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Senegal Deporting Gambians On Transit

Senegalese authorities have refused some Gambians the opportunity to enter through their airport, Kairo News is reliably informed. Many Gambians travelling from the United States and certain European countries use Senegal as their port of entry. However, in the wake of the recent events, some Gambians have been refused to enter the West […]

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US Had No Role In Gambia’s Coup

The United States had no role in an attempted coup in Gambia, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday, after local media and several analysts said some of the assailants were U.S. residents or dual nationals. “The U.S. government had absolutely no role in the events that took place […]

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UN Issues Statement On Gambia

  New York, 31 December 2014 The Secretary-General is following closely developments in The Gambia. He reiterates the United Nations principled condemnation of all attempts to seize power through unconstitutional means. Referring to reports that indicate that the situation in Banjul is calm, he calls for all parties to exercise restraint and to […]

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Latest On Coup In Gambia

Latest news from the Gambia alleged that President Yahya Jammeh’s loyalists are not in control as they have earlier claimed. Rather, we are told the coup is alive as we write this piece. President Jammeh is said to have avoided going back to the Gambia, believing that the situation remains […]

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News flash: Coup In the Gambia

AFP news sources citing the Gambian army are saying “they have foiled a coup attempt in Banjul.” However, Kairo News gathered that some Gambian soldiers intend to carry the coup attempt after the earlier attempt had failed. The situation in the capital is still uncertain and no clear news is coming out. What […]

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'Gambia Never Benefitted AGOA'

The Gambia government has angrily reacted to the expulsion from the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, saying it was a good riddance. In a statement issued by the Office of the President in Banjul, the Gambia government blamed the United States for not having good intention for Gambians. It also […]

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'Deyda Is A Sacrificial Lamb'

By Basirou Conateh The Secretary General of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism has described the Gambia’s assassinated senior editor as a “Sacrificial Lamb of the Gambia.” Halifa Sallah told a symposium organised by the Gambia Press Union last week that “culture of impunity leads to culture of […]