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 […]
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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 […]
'I Enjoy Free Hands At Observer'
The former Managing Director of the Observer Media Company has dispelled allegations from some quarters that State House dictated editorial content of the Daily Observer during his tenure. Dida Halake, an Ethiopian by birth who grew up in Kenya and currently resident in the United Kingdom, said he had run […]
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 […]
Islam Council Takes Blame For Eid Prayer Arrest
The Caliph General of the Sheriff Caliphate in Dasilameh Sangajor, who has been illegally detained since Tuesday, was on Thursday morning ferried to Banjul for a meeting with members of the Supreme Islamic Council (SIC). The Council members reportedly told the Caliph General that his arrest was initiated by them [ […]
Twenty Years After…
Understanding and Fighting the Dictator and Dictatorship in the Gambia Introduction A cursory study of dictators and dictatorships around the world shows that whether in the past or the present, they survive on one common thing, and that is the obedience of the people. As long as the people of […]