By HE John Dramani Mahama President of Ghana What is the story that comes to mind when people hear the name “Africa”? The presentation, or representation, of one? That has always been the danger when it comes to how we discuss Africa. There has always been the assumption of a […]
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Article 19 Deplores Gambia’s Repression
By Abdoulie John Systematic repression of dissident voices and the attacks on civic space have heightened in Gambia since the failed coup d’Etat of December 2014, according to a human rights monitoring group. Article 19 made this statement before the ongoing 56th ordinary session of African Commission for Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR), which […]
Chief Ebrima Manneh’s Untold Story
The reason why the government was hiding him at the time was because our CiC [Commander-in-Chied] and president, has already declared that Ebrima Manneh was not in state custody, when that is not true. It now becomes a complicated matter for Chief Ebrima Manneh, after spending years in detention, and […]
Gambia Government Orchestrated Potential Bloodbath Against UDP
PRESS RELEASE POTENTIAL BLOODBATH BEING OCHESTRATED BY GAMBIA GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE OPPOSITION UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY. The United Democratic Party (UDP) is informing the international community about a potential bloodbath being orchestrated by the Gambia Government against the party. Currently the UDP has embarked on a countrywide tour starting from 16th […]
Pata PJ Got His Mojo, Won’t Spare PDOIS A Slack
By Modou Nyang For Pata PJ, “many observed” that “for far too long…political pundits, commentators and those with voices and platforms have been exceedingly kind to People’s Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) whilst holding others by the collar.” And for him, he’s got his sleeve up to put […]
PDOIS Reacts To CORDEG’s Statement
PDOIS’ REACTION TO CORDEG’S PRESS RELEASE Halifa Sallah For the Central Committee 11th March 2015 The Gambia is at a crossroads. The party in power has demonstrated its total incapacity to free the people from impunity and poverty. However, its administration cannot end peacefully unless a process is put in […]
Brave Darsilameh Alkalo Questions Jurisdiction Of SIC
The Gambia is now officially a country where grey old men are persecuted for not committing any crimes while the youths standby and watch, enjoying their smart devices and arguing over sports passionately. Where is the faultline in our country’s bitter cross-road? Young men under the command and control of President […]
Nyerere: “Without Unity, There Is No Future For Africa”
“My generation led Africa to political freedom. The current generation of leaders and peoples of Africa must pick up the flickering torch of African freedom, refuel it with their enthusiasm and determination, and carry it forward,” said Tanzania’s first president, Julius Nyerere, one of the founding fathers of the OAU, […]
Yahya Jammeh: The Gambian Dictator Who Betrayed Kunta Kinteh
By Aisha Dabo & Jeffrey Smith The Gambia, the smallest country on mainland Africa, has a reputation for being the “Smiling Coast of Africa,” thanks in part to its stunning coastline and abundance of natural beauty. What many outsiders forget, however, is that the country was at the heart of […]
Legal Fund For Faal And Njie
Dear Gambian brothers and Sisters, Allow me yet again on a similar situation but of a different matter, to make this humble appeal to all Diaspora Gambians seeking your kind donation towards setting up a Legal Defence Fund to support our legendary freedom fighters now going through legal tussles in […]
A Possible Way Forward Final Part
Sphere Three, The Diaspora Political Force Part Three Immigration has become a global phenomenon that has today left few societies standing in their pure ethnic shells and there is no going back on this. Naturally the impact of mass emigration has also left few societies intact. So it is also […]
A Possible Way Forward Part 1
A Draft Outline For Political Strategy For A Proposed National Front Introduction Basic Assumptions. a) That The Gambia Equally Belongs To All Who Were Born In The Country Or whose parents, or one of the parents, were born in the country and are concerned about the country’s good. b) That […]