News of the pressure on Gambian police paid off when the permit was issued and the road block removed. The UDP leader, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe who slept on concrete cement floor for 5 nights with his supporters remain calm and focus. Mr Darboe is said to receive the issuing of […]
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Fass Njagga Choi Rubicon
As we go about our ordinary lives and engagements, there exists a myriad of parallel planes where transitional syntheses occur. These sidebar syntheses are accrued from our interactions and relationships with our fellows and they help to guide the evolution of our proprietary lives. The sum total of our self-interested […]
Police Issued Permit, Standoff Remains
Gambian police have just honoured their promise to issue a permit to the touring convoy of the United Democratic Party. However, the police are yet to dismantle the roadblocks that resulted to a standoff in Fass Njagga Choi in North Bank Region. With the permit in their hands, the UDP […]
Standoff Is A Bad Omen For 2016 Presidential Elections
As the standoff with Gambia security forces entered its fourth day in Fass Njaga Choi, a locality close to the Senegalese border, the leader of United Democratic Party (UDP) says it is a bad omen for the country’s next elections. “The Standoff still continues; there has been no change in the situation. It is […]
Standoff Day 5: Update on Fass Njaga Choi
Last night, we heard that, regional Governors were summoned to Kanilai for security and disruption briefings. The standard procedures is to convince towns and villages not accept the UDP caravan to hold a meeting. And they want to start in Fass Njaga Choi after issuing a permit. The UDP will […]
Breaking News: Police Commissioner Visit UDP Camp Site
“The people have prevailed” Lawyer Darboe at Fass Njaga Choi road block The standoff between the main opposition United Democratic Party and the Gambia police force is appearing get to headway. The Police Commissioner visited the UDP camp site moments ago calling for a negotiation to end the standstill. […]
GDF Gives Solidarity Funds To UDP
The Gambia Democratic Fund (GDF) has disbursed solidarity fund to the United Democratic Party whose executive members on nationwide tour have been illegally holed up by Gambian police in Fass Njaga Choi in Lower Niumi. The details of GDF’s message of contribution and solidarity are contained in this presd release […]
PDOIS Chips Into UDP Standoff
PDOIS STATEMENT ON THE ISSUING OF PERMITS IN CONNECTION WITH POLITICAL ACTIVITIES The UDP Caravan Does Not Pose Any Security Threat Leave It To Go or Provide Them With A Permit to Have Normal Rallies Issued By Halifa Sallah On Behalf Of The Central Committee Political parties are instruments of leadership. […]
The Gambian Opposition: Some Honest Analysis Please – A Rejoinder
By Janko Camara This is a rejoinder to the above captioned article. It reflects similar views I had expressed almost a year ago in a different forum on Kairo News. The Need for a United Front: – This is long overdue. In my humble opinion, it is the most obvious […]
UDP Has Enough Of Jammeh’s Thuggery!
By Pata Saidykhan There will always come a time when an oppressed people will be obliged to push back against their oppressors, when they continued to be denied the ventilation they needed. It is only natural that patience and perseverance run out and the innate instincts to defend self kick […]
Day 2 Of UDP Standoff With Police
UDP activist Suntou Touray talked to RFI and explained the quick turn of events and why the United Democratic Party is continuing to stay put until the police open up the road. Lawyer Darboe is getting well-wishers and supporters joining him, and the more the standoff continues, rumors are circulating […]
Gambia Government Orchestrated Potential Bloodbath Against UDP
PRESS RELEASE POTENTIAL BLOODBATH BEING OCHESTRATED BY GAMBIA GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE OPPOSITION UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY. The United Democratic Party (UDP) is informing the international community about a potential bloodbath being orchestrated by the Gambia Government against the party. Currently the UDP has embarked on a countrywide tour starting from 16th […]