Three weeks after he had unilaterally declared The Gambia an Islamic State, President Yahya Jammeh is at last defending his decision. Gambian leader declare the constitutionally recognised secular nation an Islamic republic. “Recently, I pronounced The Gambia as an Islamic State and Republic on the basis that the majority of […]
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The Gambian Christian Church And Dictator Jammeh’s Money
By Lawrence Jabang The Church has been receiving stolen money from the President of The Gambia! It is about time we revealed the activity of the CHURCH in The Gambia. For a long time, many thought that it was only the Supreme Islamic Council that has been benefiting from embezzled […]
6 Presidents In Less Than 2 Years
It was an aha moment for the people of Burkina Fast, the Land of Upright People, to recount and celebrate their hard earned political success after a long and bloody fight. Burkinabes were sick and tired of a never-satisfied dictator who catapulted to power after the 1987 unpopular bloody […]
Jammeh’s Painful Insults: Darboe Tells Senegal “Sorry”
Gambian opposition leader has publicly apologised to the people and government of Senegal for going through the pain stemming from President Yahya Jammeh’s insults. During a countrywide tour last month, Mr. Jammeh insulted the current and past leaders of Senegal. He mocked the former elderly statesman President Abdoulaye Wade and […]
Youths Take Political Centre Stage
By Alagie Darboe Sunday 27th December 2015, the UDP youth wing held a mass political rally at Latrikunda Sabiji. The rally was not only timely and successful, but made mark in the political history of The Gambia and our great party. The rally comes at a time when many are […]
The President Of New Africa – Part 1 of 4
Sulayman Saul Saidykhan I was never really into the night club thing. But in my early years in college here in the Washington DC metro area where I still live, I would occasionally go along with friends to an African club called Kilimanjaro in the 18th Street/Adams Morgan neighborhood of […]
Gambia Lawmakers Criminalise FGM
Gambian parliamentarians criminalise the practice of female circumcision otherwise called female genital mutilation (FGM) after passing a bill that imposes three year prison term on anyone that flouts the Women’s Amendment Act 2015. It also levies a fine of $1,300 on anyone caught practising or involved in the organisation of […]
Jammeh Axes Agriculture Minister
President Yahya Jammeh again reshuffled his cabinet on Monday. The minor reshuffle affected Ministers of Agriculture and Presidential Affairs, Ismaila Sanyang and Sulayman Samba, respectively. The news, contained in a terse press release, comes less than a month after another minor cabinet reshuffle. While the fate of Ismaila Sanyang remains […]
Where Is Allah’s World Bank?
Change of leadership anywhere comes with uncertainty, especially for those at the helm of affairs. Power is sweet and easily corrupts it holder. The longer the people stay in power the more they see themselves as super natural beings. One of the classic examples is our own Killer President who […]
Why Jammeh Carries Rocket Launchers
Gambian opposition leader wants to know why President Yahya Jammeh has been moving around with heavy weapons wherever he goes. Despite repeatedly bragging about his military prowess, President Jammeh has been living in a state of paranoia since the day he ascended to power through force in 1994. His convoy […]
‘Keep Your Hands Off Islam’
Leave Islam With Clerics Political leaders have been advised to “concentrate on their executive responsibilities and keep their hands off Islam, which should be left with clerics.” The erudite cleric’s comment comes after Gambian leader banned female genital mutilation. President Yahya Jammeh also threatens to deal with any religious and […]
Genius or Mad? Egypt’s Socrates Seeks His Hemlock!
“CAN YOU TELL A JEW THAT JERUSALEM IS NOT HIS” Powerful stuff, but almost certainly a Salman Rushdie Fatwa awaits! Forwarded by Luntango Suun Gaan Gi Egyptian philosopher, expert on Arabic and Islamic studies, says Muslim claims over al-Aksa mosque are baseless. Dr. Youssef Ziedan was insistent on pronouncing the […]