Gambia Is Not An Islamic State Gambian Muslims Being Radicalized By An Animist Idol Worshiping President Jammeh? By Papa Kumba Loum Religion like tribe and race is a very sensitive topic and at the same time has a “romantic” and idealistic appeal which has invoked and continues to invoke a […]
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PDOIS Doesn't Enjoy Favoritism
Opposition People’s Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) has issued another reaction to comments published on Kairo News. Find below the reaction in full: CLARIFICATION Lafia wrote: “If PDOIS or Halifa Sallah himself wants to deny that his wife is a permanent secretary, then they must also tell us […]
In Search Of Unity
In Search of Unity: The Elusive Quest for a Leader, and a Unitary Organization Among Diaspora Gambians Aspirations among many diaspora-Gambians for a single leader to head a unified organization, is at best daunting, if not a futile charge. This does not mean various groups could not unite on key […]
Sabally Returns To The Dock
If for anything, I do not wish the former SG Sabally anything except that which he wished for himself. The truth be said, the likes of Sabally are being haunted by their own taunts, and as such, any sympathy for them is only based on humanitarian grounds and the lack […]
The Hypocrisy Of Jammeh And Double Standard Justice
By An Insider Citing the University of The Gambia (UTG) example, the deliberate lack of action by Jammeh on corrupt Vice Chancellor Mohammadou Kah, whose mismanagement has reached horrendous heights, is a clear unfairness to the Gambian people. As the adage goes, “what is good for the goose is good […]
Bensouda Tops Kenya's Hate List
Fatou Bensouda’s defiance to prosecute President Uhuru Kenyatta has earned her the title of being the most hated person in Kenya. Bensouda’s name emerges on top of ten most popular hated women in the East African nation. The Special Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is hated for her […]
Ali Mazrui: R.I.P, Pan-African Legend
Ali Mazrui, the truly Pan-African intellectual of our time, has passed away in the USA, aged 81. Kenyans, led by President Uhuru, are mourning, as are many many Africans and African-Americans around the world. For me it is a personal loss, because the man was, besides Frantz Fanon and […]
The Ruins Of Kansala: Documentary
With credit to Gambian historian Ensa Touray of the University of The Gambia (UTG) and his students visit to the ancient Fortress of Kansala (present day Guinea-Bissau). A short but very insightful video painted a historical narrations of Kabou conflict. However, one gets to see the present realities of Kansala […]
Gambian Tragedy: Husband Kills Wife, Sets House On Fire
By Suntou Touray Confirmed Reports Indicate that at least five Gambian couples killed each other in the West in recent times. Three cases were reported in the United Kingdom, one in Sweden and one in the United States. The figure could be higher if depression and heart attack related deaths […]
Cameroon Pays Boko Haram $400,000
Sahara Reporters has learned that the Cameroonian authorities paid Boko Haram insurgents at least $400,000 in ransom in order to secure the release of Francoise Agnes Moukouri, wife of Vice Prime Minister Amadou Ali. Boko Haram insurgents had abducted Mrs. Ali in July from the town of Kolofata. The insurgents […]
Africa: The Search For Identity
The great African writer, Ngugi wa Thiong’o in his book, Decolonising the Mind, asserts the importance of language, the mother tongue, in a statement which I think is still valid today. And I quote: “How did we, as African writers, come to be so feeble towards the claims of our […]
‘Islam Is Not A Play Card’
Islam is a serious religion with clear teachings and principles set for Muslims to follow, which is why people must not use the religion as their play card. “Language never makes anybody a good Muslim.” The above statement is contained in the Eid-ul-Adha sermon of Detroit Imam. “The world is […]