“The current crisis in Libya is not because Ghadaffi is not there as many experts attempt to argue erroneously. The root cause of the ongoing crisis is because Ghadaffi divided his society based on tribes and clans. He alienated them from each other so that everyone suspects everyone to enable […]
Month: May 2016
The Great Defiance Must Continue!
The ongoing drama that is unfolding in The Gambia, is one that can end in either of two ways: explode into a violent encounter and bloody clamp-down; or an embarrassing back-down by dictator Yaya Jammeh’s forces of darkness and repression leading to the soaring of spirits among the opposition that […]
Former Senegal PM Says Sall Must Care About Gambia
Former Prime Minister and leading opposition figure Idrissa Secka has called on Gambian authorities to respect the opposition as an institution of democracy after the government of The Gambia used excessive force to disperse and arrest unarmed protesters in April and May. Read the rest in this link: http://us.blastingnews.com/world/2016/05/photo/photogallery-senegal-s-former-pm-urges-jammeh-to-respect-opposition-says-sall-must-not-remain-silent-722059.html
JAMMEH’S SOOTHSAYER CONTINUES: Is the End Near?
By Gambiano JAMMEH: Now, do say more, O worthy Soothsayer! Wilt any mutiny consume my person? Seest thou any treacherous manufacture, perchance bearing contours? SOOTHSAYER: The dales of Mali did I frequent where do fare the most venerable of seers. For my art and its pedigree owe homage to sages who […]
Jammeh’s Tour Of Frustration
This is a snaphot of dictator Jammeh’s so called nationwide tour. The tyrant and his entourage face one disappointment after another since they crossed Barra last Monday. The dictator went straight to Faarafenni, a town devastated by his (Jammeh’s) reckless tariff hike resulting to the Gambia-Senegal border impasse, the 10th […]
Gambia Bar Association Complains Rule Of Law Challenges
By Abdoulie John The Gambia Bar Association (GBA) has voiced concern over the situation of human rights and rule of law in the country. The Bar’s concerns come as the Gambia finds itself embroiled in an unprecedented political crisis. “The Gambia Bar Association is very concerned about the human rights […]
Gambia Will Remain Prominent On EU’s Agenda
The United Kingdom government has promised to ensure that the Gambia remains prominent on the European Union’s agenda. This assurance — made to the Campaigan for Rights in The Gambia UK(CHRG) — came after the EU Parliament issued a joint statement condemning the Gambia government’s excessive use of force against […]
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly In The Gambia
Yaya Jammeh called us vermin, dogs, ants. We in return call Yaya Jammeh, the SOB, the Chief thief, the ugly and the killer. When one lifts a finger and insults, it is as well expected from others to reciprocate. Only a woman-man can behave like Yaya Jammeh does. Yaya Jammeh […]
Why Gambian Revolution Is A Must
Power to the Gambian People A Revolution is eminent in The Gambia Now!!! The present challenges and struggle that Gambian people are facing today started way back two decades ago, when the military Junta led by Lt. Yaya Jammeh overthrew a democratically elected government and ushered themselves into power. These […]
Women Protesters’ Bail Confirmed
By Abdoulie John The Gambia is a country where the courts grant accused persons bail but the state continues to hold them. The case of Kanifing Imam, Alh. Ousman Sawaneh is the newest case of Yahya Jammeh’s judicial interference. Imam Sawaneh remains illegally detained, despite winning his bail rights through […]
Exposing Jammeh’s Real Enablers
The active and passive enablers and the yaya Killer DEVIL all know no one takes them seriously anymore except for the ‘Shameless-Jokes’ that they really are…. Take Nyakassi Sanyang, the so-called Gambia Bureau of Statistics statistician general for example, on the daily observer pages on presenting for the so-called public […]
How ECOWAS Betrays Its Citizens
I was invited to attend a forum on impunity in Finland on May 3rd this year. Due to busy schedules I could not make the trip. The organiser of the program, IFEX asked me to do a video which was played during the program. Find below the video and transcript […]