Gambian president is slowly dropping his numerous and meaningless titles, Babil Mansa [Bridge Building King] becoming the latest casualty. This comes two months after he had abandoned the title of Nasiru Deen [Helper of Islam]. The news, contained in a terse official letter from the Foreign Affairs Ministry, did not […]
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Malala: Youngest-Ever Nobel Laureate
Education and child rights activists from Pakistan and India have jointly received this year’s Nobel Peace Prize awards in Oslo, Norway, in the presence of King Harald V. The Nobel committee described both Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi as “champions of peace.” Ms Yousafzai, 17, said the award was “for […]
Suntou Touray Speaks to RFI
Seven Gambian diplomats have been jailed after being found guilty of running a tax-dodging tobacco scam out of the Gambian embassy in London. Judge Michael Gledhill at London’s Southwark Crown Court said the embassy workers had breached the trust of the president and people of Gambia after cheating British taxpayers […]
Gambian Diplomats Jailed For Fraud
A gang led by Gambian diplomats who turned their London embassy into a tax-free tobacconist, cheating British taxpayer out of nearly £5 million have been jailed for 33 years. Yusupha Bojang, 54, the deputy head of the Gambian Diplomatic Mission in Kensington, and his colleagues ordered 29 tonnes of rolling tobacco […]
Mayor Colley Insulted Gambians
Please allow me space to respond to a story you ran in your 12th November issue captioned “Yankuba Colley described Ousainou Darboe and his UDP as a joke”. I believe that it is Yankuba himself who is a big joke and a fake. The so called Mayor’s assertion that […]
UK Jury Found Gambian Diplomats Guilty
A gang of Gambian diplomats who ran a tax-free tobacconist from their embassy are facing jail for cheating the British taxpayer out of £5million. Yusupha Bojang, 54, the Deputy Head of the Gambian Diplomatic Mission in Kensington, and his colleagues ordered 32 metric tonnes of tax-free rolling tobacco in the […]
Human Right Is The Issue, Not Homosexuality
Says Lawyer Ousainou Darboe Veteran Lawyer and opposition leader, Ousainou Darboe, has said the Gambia government is using the homosexuality debate to divert the attention of Gambians from more pressing issues and that withdrawal from EU negotiations will have adverse ramifications for the country. In an interview with The Standard […]
CORDEG Ongoing Activities
From the spring of this year to date CORDEG has been involved in a number activities and exploratory works in promoting our aims and objects. International/Diplomatic: CORDEG was represented at the Brussels EU/AFRICA summit planned protest Match in April 2014.Although the protest as originally conceived did not take place, because […]
'EU Aid Not Tied To Homosexuality'
European Union officials have reportedly dismissed the Gambia government’s accusations linking the regional bloc’s aid to homosexuality. “We are aware of the statement by the Gambia Foreign Minister’s intention to end dialogue with the EU,” a source close to the EU told Kairo News. “The EU does not link its […]
Yahya Jammeh's Letter To Gambians
Now you supporters of Ousman Badjie what is your problem. This is not new. I have been imprisoning, torturing and maiming for many years. Badjie and his family and friends did not criticise me then. They know that I was blamed for killing Deyda Hydara and many others but they […]
UDP Insists On Level Playing Field
The main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) recently wrapped up a provincial tour. The party’s high-powered delegation used the tour to hammer home their central message of criticising the lack of level political field, human rights and break down of democracy in the Gambia. The party also scolded the Jammeh […]
Remembering Nelson Mandela
By Sainey Faye Remembering Nelson Mandela – A great Revolutionary Leader (Born : July 18, 1918 – Died : December 5th, 2013) Some famous words of wisdom, from one of Africa’s greatest revolutionaries of the twentieth century. “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, […]