There is an old saying that says “if you are going to talk the talk, you have to walk the walk.” What if you talk the talk but can’t walk the walk. That means inability to back up rhetorics with action. That’s not the Gambia we deserve. Right! After 22 […]
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Which Coup Do We Celebrate?
Seriously speaking, there is something we need to be clear about the 2014 December 30th State House attack. This is necessary because trumpet has been blown for so long glorifying this coup attempt. But do we ask ourselves whether this particular illegal attempt to take over the government is different […]
JAMMEH’S NIGHTLY CONFESSIONS
In Equatorial Guinea JAMMEH’S NIGHTLY CONFESSIONS By Gambiano JAMMEH: First I beseech yester’s Tuti Faal and chide today’s Zeinab. And to Halima I commend a path to Halifa’s heart, if fate needs only wishes to hatch its results. Sallah is what they both share–a happenstance for my bloom or gloom. This, all in dreams of a return […]
‘Our Very Legitimate Concerns’
The Government of the Republic of The Gambia Statehouse Banjul, The Gambia West AfricaTue 28th Feb 2017 President Adama Barrow, Our very legitimate concerns: Respect for the rule of Law and democratic virtues May it please you to know that we are a newly constituted civil society organisation whose primary […]
Britain Offers Help To Track Down Jammeh’s Stolen Loot
Britain is willing to support the Gambia government to track down former President Yahya Jammeh’s stolen loot. Jammeh, who was forced to relinquish power after an electoral defeat, had run national coffers dry. The scale of Jammeh’s looting as much bigger than previously anticipated. The lavish former leader left over […]
Be Patient: Government Is Not Like Running A Corner Shop (‘Bitiki Narr’)!
By Sheriff Kora The year 2016 and the historic events leading to the elections and the political impasse that followed in The Gambia will go down deep in our political history for several reasons. The greatest achievement of the year was undoutedly the electoral defeat of Yahya Jammeh and cutting […]
How To Contain Xenophobia
Restore The State Of State Institutions To Stop Xenophobia Fourteen years post 1994 [2008] democratic dispensation, trends of Xenophobia erupted in South Africa. This occurred at a time when the economy of the country was heading towards its first recession since attaining democratic rule. The worse visible growing gap between […]
Halake’s London Letter: PURA v AFRICELL And The President’s Office
Like everyone else I have read the story in Pa Nderry M’bai’s Freedom Newspaper. It is an important public-interest story and deserves to be out there and we thank Pa M’bai for it. Nevertheless, as the known facts stand, the charge of “corruption” is rather premature and muddies the waters. […]
Combating Oppression: A Socio-religious Obligation
By Ebou Gaye It is lamentable that oppression is common in many parts of the world, particularly in Africa where it is the order of the day and condoned by many. This outrageous, provocative act takes various forms, such as harassment; humiliation; torture; arbitrary arrest; detention without trial; […]
Why Overseeing Vice Presidency Is Risky
By Kemo Kinteh The filling of the remaining cabinet posts is a step in the right direction and a welcome move. The ball is “rolling” as in the president’s own words. Of concern to me, however is the post of Vice President. The dispatch did clarify Madam Fatoumata Tambajang’s selection […]
JAMMEH’S FINANCIAL CARNAGE
Yahya Jammeh’s financial tempest gripped the Gambia in the past days and by the time the storm reaches the shore, we will fully come to know the magnitude of his 22 year rape of our economy. The recent revelations by the Finance Minister Mr Amadou Sanneh should not surprise us. […]
Army-worm Invasion Is A Regional Catastrophe
In 1957 in the continents of North America and South America which are collectively known as the Americas, a menacing caterpillar which eats crops was discovered. The African army-worm (Spodoptera exempta) which is also known as Okalombo, Kommandowurm or nutgrass army-worm is an African moth which holds a history of globally […]