Month: November 2015

News

Mali Hotel Under Terrorists Siege

Gunmen stormed into a Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali, early in the morning on Nov. 20. The hotel company reported that 170 hostages were initially trapped inside. The standoff between the attackers and police forces is still ongoing. Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital on Friday, killing […]

Society

Senegal Bans Burka Amid Terror Fears

West African country follows Chad and Cameroon in banning full-body cloak, saying decision is question of national security By Simon Allison, Guardian News & Media Ltd   Dakar: Senegal has banned women from wearing the burka, amid rising fears of extremism in the West African country. The interior minister, Abdoulaye […]

Editorial

Where Is President Jammeh?

The absence of President Yahya Jammeh in public has raised mountains of questions, with news from the grapevine insisting he has been grounded by sickness. Gambian leader, who is currently on a low crowd pulling nationwide tour, has not been seen in Basse. Mr. Jammeh uses the tour to unload […]

Politics

How Jammeh Insults Senegal Leaders

President Yaya Jammeh, the man who sees himself as the all-knowing faultless leader, strikes Senegalese leaders with his loose tongue. The neighbouring country’s citizens and leadership call the insult too painful to stomach, especially from a leader who is in the habit of blaming others for his failures. President Jammeh […]

Freedom

In The Middle Of The Storm

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Editorial

Jammeh On The Loose Again

President Yahya Jammeh has once again betrayed the trust and confidence Gambians have bestowed on him by focusing his energy on issues that are irrelevant to our national interest. Instead of using his countrywide tour to address the many problems, Mr. Jammeh is picking bones with Senegalese leaders as if […]