Kairo Radio’s Mohammed Lamin Sillah spoke to a German volunteer with the charity (MDG) based in Senegal on the sorrowful plight of street children otherwise known as Almudos. The charity has been helping to improve the children’s lives by providing them free healthcare. Marion a German national spend one year […]
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Buhari Set For Election Victory
Opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari is on the verge of a historic victory over Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, with most votes counted. Gen Buhari, a former military ruler, is ahead by almost three million votes, with results still to come from just three states. Click here for more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32125861
Press Release On April 11 Protest
Press Release On April 11, 2015, in Washington, DC and Europe, Gambian civil society organizations will hold a protest to commemorate the 15th anniversary of one of the darkest days in Gambian history, the April the 10th and 11th student massacre. On this day, the Jammeh regime unleased security forces […]
Should The 50th Anniversary Take A Partisan Character?
“The PPP has lost state power and could only mobilise less than 400 people to attend its celebration.” Foroyaa The APRC and PPP have both celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The APRC controls state power and could mobilise tens of thousands of people to its ceremonies. The […]
PPP Roared Allies A No-show!
By Pata Saidykhan First things first! CONGRATULATIONS to honorable Omar A. Jallow and the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) for a very successful rally celebrating the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary. It was not only fitting considering it was the Party that led us to independence, but very timely and necessary. With […]
UTG Students’ Strike Continues
Protesting students of the University of The Gambia on Monday held a meeting to discuss their state of affairs. The session availed the students the opportunity to concretise their stand on the new grading system. The students were told about the outcome of a research on grading system in universities […]
Buhari Leads Nigeria’s Close Race
Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), continues to lead incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with a comfortable margin, even as controversial election results from Rivers and Akwa Ibom states were added to the national tally, giving a boost to Mr. […]
ECOWAS Thumps Nigeria Elections
The Head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Observation Mission (EOM), John Kufuor, has commended Nigerians for their conduct during the presidential elections. The former Ghana leader praised the electorate for “extraordinary patience, orderliness and peaceful conduct” exhibited during the presidential and federal legislative elections on […]
Former UTG Lecturer Reacts
“University of the Gambia is an institution where my heart always belongs” By Dr Bukhari Sillah I am sad to learn that the conditions of the Unigambia have reached a state of sit-down strike by the students. The students of Unigambia have been very patient and they have endured a […]
Live Updates On Nigerian Election Results
As Nigerians go to the polls to elect the president, house of representatives and senators, Kairo News brings you this live election result updates from Premium Times. Simply follow the link below to see not only democracy at work but also journalists and citizen reporters putting their lives on the […]
UTG Students Don’t Want New VC
Anger-laden students of University of The Gambia do not want the deputy Vice Chancellor, Dr. Omar Jah, to fill the shoes of Professor Muhammadou Kah. Mr. Kah and his wife Jainaba Kah were last night fired as Vice Chanchellor and Director General of Management Development Institute, respectively. The development stemmed […]
‘Uncle Ali Is Not Exploiting Us But..’
In our efforts to extract chaff from the wind, Kairo News launched full investigation into allegations leveled against a Gambian-Lebanese businessman. Mr. Ali Mohamed Raif Fneiche is accused of conspiring with three others to lure Gambians into Lebanon so they could exploit them or sell them for prostitution. Mr. Fneiche, who […]