Moumounie Bande sings ‘Yidde Nde Timmata’ (meaning Love that Never Ends in Fula parlance) from her album ‘Alla yo Lobbo’ (God is Good). Moumounie Bande and her husband Zakariya Bah are Fulani artists living in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. This YouTube video was filmed in a[Read More…]
Education and child rights activists from Pakistan and India have jointly received this year’s Nobel Peace Prize awards in Oslo, Norway, in the presence of King Harald V. The Nobel committee described both Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi as “champions of peace.” Ms Yousafzai, 17,[Read More…]
This video documentary is the work of the historical fact-finders of the University of the Gambia. It gives a detailed survey of how traditional fishing was conducted was conducted prior to the introduction of modern technology. It also explains the transformation and development of the[Read More…]
The military in the West African nation of Burkina Faso seized control of the government on Thursday and set a dusk-to-dawn curfew in what one general described as an effort to protect lives and restore order. Unrest has gripped Burkina Faso — a key ally[Read More…]
The United States has punched the Gambia government for the disappearance of two US citizens and violating the rights of people. In a statement at the 20th Session of the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, Switzerland, US Ambassador said his government is deeply dismayed by[Read More…]
Maafanta Proprietor and Publisher spoke at a recent Freedom Forum held in the Norwegian capital Oslo. Madam Fatou Jaw Manneh provided an account of her arrest, detention and subsequent prosecution by the Gambia’s dictatorial regime a few years ago. She explained the harrowing details[Read More…]
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