Press Release No. 15/155 April 2, 2015 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved emergency financial assistance under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) 1 in the amount equivalent to SDR7.775 million (about US$10.8 million) for The Gambia to enable the authorities to meet their urgent balance […]
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AI Dams Gambia’s Death Sentence
Death sentences imposed on soldiers accused of participating in December’s attempted coup d’état in Gambia are a cruel violation of the right to life and the right to a fair trial, Amnesty International said today. A military court handed down death sentences to three soldiers and sentences of life imprisonment […]
Nigeria At Cossroads: African Renaissance?
By Alhagi Manta Drammeh Some people cast doubts about the credibility of the Nigerian elections before they were even held on Saturday. Others have been waiting and speculating about what the results would be, who would be the winner and which direction Nigeria would take . The voting process had […]
Buhari Praises Jonathan For Accepting Defeat
By Alexis Akwagyiram ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian election winner Muhammadu Buhari congratulated outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan for peacefully relinquishing power on Wednesday, a day after becoming the first politician in Nigeria’s history to unseat a sitting leader at the ballot box. In an unprecedented step, Jonathan phoned Buhari to […]
General IBB Congratulates Buhari
The former military leader who overthrew and locked General Muhammadu Buhari for 20 months has congratulated the newly elected Nigerian President. General Ibrahim Badami Babangida (IBB) commended President Buhari for remaining true to his military spirits of resilience. IBB also showers kudos to all Nigerians, including President Goodluck Jonathan, for […]
Buhari Emerges Nigeria’s President-Elect
After three previous failed shots at the presidency, Muhammadu Buhari is finally moving into Aso Rock, Nigeria’s presidential palace,as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. A retired Major-General, Mr. Buhari, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled a total of 15,416,221 votes […]
Senegal’s Shame: A Candid Discussion On Street Talibes
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]