Angolan police are among the worst human right abusers of migrants from other African countries, Kairo News was told. In a recent spate of arrests and brutalities, Angolan police rounded up Gambians, Senegalese, Guineans, Malians, Nigerians and other Africans in an anti-immigration crackdown. The police are accused of operating a […]
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GPU In Crisis As Congress Kicks Off
Many young journalists have bitterly complained about the way the Gambia Press Union (GPU) executive handled the affairs the journalist union. Another issue of concern to the attendees of the GPU is the unavailability of enough seat at the congress hall today. In this article below, a whistle blower thought […]
AI Wants Urgent Action On Gambia
Amnesty International has issued an urgent action, urging people to petition the Gambia government on prosecuting human rights defenders. Below is a communique from the UK based rights group. Human Rights Defender Facing Possibility Of Jail Gambian human rights defender Sait Matty Jaw is facing trial on 23 December, along […]
The Owl And The Pigeon
Kikiyan and Pura (A Short Story) By Suntou Touray As it happens, many people accuse the Owl (Kikiyan) of being a witch. These accusations puzzled and troubled the Owl so much so that it took matters in its own hand to clear its cherished and reputable good name. The Owl […]
Police Officer’s Confession On Deyda’s Murder
‘The Murder Leaves Scar On My Heart’ Being among the police officers who responded to his shooting, life from that day had never been the same for me again. While I held his head in a pool of blood, I looked into his innocent face with disbelief as my tears […]
Gambia's 10 Years Of Impunity
GAMBIA: 10 Years Of Impunity, 10 Years Of Injustice For The Murder Of Deyda Hydara Amnesty International 16th December 2004 – 16th December 2014 Gambia: 10 Years of Impunity, 10 years of injustice for the murder of Deyda HYDARA Dakar, 16th December 2014 Joint Statement The government of Yahya Jammeh […]
Gambian “Criminal” Survives Deportation – For Now
Introduction by Dida Jallow-Halake This is a rather unfortunate case because the Gambian does not seem to be a “criminal” in the true sense of the word. He just appears to be a “hot head” and the crime for which he was convicted happened on a football pitch (I recall […]
Found in SA … Libya’s trillions
By Jovial Rantao Former Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gadaffi REUTERS/Desmond Boylan Johannesburg – The South African government and President Jacob Zuma have been caught in the middle of an international wrangle over as much as R2 trillion in US dollars as well as hundreds of tons of gold and at […]
Breaking The Mould
Gambians seem trapped and confused in dealing with the dictatorship back home. Our academics are shying away from playing the expert roles, deeming it too risky for their careers, our professionals (lawyers, accountants, auditors, nurses, doctors, teachers, bankers, etc) wonde if sacrificing for a cause is worth it. Now watch […]
The Deyda Hydara I Know
Deyda Hydara, the Gambia’s leading journalist whose December 16th, 2004 assassination remains unsolved, meant a lot to me, especially during my formative years in journalism. Here is a man who taught many of us to be who we are. He also brought Alhaji Saramadi Kabbah (nephew of the late Ahmed […]
Northern Ghana’s Funeral Dancers Part 2
By Ebrima Sillah This is the second video of Northern Ghana’s funeral dancers who have come to pay their last respect to a renown hunter near the border with Burkina Faso. Years before he died, the traditional hunter was completely blind for 15 years due to river blindness disease. This […]
What In The World Is Wrong With Gambian Grandees?
By Saul Saidykhan ‘You see, exactly a year ago this week, I woke from a five weeks coma, that was initially medically-induced, but later morphed into the real thing. After six brain surgeries, my prognosis was very bad. I had tubes plucked into my throat, nose and stomach. Half of […]