Gambia: UN monitors denied prison access as they condemn ‘consistent practice’ of torture Gambia has again demonstrated its blatant disregard for human rights by stopping a UN team from investigating allegations of torture and extrajudicial killings in the country, Amnesty International said today. The UN Special Rapporteur on […]
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26 Right Groups Take On Gambia
On the International Day to End Impunity, 26 African and international organisations have written to the Director General of the Gambia intelligence agency to raise concerns about the case of Abdoulie John and call for the return of his passport and to allow him travel safely in the Gambia. Read […]
Gambia Must Limit Presidential Term
The leader of the United Democratic Party has emphasised the need for the Gambia to put a limit to presidential term. In a message to his thousands of Facebook fans, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe said the world is telling African Heads of State to abide by presidential term limit. Find below […]
African Leadership Studies: Beyond Theoretical Exceptionalism
Paper presented at the 16th Annual International Leadership Association Conference October 30 – November 2, 2014 / San Diego California Baba G. Jallow, Creighton University, babajallow@creighton.edu Some scholars de-contextualize Africa’s leadership and developmental crises by attributing them to the mistaken and untested assumption that Western theories and styles of leadership […]
Blaise Campoare: Errors And Costs Of Dictatorship
In the first place, dictatorship is not an informed, enlightened and scientific project. It is purely and solely based on illusion, deception and violence. It succeeds for so long as the people of a particular society remain obedient to the dictator as a leader and to dictatorship as a […]
Jammeh Dumps State House Imam
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has finally dumped the Imam Ratib of State House Mosque. Imam Alh. Abdoulie Fatty’s removal news is contained in a press statement issued by Office of the President in the capital Banjul. He was replaced by Alh. Muhammed Lamin Touray, President of the Gambia Supreme Islam […]
President Jammeh Should Resign
By Siray Touray in UK As young Gambian youths, it is too disturbing for us to know Yahya Jammeh as the only president throughout our lifetime. It is about time that we call on President Jammeh to quit in peace. It is a disgrace and a lack of genuine patriotism […]
Gambia's Sugar-coated UPR Report Part 2
L. Access to information In the Gambia, every citizen has a right to access information from the State or any other organ or agency of the State with exception to information which is likely to be prejudicial to the security or sovereignty of the State or interfere with the right […]
Burkina Faso Leader To Hand Power
Burkina Faso’s interim President Isaac Zida said on Monday that the army would cede power to a transition government headed by a consensual leader, in a bid to calm accusations that it had seized power in a military coup. The country’s longtime president Blaise Compaore stepped down last week after […]
Gambia’s Sugar-coated UPR Report
Due to public demand, Kairo News has decided to bring you the Gambia’s 2014 Universal Periodic Review report that was presented in Geneva on October 28. Gambian activist victims – Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh and Musa Saidykhan – were in Geneva for the programme. I. Methodology 1. This Report […]
PDOIS’ Admin Sec Takes Lafia To Task
ISSUED FROM THE PDOIS SECRETARIAT PDOIS’ ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY TAKES LAFIA TO TASK Lafia You are very important and you cannot be ignored. It is surprising that you would think that you do not deserve my attention. PDOIS has always maintained that the sovereignty of the Gambia resides in every […]
Col. Isaac Claims Burkina Powers
A second military officer appears to have taken power in Burkina Faso, a third leader for the West African state in 24 hours. Colonel Isaac Zida said he had assumed the powers of head of state, and called on the international community to recognise his authority. Earlier, army chief General […]