Kenyan ‘Jesus’ runs for his life as locals plot Easter Crucifixion
As Easter celebrations kick off, one man is getting into the holiday spirit in an unexpected way. Eliud Simiyu, a self-proclaimed 'Messiah', has taken up residence in...
Full text of UDP’s statement on Barrow’s rule
In 2016 the United Democratic Party good faith entered intonegotiations with other parties to form Coalition 2016 toamongst other things select a candidate to contest on the...
Sir Dawda’s widow Chilel Jawara and family thank Gambians
I wish to convey my sincere thanks and appreciation to all Gambians for sharing the pain and sorrow that I and my family are going through this...
Ebrima Darboe: Youngest Gambian to Play in a European Cup
By Baboucarr Camara, GFF communication and marketing director
It was 30 minutes into a decisive Europa League match at the Stadio Olympico. Roma was playing host to Manchester...
Adieu, Sise
Sise Sawaneh. So soon. A neighbour. A friend. A colleague. Oh dear! Why you? Why now? Those killers. This world. This God. That car. That road. That...
Bloomberg’s world’s wealthiest families 2019
The Walton family
Company: Walmart
Fortune: $190.5bn
The family own a 50 per cent stake in what is now the world's largest retailer. Founded by Sam...
TRIBUTE: Alhaji M. I. Sambou-Gassama(1947-2020): Gambian linguist, diplomat and author
By Hassoum Ceesay, Historian
Alhaji Muhammed Imam Sambou-Gassama, who died last Friday in Banjul, aged 73, was a veteran Gambian diplomat, linguist and author with numerous book titles...
STATEMENT BY THE FATU NETWORK REGARDING MEDIA COVERAGE FOR UDP
We have learnt that some UDP supporters have expressed concern that The Fatu Network has not been covering their party’s campaign. Some supporters of the party over...
TRIBUTE: The Man, Ebrima Solo Sandeng
By Lamin Njie, Editor in chief of The Fatu Network
I will not disagree with anyone who says Solo Sandeng was a patriot. The first time (it was...
Meet Archie Williams: A Man Who Spent 37 Years In Jail For A Crime...
Archie Charles Williams is an American singer who was wrongfully incarcerated for 37 years in prison and released on 21 March 2019.
Williams is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana...
Low Intellectual Property awareness in The Gambia’s booming business sector
By: Hadram Hydara
Since The Gambia passed the Intellectual Property Act nearly a decade ago, there has been a remarkable increase in the registration of new businesses in...
President Jammeh’s Witch-hunting: Victims’ Accounts and Current Condition
By: Dawda Baldeh
The former President Yahya Jammeh who is currently on exile in Equatorial Guinea launched a nationwide witch hunt exercise between 2008 and 2009 which has...
From insisting national interest underpins his addresses to warning Gambians against breaking the curfew,...
Fellow Citizens,
Residents of The Gambia,
It is now obvious that no one is immune to the Coronavirus and its impact. The recent increase in the number of cases,...
Missing in Action: Jongkunda Daffeh, Gambian Philosopher, Journalist and Activist
By Hassoum Ceesay
Jongkunda Daffeh was born in 1947. In 1967, he finished at the top of his A Levels Class in Pure Maths! ‘But I had prize...
Oumou Bah: Bookworm and Community Servant
Appreciation
By: Cherno Baba Jallow
Oumou Bah was the big sister in the neighborhood in Basse. She had taken a liking to some of us, a group of young...
‘Her Virginity’: The hymen is not a reliable indicator of virginity
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu & Fatou Camara
‘Her Virginity’: The hymen is not a reliable indicator of...
From Sunny Skies to Diplomatic Fallout: The Sudden Expulsion of A “Lousy” UN Envoy
By: Bulli Sowe
It was Thursday evening, February 22, 2007, and tensions were running high in Jammeh's office. In a room filled with high-ranking officials, the draft to...
Mother of 8 forced out of house with sick husband by windstorm pleads for...
By: Dawda Baldeh
Fatou Darboe, a 37-year-old mother of eight, has explained to The Fatu Network how a windstorm forced her out of her husband's house in Pakaliba,...
Cherno Baba Jallow Eulogises Late George Sarr
Appreciation
George Sarr: A Man. A Plan.
By: Cherno Baba Jallow
We never met, but from a distance, and from our few email correspondences, I had the inkling that...
When Will The Gambia Launch Its National IP Policy
By: Muhamed Lamin Ceesay
The Gambia has been a member of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) since 1980, after signing the WIPO Convention. This accession was done...
