Kairo News has just been informed about the acquittal and discharge of the Caliph General of Darsilameh Sanghajor Sheriff Caliphate. Sheikh Muhideen Hydara and Darsilameh Alkalo Buyeh Touray have finally walked out of the court free men. Magistrate Ebrima Jaiteh of Brikama has muster the courage to hand down verdict […]
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Gambia: Coup suspect’s teenage son held incommunicado
Amnesty International Calls for Yusupha Lowe to be Release Yusupha Lowe, the 16 year old son of Bai Lowe, a man accused of being involved in the 30 December 2014 attempted coup in Gambia, was arrested on 1 January. Initial reports indicated that he was being held at the National […]
Letter to Yahya Jammeh, No. 1
By Foday Samateh This regards your visit to Jali and related matters. For starters, I’ve long since decided never to address you by the office you occupy. And all Gambians should renounce glorifying the abomination of calling you president. You don’t have the dignity or the character for such […]
Musicians Urged To Boycott Jammeh’s Birthday Bash
By Abdoulie John As President Yaya Jammeh is celebrating 50th birthday today, activists are calling on invited artists to desist from performing in TGambia. “It should not be about the paycheck, but about using art to enlighten people. Dishonouring your father’s legacy and all those who fought to end repression in […]
Perspectives/ African Liberation Day
By Prof. Mammo Muchie Africa Day for Pan-African Education African Liberation Day falls on 25 May every year. But how many Africans of today know that, and more so, what it is? With the current African narrative changing the global view of the continent, the time to use African Liberation […]
Tragedy, Indiscipline, And Impunity
Dear editor, Allow me space to highlight the tragedy of our security forces that are paid by Gambian tax payers who end up meting harrowing assault on the citizenry. The state of Gambia under the clutches of dictator Jammeh has not only ruined our Gambianness but turn the security services […]
Angolan Journalist’s 24 Charges Dropped
Press freedom rights group hailed Angola’s provincial court for dropping all 24 criminal libel charges Rafael Marques. The investigative journalist and activist risked being jailed for 14 years, Rapporteur Sans Frontieres said. He was sued by seven army generals and a group of private companies over his allegations of grave […]
Burundi Opposition Figure Shot Dead
Opposition officials confirm death of Union for Peace of Development party leader in capital Bujumbura. Zedi Feruzi, a leader of an opposition party, has been shot dead alongside his bodyguard in Bujumbura, a leading opposition figure has confirmed to Al Jazeera. Feruzi, whose bloodied body was found in the Ngagara […]
For The Gambia Our Homeland!
By Lamin Saddam Sanyang, The Netherlands For The Gambia Our Homeland is the national anthem of The Gambia, written by Virginia Julia Howe and composed by Jeremy Frederic Howe (based on the traditional Mandinka song Foday Kaba Dumbuya). It was adopted after an international competition to produce an anthem (and […]
IMF: Fixing Exchange Rates Will Make Matters Worse For Economy
The Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund has said that The Gambia government’s decision to fix the exchange rate of the country’s depreciating currency, the dalasi, against major currencies of the world will make matters worse for the economy. Gaston Mpatswe, who was yesterday briefing journalists barely a month […]
Gambia’s Offer Baffles Stranded Migrants
Boat people who have come ashore in Southeast Asia after harrowing journeys are delighted that Indonesia and Malaysia will give them temporary shelter — although some were baffled by an offer of sanctuary in a tiny African nation they had never heard of. Nearly 3,000 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants have […]
SIC Should Follow Sunnah In Moon Sighting
By Malamin Barrow Muslims the world over will be looking for the appearance of the new moon of Ramadan on the 16th and 17th of June 2015. This century’s old practice is a requirement based on the Quran and Hadith. Rather strangely, the Gambia’s supreme Islamic council and the Gambian […]