On Thursday, October 16, 2014, director general of Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Mr. Jose Graziano da Silva, released a statement to mark World Food Day, as has been the tradition since the days of his Senegalese born predecessor Dr. Jacques Diouf. According to Gambian dictator-owned Daily Observer newspaper, the FAO boss said “In […]
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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 […]
'Gambia Still Bashes Rights Defenders'
ARTICLE 19 has called for concerted regional and international efforts to stop the violent repression against free voices and end impunity in the Gambia. This call comes at a time the West African nation is facing bashing at the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, Switzerland. “ARTICLE 19 is deeply concerned […]
‘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 […]
‘Gambia Must Heed To UN Warning’
Gambian authorities have been warned to heed to the United Nations warning on improving their country’s deteriorating human rights situation. The warning is contained in a press statement issued by Amnesty International (AI) in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday. It followed the country’s human rights scrutiny the same day. “This morning, […]
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 […]