By Janko Camara “There is a time when we should heed a certain cause ‘Cause the world, it seems is riding it’s line ‘Cause there’s a chance for taking In needing our own lives It seems we need nothing at all” from the song We Are The World Like in […]
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Darboe, Our Mandela
By Sheriff Kora There is no tragedy greater than the citizens of a nation resigning their citizenship due to the lack of faith in their own abilities to change their political condition. This is the unfortunate reality in The Gambia — a country clutched in the hands an autocratic regime with less […]
Killing And Oppression Of Our People Got To Stop; Jammeh Must Go!
By Mai Kanyi The cliquish regime of Yahya Jammeh and the APRC became the object of contempt in the Gambia for its illegitimacy and record of misrule coupled with harsh survival tactics. The regime became dependent on ferocious repression, executive lawlessness and impunity to enforce the iron-fisted control it imposed […]
Jammeh Is Busted; His Kanilai Escape Route Identified
Kanilai [birthplace of President Yahya Jammeh’s hamlet] is a major transit center for drug smuggling, fornication and flurry of fanfare. The hamlet is set aside for Mr. Jammeh’s planned escape route out of the country. Jammeh is a coward who should be hunted down and captured before it is too […]
Activist Journalist Warns Against Jammeh’s Tribalisation Of Gambian Politics
By Abdoulie John One of the Gambia’s leading journalist activist has warned against Gambian leader’s possible tribalisation of the country’s politics. Fatou Jaw Manneh’s warning comes at a time when the West African nation has found itself caught up in political crisis. “Yahya Jammeh will try to make the crisis […]
Gambia In The Wrong Hands; Regime Change Is Inevitable
By Modou Lamin Korta, London, United Kingdom The Gambia has experienced the worst moment of its history since it attained independence from Great Britain in 1965. It all started with a military junta that forced its way into power. President Yahya Jammeh ascended to power through the barrel of the […]
EU Lawmaker Alerts Consequences In Gambia’s Opposition Killings
The killing of Solo Sandeng and his colleagues peaceful protesters is seriously taken by the European Union high-ranking lawmaker who insisted there would be severe consequences for the Gambia government. As a result, the EU may boycott the country’s December 1st general elections. The bloc had unfinished brouhaha with the […]
AFRITAC West 2 Holds the 2016 Steering Committee Meeting
AFRITAC West 2 Holds the 2016 Steering Committee Meeting Press Release No. 16/188 April 26, 2016 The IMF’s African Regional Technical Assistance Center (AFRITAC West 2) held its fourth Steering Committee meeting in The Gambia on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, to assess the Center’s operations over the past year and […]
What the Senegalese Media Says About Recent Events in Gambia
What the Senegalese Media Says About Recent Events in Gambia Events in the Gambia, meaning the bloody repression of the opposition UDP, the alleged cold-bloody murder of its youth leader Mr. Solo Sandeng and the arrest, detention and arraigning of its leader Lawyer Ousainou Darboe , the whole party executive […]
Gambians Thumb Up Senegal’s Crackdown On Marijuana Fields In Casamance
The military action launched by Dakar to eradicate marijuana-producing fields in Casamance seems to have ignited strong reactions from politicians, activists and ordinary citizens who describe the move as yet another ‘serious blow’ to President Yahya Jammeh. “Dislodging the rebel factions and destroying their marijuana farms has indeed dealt a major blow to Yahya […]
Gambian Protests Expose Jammeh’s Human Rights Record
Gambian Protests Put Jammeh’s Human Rights Record Into The International Spotlight Photo illustration by Aaron Leaf. by Jeffrey Smith Imagine being brutally assaulted by police simply for exercising your constitutional right to public assembly. Imagine later being apprehended by your country’s notorious riot police, along with dozens of your friends, […]
Gambia: Genie Is Out Of The Bottle
Gambian former minister turned activist has just posted a video on his YouTube channel with a fitting title. Energy-spirited Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh titles the video “Genie is out of the bottle.” There cannot be any better title that depicts the content of the video more than Janneh’s title. Genie […]