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Ghana Through Finals Amid Chaos

Equatorial Guinea’s Africa Cup of Nations dream came to a disappointing end amid more shameful scenes in Malabo on Thursday night. The hosts have lit up this tournament, performing footballing miracles, backed by enthusiastic support. But as they exited at the semi-final stage, those same fans showed an uglier side, […]

Politics

Jammeh Likened To Idi Amin

The attorney defending the Tennessee man accused of conspiring to overthrow the Gambia government has likened President Yahya Jammeh to the late Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada. In this report by journalist Yero Jallow in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Lawyer Joe Friedberg vigorously defended Alagie Saidy Barrow’s right to bail. Alleged Coup Plotters in […]

Society

Gambia Inspires Seinabo’s Music

By Tom Lanham Exotic neo-soul singer Seinabo Sey spent her early childhood in Gambia, home to her musician father Mawdo Sey, of the renowned Afro-pop band Ifang Bondi. “It was a very strict culture, compared to Swedish culture,” says the sultry-voiced singer, who moved with the family back to her […]

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Barrow, Faal Granted Bail But…

The third man accused of conspiring to overthrow the Gambia government was on Wednesday granted bail by a Federal Court Judge in Minnesota. Alagie Barrow returned to the United States only to be arrested, detained and charged with conspiring to dislodge ‘a friendly nation’ from power. He has since been […]

Society

Re: IMF Considers Gambia Bail-out

By Bax “Third World” countries, especially the African countries, must either take the bull by the horns and abandon their participation in the current Global Capitalist System or continue to serve the interest of the capitalist west and reduce their peoples to the wretched of the earth..The escape of a […]

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Humra Backs Joint Human Rights Press Briefings In Dakar

Free Families targeted and persecuted after failed coup d’état in the Gambia – 2/Feb/2015 Over ten human rights organisations in Africa have today called upon the international community to take immediate action to put an end to the arbitrary detention and persecution of relatives and family members of people suspected […]

Religion

GSIC Declares Fatwa Against Ahmadiyaa Jammat

  By Afang Jalamang Jabbi The Gambia Islamic Council (GIC) has stated what it called the “Muslim Ummah’s position on the Ahamadiya Jammat.” The statement, first aired on state GRTS television on January 23rd, 2015 can also be found printed on The Point edition of Monday 26th January. Even though few take […]