In 1984 Morocco left the Organization of African Unity in protest of the organization’s recognition of Western Sahara as an independent state. This is a country which has a history of several failed attempts of European Union (EU) membership applications. Together with Tunisia and Algeria, these are North African countries that belong to […]
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Abolish GNA, SIS To Arrest Biggest Wasteful Spending!
In these days of austerity and crippled Gambian economy, one of the great opportunities for cost savings for our current government is to abolish the military and the so-called State Intelligence Service (SIS). The absence of these military and spy agency expenditures could save a large portion of the national […]
Kartong Facebook Sensationalism
I will appreciate publicity of this piece meant to dispel the picture some agitators want to brush Kartong in paint as the abode of “resisters”. The so-called demonstration against the establishment of a fish-meal factory amidst claims of environmental damage has left much of the community members flabbergasted. The agitators […]
Of Gambia’s Protesting Soldiers
By Suma Jaffuneh The video of a Gambian soldier publicly expressing hatred for ECOWAS forces in Foni is indicative of the serious intellectual and psychological damages caused by Yahya Jammeh on all the fringes of the main force in charge of maintaining our territorial integrity. When a soldier is unable […]
Manufacturing A Crisis in The Gambia
By Saul Saidykhan I just finished reading a shocking article on Facebook in which the author seems to indirectly blame everyone but the true culprits for the violence that happened in Foni three days ago: the uncouth and parochial-minded followers of Yahya Jammeh in his native village of Kanilai. To […]
KEEP MOROCCO OUT OF ECOWAS!
Few months ago, a friend of mine told me that Ecowas is such an effective regional organization that Morocco is asking to become a member. At first I thought it was just a publicity stunt as it was around the same time that Morocco was re-admitted into African Union (AU) […]
Hypocrisy of Politicians and Dearth of Patriotism Among APRC Supporters
Since the departure of the former President Yahya Jammeh to Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶 , it has been proven that a number of his APRC supporters have the tendency to disturb public order and challenge the status quo as a way of expressing their grievance over the demise of APRC regime. […]
Let’s Support Mai This Time Around
On the Issue of law and order, please permit me to add the following regarding the Farato and Baffuloto incidents. All Gambians must or at least should Support the Minister of the Interior, Mai Fatty in this specific instance of restoring and enforcing law and order that apparently broke down […]
Ousainou Mbenga Strikes Back
Ousainou Mbenga has swiftly reacted to Kairo News article titled Mbenga And The Bragging Snakes. For reasons best known to him, Mr. Mbenga snubbed Kairo News. Instead of sending his reaction to us, he preferred to use his Facebook wall to defend himself. In our efforts to give Mr. Mbenga […]
Col. Sanneh: ‘I’ve Been Lied About’
The Executive Director of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) wonders why “anyone will fabricate lies about me.” Colonel Alhajie Sanneh was reacting to a Kairo News article penned by an insider at the NDMA. “I’ve been seriously offended by the so-called insider,” Colonel Sanneh said. “The article’s content depicts […]
Democracy Doesn’t OK Lying
Undoubtedly, True Democracy cannot be separated from noise. That’s the beauty of this system of governance. It thrives when people are guaranteed the right to speak or express themselves without restrictions. But no democracy guarantees the peddling of lies. Even the post-Jammeh era democracy in the Gambia too does not […]
Africa Needs To Do Its Homework
In matters of international relations, specifically bi-lateral and multi-lateral agreements or communiques, treaties and the like, it is not the responsibility of the partner or adversarial country or nation state to “look out for your interest”. It is the responsibility of both parties to maintain an absolute and total diligence […]