Thursday, March 28, 2024

The SM Dibba – The Jawara Letters

  Fellow Gambians – It took large portions of the night twisting and turning caught up in deep reflection reminiscing on the meaning contained in the below correspondence,...

“We Need More Muhammed Jahs In Africa” President Koroma

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By Omar Wally The President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma has said that Africa needs more entrepreneurs like Muhammed Jah to inspire youth to become entrepreneurs. “Africa...

African Entrepreneurs to converge for largest entrepreneurs’ forum

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Africa’s leading entrepreneurship-focused philanthropic organisation, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has announced October 25, 2018, as the date for its 4thannual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum. The largest gathering of...

Protecting the Integrity, Legitimacy and Citizen Ownership of the Final Draft Constitution

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The only reason why NAMs shouldn’t change anything in the Final Draft Constitution is to avoid partisan capture of the document. That is, to make changes that...

Gambia Celebrates Jammeh’s Downfall

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By Omar Wally Tens of thousands of Gambians on Saturday, December 2, 2017, celebrated the downfall of former President Yahya Jammeh, who ruled the country for over 22...

The Gambia – GRA SCANDAL 2.0

  Dear Mr Sallah, Honourable Member of Parliament You may have been aware that the Managing Director of GRA, Yankuba Darboe, recently presented Two (2) brand new cars to President...

Lang Conteh Was Right About Amadou Samba’s Participation In Kairaba Sales-Says M A...

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By Fatou Sowe Momodou Lamin Sonko, Country Coordinator for MA Kharafi and Sons was on Monday asked the Janneh Commission to clarify the controversial acquisition of Kairaba Beach...

Missteps, Missed Opportunities and High-Voltage Politics

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By Famara Fofana Almost five years since Gambians saw the back of Yayha Jammeh, the initial optimism and euphoria that had swirled through the nation feels like a...

The Police Again!

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By DA Jawo Most Gambians had assumed that with the bad image that the police had acquired during the Jammeh regime and all the noise about Security Sector...

Premature Celebration for Gambia’s FGM Ban

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The Gambia was thrust into the spotlight this week after the country’s longtime president, Yahya Jammeh, announced a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). This pronouncement surprised...

The Gambia is not a democracy. It is a tyranny. The evidence is clear.

The incidence of arbitrary arrests, detention and enforced disappearance and killings by the State under Yaya Jammeh is a clear testimony that the country is not run...

Congolese police detain journalists, seize equipment at Kinshasa TV studio

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BY CPJ Goma, August, 1, 2018--Congolese police raided the privately owned television production studio Kin Lartus, detained at least 10 of the studio’s journalists, and seized equipment, according to...

Full text of Ambassador Ismail Sefa Yuceer’s Turkey National Day Speech

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Your Excellency Madam Vice President, Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly, Honourable Chief Justice, Honorable Ministers, Honourable Secretary General, Your Excellency Ambassadors, Members of the Diplomatic Community Distinguished Members of Press Dear Guests Ladies and Gentlemen, All...

A catalyst for national development: Solving Gambia’s acute sport funding

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On May 16, 2019, the Gambia’s public utilities regulatory body, PURA, announced the introduction of a new telecommunications sector levy earmarked for the development of sports. This,...

Beyond 75: our promise to every child

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By Gordon Jonathan Lewis, UNICEF Gambia Representative Seventy-five years ago today, the world came together to create the UN children’s agency to support and secure the lives of...

Time to Boycott the Daily Observer! NOW!!

  After 22 years of direct and severe harassment of the media by the APRC regime, it is utterly callous of any media house and journalist in the...

Gov’t Assures Journalists of Press Freedom

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The Gambia government has assured members of the media that it remains committed to the idea of a free media environment. “The promotion of an enabling legal environment...

Break the “Yaabaateh”: That EU Campaign is Immoral 

The Gambia is a land of pristine beauty neatly carved into two for a zigzagging river pouring crystal clear water from the Atlantic Ocean. A nation and...

State Capture, Moral Lapses and Democratic Backsliding

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By Capt. Ebou Jallo, 14 January, 2021 Guns, drugs and graft are the perfect recipe for state failure.  A state system organized on the basis of collective action and good...

Politicians are heading to Nigeria: For what?

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By Kexx Sanneh Am reliably informed that, they supposed to meet Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria on the issue of the Draft Constitution. However, it was abundantly made clear by...