Moumounie Bande sings ‘Yidde Nde Timmata’ (meaning Love that Never Ends in Fula parlance) from her album ‘Alla yo Lobbo’ (God is Good). Moumounie Bande and her husband Zakariya Bah are Fulani artists living in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. This YouTube video was filmed in a Fulani village near Lumbila, 20km […]
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Malala: Youngest-Ever Nobel Laureate
Education and child rights activists from Pakistan and India have jointly received this year’s Nobel Peace Prize awards in Oslo, Norway, in the presence of King Harald V. The Nobel committee described both Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi as “champions of peace.” Ms Yousafzai, 17, said the award was “for […]
History of Fishing Industry In Kombo
This video documentary is the work of the historical fact-finders of the University of the Gambia. It gives a detailed survey of how traditional fishing was conducted was conducted prior to the introduction of modern technology. It also explains the transformation and development of the Fishing Industry in Kombo. History […]
Military Seizes Power In Burkina Faso
The military in the West African nation of Burkina Faso seized control of the government on Thursday and set a dusk-to-dawn curfew in what one general described as an effort to protect lives and restore order. Unrest has gripped Burkina Faso — a key ally for the West in the […]
US Punches Gambia On Face
The United States has punched the Gambia government for the disappearance of two US citizens and violating the rights of people. In a statement at the 20th Session of the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, Switzerland, US Ambassador said his government is deeply dismayed by the human rights situation in […]
Fatou Jaw Manneh’s Speech At Oslo Freedom Forum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7sPSi58ko8 Maafanta Proprietor and Publisher spoke at a recent Freedom Forum held in the Norwegian capital Oslo. Madam Fatou Jaw Manneh provided an account of her arrest, detention and subsequent prosecution by the Gambia’s dictatorial regime a few years ago. She explained the harrowing details of what happened to […]
OJ Calls 20th Celebration An Insult
The leader of the ousted People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has taken a swipe on President Yahya Jammeh for celebrating 20th anniversary of a coup d’état that resulted to the downfall of a constitutionally elected government of the Gambia. In a video broadcast embedded on our website, Omar Amadou Jallow described […]
Historian Digs Into History of Kombo
“A society that has been denied the ability to tell and understand its history is doomed.” Musa Saidykhan The local history of different regions in the Gambia is mostly contentious but the story needs to be told. It is in this regard that a lecturer of the University of the […]
The Ruins Of Kansala: Documentary
With credit to Gambian historian Ensa Touray of the University of The Gambia (UTG) and his students visit to the ancient Fortress of Kansala (present day Guinea-Bissau). A short but very insightful video painted a historical narrations of Kabou conflict. However, one gets to see the present realities of Kansala […]
Barca or Berserk
By Dr Momodou Sallah I must go to Barca or Berserk I must go I must fly away From this jail And look for bail I drink the Atlantic And eat the Sahara I swim with sharks To escape the economic barks I must go to Barca or Berserk […]
OJ Damns Jammeh's Reckless Spending
A former minister of the deposed Jawara government has taken a swipe on President Yahya Jammeh for recklessly spending and dishing out millions of Dalasis when majority of Gambians are reeling with abject poverty. Omar Jallow blamed the Gambia government for planning to spend millions of Dalasis on reckless celebrations […]
‘APRC Kills Our Successful Projects’
Omar Amadou Jallow has released yet another YouTube video message to the public blaming the APRC government for destroying the Gambia’s successful projects. Mr. Jallow, the former Agriculture Minister and Member of Parliament for Serekunda East, recalled how the agriculture projects in the Jawara era had not only helped alleviate […]