Photo cutesy of Dida Halake As Gambian dissidents encamped at the hotel lobby of His Excellency, President Yahya Jammeh, turning it to a semi-battle field, Kenyan President with a broad smile, declared he is happy to be meeting Kenyans in the United States. President Kenyatta will engage in a constructive […]
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The Woman Who Brought Listeners To Tears
“Free My husband (Ebou Jobe) and companion Alagie Ceesay.” Mai Badjie (The Heroine Of the Washington Protest) The estranged wife of abducted naturalised United States citizen has brought Kairo Radio listeners to tears at the Washington anti-Jammeh protest. Mai Badjie, the wife of Ebou Jobe, spoke to Kairo Radio’s […]
Proud Stance Against A Criminal – Yaya Jammeh
By Joe Sambou A Good day for Gambian protest movement, as citizens piled into Washington to barricade dictator Jammeh. Folks, it is a good day for Gambia. I am very proud of the men and women who sacrificed their time and money to confront the murderer in the Gambia – […]
Activists Humiliate Gambian Dictator
Gambian leader has once again been humiliated and holed up in his hotel in Washington D.C. for more than 18 hours by protesting activists who denied him the opportunity to participate in the first US-Africa Summit hosted by President Barack Obama. None of President Yahya Jammeh’s delegates, including the Secretary […]
The Hero Who Succumbs To Ebola
Dr Sheik Umar Khan was a leading doctor from Sierra Leone specialising in viral haemorrhagic fever. He contracted the Ebola virus while treating patients who also had it, and died aged 39 from the disease. When it was announced that he had been infected, Sierra Leone’s Health Minister Miatta Kargbo […]
Has Ebola Arrived Home? UK Grounded Gambia Flight
Gambia Bird flight passenger died shortly she landed at Gatwick airport in London on Saturday, raising fears about the presence of Ebola in the Gambia. With the help of the United Nations, the Gambia government had been making preparations for possible Ebola outbreak. According to United Kingdom authorities, test for […]
Let Jammeh Stop “Chackoo” Talk
By Sarjo Bayang In the Gambia, the pet name for parrots is chackoo. Some keepers of parrot as pet grow fond of the fine colour bird and train them how to whistle. Does that make parrots talk sense? Yet people enjoy the melody of whistling by pet parrots. Humans who […]
Who's Secretly Meeting Jammeh?
A firebrand Gambian activist has asked people to identify the head of a dissident group and individuals secretly planning to meet President Yahya Jammeh in Washington D.C. “We cannot stop people who are loyal to only their pockets; it has always happen and it is going to happen. There are […]
‘Islam Is Not An Ideology’
“Islam is not an ideology, it is a religion. Religion is more than an ideology because there is divinity in religion. Being religious does not mean being pessimistic. Be positive about the world, Islam is about uniting the hearts, this is why Muslims stand shoulder to shoulder. Ideologies are sets […]
Detained Caliph Freed On Bail
The detained Caliph General of the Sheriff caliphate in Dasilameh Sangajor in Foni Kansala in Western Region has been released on bail Friday afternoon. A huge entourage of talibes, family membets and well-wishers escorted the God-fearing Cleric home. Sheriff Muhidein Hydara, who succeeded his elder brother to the throne in […]
President Obama Answers Questions from Young Africans
President Obama answers questions from young African leaders during the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Q. Mr. President. I’m from South Africa. Previously Nelson Mandela had inspired the foundation of the South Africa Fund for Enterprises. It has run for two decades, and it has since been stopped. Is […]
A Call For Positive Action
We are calling on Gambians and friends of The Gambia to observe August 4th – 6th as a time for Positive Action. We urge all of you in the United States of America to call the White House, and offices of your two U.S. Senators and congressional representative in your […]