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Photos of Global Demo Against Brutality in Gambia Surface

No Author — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:06:00 GMT

Photos of a well organized Amnesty International demonstration against torture, arbitrary arrest and detention, enforced disappearance of political opponents and journalists, and

Gambia: A Poisoned Nation-State in Search of an Antidote

No Author — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:59:00 GMT

In a broad spectrum analysis for treatment, Gambia is not the only poisoned society in urgent need of an antidote to repair and restore the health of our society. The same poison that afflicts Gambia ravages the

Registered Gambian Political Parties

Yankuba Jambang, Editor & Publisher — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:14:00 GMT

For the benefit of those who rely on exiled Gambian online publishers for their daily news from home, the Gambia Moral Congress (GMC), is duly registered as a political party in The Gambia. Please visit the Independent Electoral Commission

Gambia Daily's Kajau Blasts Freedomnewspaper Editor

No Author — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:44:00 GMT

Freedom newspaper editor's dictatorial tendencies as criticizers are subject to personal libellous attacks

Jawara on the Wrong Side of History? You Must be Sick, Nderry!

Yankuba Jambang, Editor & Publisher — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:57:00 GMT

Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara certainly made mistakes during his time in office as the prime minister and the first president of the Republic of The Gambia, but must be credited for protecting human rights, rule of law, economic stability and administering justice.

Ex-Deputy Police Chief Chongan's Book on 1994 Coup Reviewed

No Author — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:42:00 GMT

I'd like to begin this review by stating that the author, Ebrima Ismaila Chongan, formerly of the Gendarmerie and Gambia Police Force and now resident in the United Kingdom is my maternal uncle. His book,

Born Rebel; Born Gainako: The Life, Times and Journeys of an African Radical

No Author — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:11:00 GMT

I am the child of a random encounter. I am the product of a chance meeting, between a young attractive Tamaru drummer, and a beautiful divorcee, who carried herself with uncommon grace and stealth. But, I did not know it yet. Not until I became a teenager beginning to

Deyda Hydara, a martyr for the cause of justice

No Author — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:45:00 GMT

December 16^th, 2009, marks five solid years since so far �unidentified� gunmen stalked my former boss, Deyda Hydara, on a dark and lonely street of Kanifing, and rained three bullets into his skull before taking

A Simple Way to Help the Opposition Unseat Jammeh's Murderous Regime

No Author — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:30:00 GMT

In the run up to the 2006 election I visited some remarkable Gambians in the Nashville area. My hosts wanted to discuss how they as a family could help in the struggle for democracy in general and in particular the then approaching presidential elections.They had a simple but

What are US Strategies in West Africa?

Scott A. Morgan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:31:00 GMT

During the Week of November 22nd, the US Senate Foreign Relations' Subcommittee on Africa held crucial hearings regarding US

How Yahya Jammeh is Able to Manipulate the Judiciary

No Author — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:54:00 GMT

The appointment of Nigerian prosecutors Akomaye Agim as Chief Justice, Wowo and Emmanuel Fagbenle as High Court Judges constitutes a pernicious regression to the administration of justice in

Guinea on the Edge: Dozens Killed by Security Forces

Scott A. Morgan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:43:00 GMT

Sadly, once again it appears that West Africa is home to political acts of violence. Once again this year it just happens to be Guinea.

Internal Criticism for Bureau of African Affairs

Scott A. Morgan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:42:00 GMT

While most advocates for African issues and pundits were focused on other things such as the visit to Africa by Secretary of State Hilary

A call for Jammeh's ouster: No time to be afraid; Part 2

No Author — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:48:00 GMT

The letter last week, from a member of the military, in response to an open letter entitled, No Time to be Afraid, calling for our military and security forces, to no longer allow the sense of hopelessness and

Absolutism with a Fraudulent Judicial System: The Gambia in Focus

No Author — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:54:00 GMT

The recent prosecution and its resultant sentencing of six Gambian journalists to a two year prison term for each, divulges the level of abuse of power and disdain for the rule of law by the president in concert with a handful of some

The Dialectics of African Despotism

No Author — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:21:00 GMT

The conviction of six Gambian journalists by a Nigerian judge of the High Court is not an imposition of justice. It is a denial of justice. People who rightly commit crimes may justly be convicted and sentenced in a court of law. But the six journalist jailed by Emmanuel Fangbele have not

Beatrice Allen: A Gambian Woman of Distinction

No Author — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:23:00 GMT

They are positions well earned and her recognition well deserved. The shy little girl from Pignard Street has arrived, but her story is

Baba Galleh Jallow: JULY 22nd WAS NOT A REVOLUTION!!

No Author — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:26:00 GMT

On July 22, 1994, a group of soldiers of the Gambia National Army overthrew the thirty-year old regime of Sir Dawda Jawara and set up the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC). Two years

Halifa Sallah Issues Strong Statement Condemning 15th Anniversary of July 22 Coup

No Author — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:40:00 GMT

"...What is abundantly clear is that the APRC is committed to the promotion of the culture of coup d�etat. It has mobilised people to prepare an anthem to romanticize the coup. It has established monuments and gave support to musicians to keep the culture of the coup alive...", says Halifa Sallah as Jammeh regime celebrates its fifteen years in power.