Daily News, Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Dear Candidate President, I had a dream about you an hour ago Mr. President. I had never dreamt about you before in all the time I have known you, but I have woken up out of a dream about you. I normally dream about […]
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General Traore Takes Over Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s military chief has taken over as head of state in Burkina Faso. This development comes in the wake of violent protests at President Blaise Compaore’s attempt to extend his 27-year rule. “In line with constitutional measures, and given the power vacuum, I will assume as of today my […]
Burkina Faso Presidency Is Vacant
Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore is no longer in power, an army spokesman has told demonstrators in the capital, Ouagadougou. Mr Compaore had earlier said he would step down after a 12-month transitional government had ended. However, the opposition continued to demand that he resign, angry at his attempts to […]
Darboe Blasts APRC National Mobiliser
‘Colley Is An Uninformed Noisemaker’ The leader of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has blamed the national mobilizer of the ruling Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC) for not being abreast with the Gambia’s history. Lawyer Ousainou Darboe described Yankuba Collry as an uninformed noisemaker. Mr. Darboe […]
Military Seizes Power In Burkina Faso
The military in the West African nation of Burkina Faso seized control of the government on Thursday and set a dusk-to-dawn curfew in what one general described as an effort to protect lives and restore order. Unrest has gripped Burkina Faso — a key ally for the West in the […]
‘Trapped By Colonial Lyrics In A Post-colonial Dance’
The above words are those of Ms Mariama Khan in describing the ambiguous situation post-colonial nation states are faced with in positioning African endogenous values, including language policy, following the end of colonial rule. This concept and many other ideas of far reaching consequences for language policy and national development […]
Lampesuda: Soul Searching Questions
Culled from The Executive Lampedusa – the name of an island between Tunisia and Sicily, Italy, – has become the symbol for a human tragedy. One year ago, on 3 October 2013, 366 refugees from Africa and the Middle East drowned there in the Mediterranean seeking a life without war, […]
Zambian President Died In London
Zambian President Michael Sata has become the second to die on the throne since 2008, sparking fear among Zambians that time is ripe for the Southern African nation to turn to God. Michael Sata’s death, which happened in London’s King Edward VII hospital on Tuesday, came after that of President […]
US Punches Gambia On Face
The United States has punched the Gambia government for the disappearance of two US citizens and violating the rights of people. In a statement at the 20th Session of the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, Switzerland, US Ambassador said his government is deeply dismayed by the human rights situation in […]
Re-Propaganda Blunder
By Janko Camara Our common mistake as Gambians is to expect the entire world to be interested in a tiny and resources-starved Gambia. Suntou, your article was very clear and well argued. I don’t think anyone else could have said it any better. I am, however, tempted to react to […]
One Man’s Dream For His University And Lamentations Of A Balding Professor
By Alhassan Darboe Recently on a boring Wednesday night, I decided to tune in to GRTS to keep up with happenings back home. It was good news! It was the inauguration of a three storey building for Gambia University medical school. I was impressed and captivated by one man’s tall […]
Gambia Becomes Hot Cake In Geneva
The Gambia on Tuesday became a hot cake at the second cycle of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, Switzerland, where the country’s appalling human rights credentials were being questions. The country’s Justice Minister Basirou Mahoney became so pounded with questions, concerns and recommendations by United Nations member […]