The Gambia is perhaps the only country in the world where development projects are earmarked for only regions that remain loyal to the President and his ruling Alliance for Patriotic, Reorientation and Construction. How many times have we heard President Yahya Jammeh threatening to deal with the opposition stronghold regions? […]
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Are Citizens Guarding Their Guardians?
The Military Establishment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Are Citizens Guarding Their Guardians? By Binneh S. Minteh, Former Army First Lieutenant In the past decade alone military establishments or units of military establishments in West Africa have either destabilize or threatened the state in many aspects. These units have resisted the peoples demand […]
Rejoinder To Samsudeen Sarr’s Rebuttal
By Ebou Gaye To start with, I would like to thank you for giving me some words of wisdom and advice as a sage with a wealth of experience in different domains. That is very kind of you, my dear bother. Now, I want to proceed to the nitty-gritties without […]
Basse/Wulli Road: Dusty And Dangerous
The Former MP for Wulli Nyakoi area Honourable Sedia Jatta will be disgusted with the current state of the main road linking Basse, Wulli and Sandou district. Travellers and public transport owners have sent photos to Kairo News complaining of the daily woes they encounter during the terrifying and dangerous journeys. […]
Dictator Jammeh: ‘The World Hates Me’
It was the big weekend news that never materialized. What exactly have been the rumors fueling in every nook and cranny of The Gambia? It is claimed that dictator Jammeh wanted to announce his intention to withdraw The Gambia from Economic Community of West African Ststes (ECOWAS) to tighten immigration […]
IMF Discusses Gambia’s Economic Sickness
A delegation of IMF officials, representing the Fund’s Executive. Board, recently concluded a nearly two-week visit of the Article IV Consultation with Gambian authorities. Article IV gives the Fund the authority and obligation to be periodically monitoring, reviewing and advising client states, implementing agreed projects and programs agreed with the IMF. […]
US Speaker Boehner Throws In Towel
United States House Speaker John Boehner will give up his seat in Congress at the end of October. Boehner became the 53rd speaker of the House in 2011. The Ohio Republican’s tenure has been marked by fierce confrontations with Democrats and sometimes with his own party. One of those […]
Saudi Mufti Says Stampede Deaths ‘Beyond Human Control’
Saudi Arabia’s most senior cleric, the grand mufti, has said the stampede at the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca on Thursday was beyond human control. He told the interior minister, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, that he was not to blame for the tragedy. Iran and several other countries have […]
The Chemistry That Binds Jammeh And Mugabe
Age shall not weary them: Mugabe and his Gambian counterpart – Parallel rhetoric and divergent destiny Dodou Jawneh President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Gambia’s president Yaya Jammeh are two interesting individuals in African leadership analysis. Both heads of state have led their respective countries for decades; Mugabe following Zimbabwe’s […]
Burkina Faso Bans Presidential Guards
By BRAHIMA OUEDRAOGO, Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s transitional president on Friday signed a decree to disband the presidential guard that staged a coup more than a week ago. Interim President Michel Kafando also fired the commander of the presidential guard, Col. Boureima Kere, and […]
Looking Beyond The Power-Grab
By Baba Galleh Jallow Every revolution is inspired by outrage. Outrage at the specter of a small minority in power oppressing a large majority of citizens. Outrage at gross injustices and often unbelievable socio-economic and cultural hardships majorities endure under oppressive political regimes. Revolutions succeed not only to the extent […]
‘Don’t Worry About Anti-Islam Noisemakers’
The Chief Imam of Detroit Islamic Center has advised Muslims to be least worried about “idea bankrupt politicians fond of taking swipe at Islam and Muslims.’ Imam Momodou Ceesay told a congregation of Eid-ul-Adha [prayer of Sacrifice] on Thursday that they should only be scared of extremists Muslims whose interpretation […]