By Baba Galleh Jallow In a speech delivered after he returned to Banjul following a foiled coup attempt against his regime on December 29, 2014, Gambian ruler Yahya Jammeh said, among other things, that “Those who advocate and sponsor violence for regime change should know that they are not only […]
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Soldiers Put Banjul Under Siege
Armed soldiers have locked down the capital city of Banjul, believing that the armed attackets of State House last Tuesday are still present there. Residents told Kairo News how armed soldiers have been putting them under siege. Fully armed men have since been mounting thorough searches in homes. A reliable […]
Gambia Security Fails To Investigate Coup Weapons
Gambian President’s unpopularity among security heads has been demonstrated by their failure to investigate the presence of a cache of imported illegal arms in the country. Our intelligence source said security heads careless about the security of the nation otherwise they would have acted on useful tip-off. “The head of […]
Bissau Media Confirms Arrest Of Gambian Insurgents
Guinea Bissau media has confirmed our story earlier that the captured insurgents could also be Gambian soldier on the run. Kairo News is keenly following the plight of the insurgents in Bissau. Below is the story by Odemocrata. “Gambian military officers who fled from Banjul, capital of Gambia, were arrested by […]
Dozens 'Arrested' After Foiled Gambia Coup
Several dozen military personnel and civilians were arrested, and a large cache of weapons and explosives were found following a reported coup attempt in The Gambia, an intelligence source said Thursday. The suspects have been interrogated and were being held in “four villas” in or near the tiny west African […]
Bissau Will Not Extradite Gambia Coupists Unless…
Kairo News has just confirmed that Guinea-Bissau authorities will not agree to extradite the alleged Gambian coupists under their custody unless the former’s national assembly legislates a law to that effect. Guinea-Bissau’s military Chief of Staff, General Biague Na Ntan, has confirmed the presence of the four Gambian men in the […]
Jammeh Wants Coupists Extradited
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is reported to have sent a plane to Guinea-Bissau for the extradition of the alleged Tuesday’s coup plotters, credible sources informed Kairo News. The coup plotters, whose identities remain anonymous, fled to Guinea-Bissau following a reported shootout at State House in Banjul. Some of the alleged […]
Gambian Dictator Showing Weapons
President Yahya Jammeh is at best using the national television to propagate his propaganda machinery. In this posted video, Mr. Jammeh, whose government at first wanted to downplay Tuesday’s attempted coup led by the former State Guard Commander, is now exhibiting a cache of weapons purported to have been seized […]
‘Foreign Powers Back Coupists’
Gambian President has blamed unnamed foreign powers for backing dissidents who launched attack on the seat of government in the capital Banjul. President Yahya Jammeh arrived home from a foreign trip on Wednesday. His loyal forces at State House on Tuesday killed some Gambians in a purported coup attempt. “It […]
A Possible Way Forward Final Part
Sphere Three, The Diaspora Political Force Part Three Immigration has become a global phenomenon that has today left few societies standing in their pure ethnic shells and there is no going back on this. Naturally the impact of mass emigration has also left few societies intact. So it is also […]
US Had No Role In Gambia’s Coup
The United States had no role in an attempted coup in Gambia, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday, after local media and several analysts said some of the assailants were U.S. residents or dual nationals. “The U.S. government had absolutely no role in the events that took place […]
UN Issues Statement On Gambia
New York, 31 December 2014 The Secretary-General is following closely developments in The Gambia. He reiterates the United Nations principled condemnation of all attempts to seize power through unconstitutional means. Referring to reports that indicate that the situation in Banjul is calm, he calls for all parties to exercise restraint and to […]