The Committee for the Restoration of Democracy in the Gambia (CORDEG) has called on the Jammeh government to prosecute all those who have been implicated by the inquiry commission into the April 10 and 11, 2000 bloody student protest. This call is contained in a statement issued by CORDEG. Find […]
Month: April 2014
Remembering April 2000 Students’ Massacre
By Mathew K Jallow Exactly fourteen years ago this week, sixteen young Gambian students’ lives were cut short by the crackle of machine-gun-fire. The morning began uneventfully as citizens went about their normal business. In down-town Serekunda, the hustle and bustle that gave notoriety to the Gambia’s largest metropolis lived […]
What Is Inside Jammeh's Socks?
Take Off Your Socks, Mr. President Gambians have not seen President Yahya Jammeh expose his bare feet. He buries them inside socks for a reason, our State House revealer says. “Let him prove me wrong and expose his feet to the public,” the revealer tells Kairo News Editor. “You know […]
‘Indemnity Law Fails Slain Students’
As UDP Leader Shames Indemnity Law The leader of the main opposition United Democratic Party is convinced that the backdated Indemnity Act has woefully failed slain student victims of the April 2000 massacre. Rights activists described the law that exonerated the bloody hands of Gambian security forces as “an assault […]
Activists Expose Jammeh’s Cowardice
Gambian activist has attributed President Yahya Jammeh’s unexplained absence at the recently concluded EU-Africa Summit in Brussels, Belgium, to his cowardice. “Our coward leader knew he would not be able to withstand bashing from irate Gambian protesters and therefore chose to stay away,” Lamin Saddam Sanyang said, adding that the […]
‘Free People Don’t Like Being Bullied’
I have just seen DUGA’s open letter to Youssou Ndour (my hero too for his anti-Apartheid activism – he did the Anthem “BIKO” with Peter Gabriel). With great respect to DUGA, and other Diaspora Gambians who have been criticising Senegalese musicians and even Macky Sall himself, people who are fighting […]
DUGA Engages Youssou Ndour
Dear Mr. Ndour, In DUGA’s open letter to you, we implored you, and the artists you produce to be sensitive to the plight of Gambians in your dealings with Yahya Jammeh. We are asking you to be sensitive as owner of Groupe Futur Media, and your record label to the […]
Gambia Gov’t Put To Task Again
The Gambia government has been asked to improve on its decaying human rights situation. This newest call, which followed similar numerous calls, was part of the recommendations by Gambia Human Rights Network (GHRN). The network submitted the report to the United Nations Working Group for Universal Periodic Review of the […]
Abolish Tribes And Tribalism: A Challenge Of Our History
“Goam bunyudul lal du werr muk” – An untreated wound will never heal! By Ousainou Mbenga In my humble view, the treatment must begin from a historical analysis of how this wound was inflicted on us in order to establish the appropriate treatment and save subsequent generations from living with […]
Jammeh’s English Threat Is Utopic
Dear Editor, May I response to the comical and the illusionary statement of President Jammeh, that, “I am going to ban English in public schools”, and his further description of Queen Victoria as the bloodiest person ever to live on the face of the earth? Sir, it is obvious that […]
GCC Launches Website
The Gambia Consultative Council (GCC), recognizing the growing need for action, is pleased to present Gambians a platform for communicating and exchanging of ideas. The imperativeness of using all avenues of communications, in a fast changing media and communication landscape, cannot be overestimated. The GCC website will allow every Gambian […]
APRC Lacks Case Against UDP 14
Magistrate Dayo of Brikama has fined the prosecution representing the ruling Alliance for Patriotic, Re-orientation and Construction party of President Yahya Jammeh for wasting the court’s time. The D700 fine was imposed after the prosecution’s slowed down the trial of the 14 United Democratic Party youths. The police prosecutor is […]