On the appointment of the acclaimed Gambian pen guru to the portfolio of Information Minister, one visualises the reasoning behind the appointment. President Jammeh always dreams of having a battalion of pen pushers to launder his image and present him all refined and saintly. This dream always eludes him, as […]
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Sheriff Joins Jammeh’s Cabinet
President Yahya Jammeh has appointed a prominent Gambian media chief as the country’s Minister of Information, Communication and Technology, Kairo News was tipped. Sheriff Bojang snr. replaces Nana Grey-Johnson who was fired from the post in November 2013. No reasons were advanced for the removal of Nana, a seasoned journalist who joined […]
U.S. Federal Prosecutors Explain Charges
‘In the Case of Cherno Njie and Papa Faal versus U.S federal Prosecutors. Papa Faal admits involvement in coup plot, admits shipment of weapons and being in the Gambia or surroundings. Cherno Njie did not also dispute charges as yet. How did the U.S prosecutors get access to the information […]
Papa Faal, Cherno Njie Charged With Attempted Coup
US charges over Gambia ‘coup plot’ against Yahya Jammeh Two men have been charged in the US with attempting to overthrow The Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh, the justice department has said. The men, who are of Gambian origin, will appear in court on accusations of conspiring against a friendly nation […]
Deconstructing Yahya Jammeh – Part II
By Baba Galleh Jallow In the last three months of 2014, Yahya Jammeh gave orders that the titles Nasiru Deen and Babili Mansa be immediately dropped from his lengthy appellation of His Excellency the President of the Republic Sheikh Alhaji Professor Dr. Yahya AJJJ Jammeh Nasiru Deen Babili Mansa. As […]
Befitting Tribute To Fallen Heroes
A cross section of the Gambian community in the diaspora has mourned the death of what it called “the sad loss in action of comrades in the struggle to liberate our motherland from the shackles of one of the worst dictatorships the African continent has known.” In a press release, […]
Deconstructing Yahya Jammeh
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 […]
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 […]