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Did Gambia Officialise Backway?
Questions have been asked as to whether The Gambia government has now officialised the backway. This comes on the heels of confirmed reports that bus loads of migration frenzy Gambian youths leave the country on almost a daily basis. Our sources doubt why a government that claims to have shunned […]
Obama Rebuts Anti-Muslim Rhetoric In First U.S. Mosque Visit
President Barack Obama, in his first visit to a mosque in the United States, said Wednesday he was seeking to rebut “inexcusable political rhetoric against Muslim-Americans” from Republican presidential candidates. Attempting to recast what he said was a warped image of Islam while encouraging members of the faith to speak […]
Jammeh’s Amnesty Will Be On Table
Most African leaders have trampled on the rights of their citizens so much that they are scared of leaving power. President Yahya Jammeh is no exception. But one of his main opponents said “Jammeh’s amnesty will be discussed if he does not pose his candidature for the December 2016 presidential […]
Why President Jammeh Supports Burundi
By Janko Camara It is not difficult to understand the logic behind Yahya Jammeh’s opposition to the idea of sending AU troops to Burundi. He is opposed to it not because of a non-interference policy in other countries’ internal affairs. No! He has a grand scheme. In opposing the idea, […]
Jammeh On A Rift Mission In Ethiopia
President Yahya Jammeh has traveled to Ethiopia to frustrate the African Union’s plans to deploy peacekeeping mission in Burundi, a country that risks sliding into another genocide. Burundi and its neighbour Rwanda both went through genocide resulting to mass termination of Tutsis. President Jammeh is so far the only African […]
EU Security Grills Ben; Is He Burying Jammeh’s Hot Evidence
In their bid to extract chaff from the wind, foreign security investigators had reportedly grilled Benedict Jammeh for hours about the fate of cocaine impounded by The Gambia government. The investigators have been acting on a tip off and surveillance signals that the said drugs, worth a billion dollars, were […]
‘Drop Visas For Africans In Africa’
AU urged to drop visas for Africans in Africa Union Commissioner for Social Affairs Dr Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko has urged African countries to ease their visa polices to stem migration from Africa to places like Europe by stimulating national and regional economic prospects in Africa. The commissioner specifically praised Rwanda […]
‘Electoral Bill Shouldn’t Be Enacted’
The opposition People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism has raised concerned about the constitutionality of the Electoral Act. In a letter to President Yahya Jammeh, the party’s Secretary General is argued that the Bill was introduced by a wrong person (Head of the Civil Service who cannot be a […]
Why Noncitizens Vote In Gambia
Gambians have never voted in Senegal or Guinea Bissau. Why are these nationals voting in our presidential elections? Never in the history of Senegal have Gambians voted in Senegalese elections. Since 2001 Southern Senegalese nationals have been illegally registering and voting in our presidential elections. Gambians have always had high […]
Institution Building and Organisational Development In Gambia
By Sarjo Bayang Part 2: Grouping, Crowding, and Lack of Teaming in Gambia We explored the scope of institution building and organisational development for Gambia starting with Office of the President on our earlier issue in these series. Facts at hand confirmed that current occupier of Gambian presidency prefers to […]
‘I Don’t Vilify Darboe’s Character’
By Kinteh My observations above aren’t meant to vilify Mr. Darboe’s good character, nor was I out to doubt his competency to steer the affairs of the party and the hopes of many to see change come to the country. Nevertheless, it belongs to mature political culture, to debate […]