By Ousainou Mbenga In his tucked – tail retreat from travelling outside the Gambia and his cowardly movements between Kanilai and Banjul under heavy armor and the senseless military check points, Jammeh is given a taste of his own medicine of “living in fear”; thanks to the December 30, 2014 […]
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Pressure Mounting On President Jammeh To Step Down
Barely a week after Gambian authorities granted amnesty to 200 prisoners, pressure is mounting on President Yahya Jammeh to step down. Pro-democracy groups and politicians seem to have more firepower in their battle against the current regime, and are stepping up calls for the Gambian leader to step down. “As […]
Amadou Sanneh Loses Appeal; UDP Youth Militant Arrested In Court
News just tick in confirming that the convicted National Treasurer of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has lost his appeal against his conviction on sedition at the Appeal Court in Banjul. Justices Edrissa M’bai and Na-Ceesay who presided over the case have not found error or miscarriage of justice […]
PDOIS’ Views On Prisoner Release
ENLARGING CIVIL LIBERTIES THROUGH PRISONER RELEASE SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY ENLARGEMENT OF POLITICAL RIGHTS THROUGH ELECTORAL REFORM When the PDOIS leadership issued a clarion call for a mass release of detainees before the APRC commemoration of the 21st anniversary of the coup, we were simply articulating the sovereign wishes of […]
Pardon Prisoners: Stay Out Of Politics To Avoid Arrest
By Sarjo Bayang From the lips of Interior Minister Ousman Sonko all pardoned prisoners are under close watch and liable to arrest. Recently pardoned prisoners by presidential prerogative of mercy could no longer smile with hope of absolute relief. They are subject to arrest any time sooner and bound over […]
Opportunity Or Peril, Gambia At A Crossroad
By Karamba Touray The legal, active and registered opposition political parties in the Gambia individually and in the aggregate have reached a fork on the road and they must make a historic and consequential decision that will result in either an opportunity for the Gambian people to renew their faith […]
Solidarity March: Panic Grips Civil Service
Panic and anxiety is gripping the Gambia’s Civil Service, with civil servants waiting to be punished. Everything was going normal at the Civil Service until Wednesday afternoon when a letter from the State House was received by all the government departments and their line ministries stating that “it is compulsory on […]
General Tamba Appeals For Other Prisoners, Peace
“What I will like to appeal here is, to appeal to the President that the gesture that he has demonstrated was highly welcomed by all inmates those affected and those not affected, highly welcomed by our families, loved ones, well-wishers both within and beyond the country. I want to urge […]
President Obama Goes To Kenya
A Champion For Africa We, at The Africa Society, wish to congratulate President Obama on his historic and successful visit to Kenya, and are following him during his travel in Ethiopia. This marks his fourth visit to the continent of Africa, and the first visit by any sitting U.S. Head […]
US Applauds Gambia Amnesty With But
Press Statement John Kirby Department Spokesperson Washington, DC July 28, 2015 The United States notes President Jammeh’s decision to pardon and release at least 200 prisoners and welcomes, in particular, his decision to release, after a lengthy period of detention without charge, family members of the December 30, 2014 coup […]
Gaddafi’s Son Sentenced To Death
A court in Libya has sentenced Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of deposed leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, and eight others to death over war crimes linked to the 2011 revolution. More than 30 close associates of Col Gaddafi were tried for suppressing peaceful protests during the uprising. Saif al-Islam was not […]
Obama Warns African Union Leaders
US President Barack Obama has warned that Africa will not advance if its leaders refuse to step down when their terms end. He also called for an end to the “cancer of corruption”, saying it took money away from development . Mr Obama made the comments in the first ever […]