By Abdoulie John The Gambia’s Information Minister has refuted reports that a ‘trade union’ leader was “allegedly killed by [government] intelligence agents.” “There is a concerted campaign of calumny waged against The Gambia and the Gambia Government by Western media and their acolytes,” Sheriff Bojang told Agence France-Presse (AFP). “Even when […]
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Palm Oil Tax Threatens African Farmers
Today, the Initiative for Public Policy Analysis (IPPA) – the Nigeria-based public policy think tank, issued a statement condemning the French Government’s proposed tax on palm oil that will disadvantage Africa, and undermine efforts to alleviate poverty across the continent. The proposed taxes – a huge additional tax of 90EUR […]
Row Over Scholarship For Virgins!
The women of South Africa have had enough of education discrimination in the name of Virginity Test. They took to the streets to register their anger over KwaZulu-Natal province major’s scholarship to young women for remaining virgins. This, according to the mayor’s office, will encourage others to be “pure and […]
Auto Accident Emboldens Halifa
A road accident that almost cost the life of Halifa Sallah, the presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Organisation Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) must not raise alarm, the party assured. The Jappineh incident happened in Jappineh in Jarra as the car Mr. Sallah was riding hit a cow. Sallah, […]
Gano Has Missed The Key Points
In his rebuttal to my open letter to the Armed Forces of The Gambia (Freedom News Paper, Jan 2nd. 2014), retired Lt. Col. Lamin Gano has mentioned few key points which are misleading and perhaps false. I am writing this now because someone just brought the article to my attention […]
Gambia River Basin And Its Lost Generation
By Ousman Jarra The tiny sliver of Africa’s smallest country is wedged into Senegal, and is seen as a piece in its side, or the tongue that makes it speaks, depending on who you talk to. The Gambia is a country with beaches that invite visitors to bask and hang […]
Remembering A Heroine
ALINE SITTOE DIATTA (JATTA) – AFRICAN HEROINE, PRIESTESS, & LIBERATION FIGHTER By Sainey Faye May 8th, 1943- On this date Aline Sittoe Diatta (Jatta) was arrested by the French colonial forces. Aline Sittoe Diatta was born in 1910, whilst others say 1920; but was not born inside or out of […]
Gambia’s Identity Crisis And Disintegration Of Republicanism
By Max Since 1994 when the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) toppled democratically elected government and installed themselves as a new regime , The Gambia has been undergoing an identity crisis and disintegration of republicanism. A long term trend of this will directly led to National disintegration. To begin with, […]
The Senegalo-Gambian Border Imbroglio – What Gambians Need To Know Part 1
By Janko Camara The continued border impasse between The Gambia and Senegal, the latest in a series of such impasses, continues to cause much hardship to the populations of both countries. I would attempt to dispassionately discuss the matter focusing mainly on the impact of the border closure on […]
The APRC Is Dead; Yaya Jammeh Killed It
When Yaya Jammeh stood in Farafeny town “probably under drug influence” and insulted Senegal’s three successive presidents – Abdou Diouf, Abdoulaye Wade and Macky Sall – he did not realize that he made himself the national common enemy of 100% of the Senegalese people. That day Jammeh lost the last […]
Gambia: Free Ailing Journalist
For Immediate Release Alhagie Ceesay Arbitrarily Detained for 8 Months (Dakar, March 9, 2016) – Gambia should free an ailing journalist who has been arbitrarily detained since July 2015, and drop all charges against him, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said today. Alagie […]
‘APRC Is A Terrible Government’
The opposition United Democratic Party Secretary General has said The Gambia faces “series of poverties” that must be addressed if the country wants to remain viable. Lawyer Ousainou Darboe said poverty in the country goes beyond the food sector. He said today’s Gambia is faced with legislative, judicial, infrastructural, health […]