By Abdouliee John As Senegambia’s emblematic figure has been laid to rest in the holy city of Touba, Senegal, tributes are continuously being paid to a musician that dedicated his life to foster unity between Senegal and The Gambia. The late Musa Afia Ngum believed and campaigned for the unification […]
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Gambia Opposition Leader Calls On Jammeh To Resign
The recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) report constitutes a reason for President Yahya Jammeh to step down, Gambia opposition leader Ousainou Darboe says. Early this month, Gambia had consultations with the IMF during which the financial institution issued a bombshell statement revealing that the country is still confronted with tough […]
Refutation Of A Gambian Sophist And A Fraudster Final Part
By Gambian Outsider Before beginning Part III of my refutation of Mr. Missionary, I want to apologize to the readers for the last post. The edited version that I sent to have it published did not come out in its entirety. Maafanta republished part II in its entirety. It was […]
EU Observers Say Guinea Vote Valid
Guinea opposition protests European Union observers gave Guinea’s presidential elections a clean bill of health on Tuesday despite protests by opposition supporters who accuse President Alpha Conde of rigging the vote to win a second term. The EU observer team said that logistical problems including lack of voting materials and […]
Charges Against Teranga Manager Dropped
The Banjul Magistrates’ Court has dropped a charge of sedition against the managing director of Teranga FM. The magistrates’ court sitting presided over by Principal Magistrate Momodou Jallow dismissed the charge against Abdoulie Ceesay yesterday at the request of a police prosecutor. Alpha Badgie, in his application under Section 68 […]
Kudaah Be Lonbi Faala: One Woman’s Suffering Captured In A Song
The Chedo song that the late Musa Ngum sang in Mbalax eulogises a woman who suffers abuse and torment due to her lower rank/status within her husband’s royal household in the then Kabou empire. Many people don’t know the meaning of KUDAAH be Lonbi Faala, Turulan duuka Be Lonbi Menkan (the pounding wood will kill ‘Lonbi’). Lonbi Banora was the wife […]
Give Caesar His Due: Gambian Opposition
By Deyda Haidara ‘In truth, UDP [United Democratic Party] is a party that can pull the crowds and the masses’ Pictures speak louder than words. I have not seen a video showing a public meeting of the PDOIS [People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism] on the net. I have […]
The Disengaged Public
By Baba Galleh Jallow African publics are generally disengaged from the politics of their countries. Paradoxically, they are also generally saddened by the politics of their countries. This paradox seems to affirm the view that if you do not get involved with politics, politics will still get involved with […]
Refutation Of A Gambian Sophist And A Fraudster Part II
By Gambian Outsider This article is part II of my refutation of Mr. Missionary. The article will focus on what Mr. Missionary said: “So obsessively naïve in trying to prove me wrong that he came with 2+2= as an example of an absolute “certainty” without respecting the reality that […]
Musa Afia Ngum Is Gone But…
The Gambia’s popular artiste passed away in Dakar’s hospital Dantee on Sunday. A night before his sudden death, Musa Ngum and his son Yusupha performed in the Senegalese capital. In what has become his last interview on earth, Ngum dispelled earlier widely spread rumour on the internet that he had […]
Refutation Of A Gambian Sophist And Fraudster Part I
By Gambian Outsider Samsudeen Sarr took issue because I address him as Mr. Missionary. I asked, if his job title, bestowed to him by the Despot does not include “mission” to the United Nation? Mr. Missionary, I am not calling you a name that is not part of your title. […]
Jammeh Blinks; Economy Bleeds
Gambian President has lifted an embargo on the exchange rate. President Yahya Jammeh in May this year imposed an exchange rate overhaul by more than 20 per cent. In a televised statement, the office of the President announced regularising the rising amount of exchange rate against the dalasi. “Effective today […]