciation on my humble behalf and that of my compatriots languishing in illegal […]
Tony Blair Escapes War Crimes
Outrage as war crimes prosecutors say Tony Blair will not be investigated over Chilcot’s Iraq war report – but British soldiers could be Tony Blair: war crimes prosecutors say he won’t face inquiry Credit: Brian Lawless/PRESS ASSOCIATION By Robert Mendick, Chief Reporter Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court will examine […]
Calls For Probe Intensify As Solo’s ‘Death Certificate’ Leaked
By Abdoulie John The leakage of Solo Sandeng’s death certificate has prompted a good number of Gambians to intensify calls for goverment to comply with the demands made by United Nations and ECOWAS to allow an independent probe into the case. “I find this very troubling for the authorities to […]
Imam’s Advice On Zakatul Fitr
The Chief Resident Imam of Detroit Islamic Center has advised Muslims on how to give out or distribute zakatul fitr, a charity given to the poor and needy at the end of Ramadan. The message comes as Muslims prepare to celebrate Eid-ul-fitr on Wednesday. Imam Ceesay described zakatul fitr as […]
Lawyer Darboe Remains Defiant
The remanded Gambian opposition leader has not only maintain his defiance in participating in a sham trial Lawyer Ousainou Darboe has once again thrown punches at Justice Eunice Dada. Mr. Darboe’s unapologetic, fiery statement in today’s sitting is summed up by Burama Sanneh below. At the court today Ousainou and […]
Jammeh Feeds Gambians With Donkeys
Kairo News editors have been bombarded with reactions shortly after the publication of a story in which state security agents cautioned relatives and close friends to avoid eating President Yahya Jammeh’s voodoo-infested beef that awaits unsuspecting shoppers at the market. The talking agents have evidence that the voodoo-obsessed leader mixes […]