Gambian leader has began putting his impromptu pronouncement into action, Kairo News has learnt. President Yahya Jammeh’s government on Thursday confirmed the release from prison of some high profile prisoners in Mile 2 Central Prisons. Those released included Lt. General Lang Tombong Tamba, the former Chief of Defence Staff, who […]
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Open Letter To President Jammeh
By Baba Galleh Jallow July 23, 2015 Dear Mr. President, I am writing this open letter to you in direct response to your speech of July 22, 2015 granting amnesty to several categories of people, including those convicted of treason in The Gambia and those members of the Gambian Diaspora […]
Bowing Down To Pressure; We Are Resolute, Step Down Jammeh!!
By Yero Jallow Gambia’s criminal ruler, Yaya AJJ Jammeh, came to power through a military-backed overthrow on July 22nd 1994. Since then, he stationed himself as the world’s “Pharaoh” ruling with an iron-fist, and constantly exercising power greed by violating constitutional and human rights protections. Jammeh’s known power excesses and […]
Shame On Cheap Gambian MPs
By Lamin Saddam Sanyang in The Netherlands You took oath to protect the interest of your arious constituencies to represent your people who sacrificed and voted you into office. It is a big disgrace for members of parliament to let themselves be manipulated by President Jammeh anytime, anyhow and anywhere he […]
Darboe Welcomes Jammeh’s Amnesty But…
STATEMENT BY UDP LEADER LAWYER OUSAINOU DARBOE ON THE 21ST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF JULY 22 1994 COUP The United Democratic Party (UDP) has taken note of the reconciliatory gesture by the president to pardon different categories of prisoners and we express our solidarity with the beneficiaries and their families. Exercising […]
President Jammeh Pardons Convicts
Despite exercising prerogative of mercy on several categories of convicted prisoners, Gambian President vowed that anyone who stains his government’s image will face severe consequences. President Yahya Jammeh made the statement at the Arch 22 in Banjul during celebrations marking 21 years of the July 22 military takeover. He said […]
Gambia 21 Years On: Nothing To Celebrate
22 July 2015 marks the 21st anniversary of Yaya Jammeh’s rise to power in Gambia. Since then, activists, journalists and political opponents have lived in fear. Alioune Tine reflects on what the anniversary means to him. Today, 22 July 2015, as a human rights defender and as a West African, […]
What Is Gambian Political Struggle About?
Is it a sign of a maturing Leader or is he playing a game of Chess! We didn’t hear any request of forgiveness to Gambians or admittance of fault in the turbulent 21 years in power. Where is the humility, some serious mistakes were done. Remove Roadblocks to Multi-party democracy, […]
Gambia Movement’s July 22 Message
The People’s Movement for Democratic Gambia’s 2015 July 22 Message To Fellow Gambians Another July 22 upon us! This is 21 years and counting! Another Public Holiday! Another Celebration! Yet again tax resources of poor farm-families are put to the entertainment of Yahya and his cliques. Now more than ever we […]
‘Oldest’ Koran fragments found in Birmingham University
What may be the world’s oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham. Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence. The pages of the Muslim holy text had remained unrecognised in the university […]
Gambia: Sharp deterioration of human rights in 21st year of President Jammeh’s rule
The human rights situation in Gambia has deteriorated sharply during President Yahya Jammeh’s 21st year in power, said Amnesty International on the anniversary of his 1994 coup d’état. “The climate of fear which has blighted the lives of Gambians for more than two decades worsened over the last 12 […]
The Betrayal: Gambia Colludes With Italy
Bloodsuckers! A batch of 150 Gambians is reported to have been deported to the Gambia last week from Italian refugee camps. Kairo News was contacted by a lady whose adopted son successfully made the suicidal journey across the hostile deserts to the war-torn Libya to brave the Mediterranean sea. […]