In matters of international relations, specifically bi-lateral and multi-lateral agreements or communiques, treaties and the like, it is not the responsibility of the partner or adversarial country or nation state to “look out for your interest”. It is the responsibility of both parties to maintain an absolute and total diligence […]
Month: May 2017
Let’s Lay Down Solid Foundations
Mr. President: Let us lay down solid foundations so that we will not be in the same situations fifty years from now. Foreign Investors. It is really refreshing that we hear news about a lot of foreign investors visiting the country these days from China, France, Norway, Qatar etc. This […]
Re – Fundamental Beliefs of the Ahmadiyyah; A Rejoinder to the Rebuttal of the Qadiani
Recently I wrote an article about the fundamental beliefs of the Ahmaddiyyah/Qadianiyyah which was meted with a swift rebuttal. This rebuttal has actually painted to me a vivid picture of the average Ahmadi’s mindset. I honestly, did not think for once that any genuine follower of this group would go […]
Legislate an Act Providing for Reparation and Recognition of Victims
Legislate an Act Providing for Reparation and Recognition of Victims of Human Rights During Yahya Jammeh! Alagi Yorro Jallow The National Assembly must enact a Human Rights Victims Reparations and Recognition Act, and create an independent Human Rights Victims’ Claims Board to administer a compensation fund for the human rights […]
Exposing Deyda Hydara’s Murderers
For more than 12 years the family of the assasinated Gambian editor has been asking one question: who killed Deyda’s Hydara? It’s a question that would not be answered by a government that promised to protect life and property. A government that prides itself with guaranteeing maximum security. Like many […]
Weep Not My Beloveth Gambia
Weep not my Beloveth Africa and indeed my Beloveth Gambians and The Gambia. My modest plea to the Gambians, current Gambian regime and all stakeholders is to engage in a public safety campaign to advise, educate, train and sensitize the African and Gambian public about the dangers of the proliferation […]
The Chief Justice Speaks For Me
By Foday Samateh The most important news from The Gambia since the Council Elections happened last week was not the Attorney General’s bombshell news briefing on the freezing of 88 bank accounts, 131 landed properties, and 14 companies belonging to or directly associated with the exiled despot Yahya Jammeh. Nor […]
Amidst Demands For Justice Gambians Push Reconciliation Agenda
By Abdoulie John Gambians have pushed the reconciliation agenda despite massive calls for justice. The ascension to power of President Adama Barrow provides an opportunity to unveil numerous crimes committed by former longtime ruler. Yahya Jammeh is gone but the horrors his regime’s inflicted horror continues to grip many Gambian […]
Celebrate Africa, Bridge The Borders
We are a sad people today because amidst the positive strides we have achieved, yet we wake up to be reminded that domestic violence is still a reality. A reality that there are still women use as suicide bombers, women denied the right to an education just like the recently […]
Colonel Sanneh Is Clean
I have read an article by the so-called insider of the National Disaster Management Agency, implicating the Executive Director Colonel Alhajie Sanneh. I am convinced that the author of the said article has got an an axe to grind with an innocent person. The author’s characterisation of Alhajie Sanneh is […]
Fundamental Beliefs of the Ahmadiyyah
By BB Sanneh Following the recent infamous incident at the Tallinding cemetery which has unfortunately galvanised a lot of ignorant and uninformed utterances from many pseudo religious authorities on the social media platforms, I am compelled to debunk some mysteries surrounding this very controversial issue. Most of us should understand […]
Israel to Use Crop, Water Technology to Win Friends in Africa
Israel wants to use its cutting-edge agricultural technology to improve food production — and win friends — across Africa, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday. Visiting Israel’s crop-themed pavilion at the World Expo in Milan, Netanyahu said cooperation with Italy in Africa would be top of his agenda at talks […]