The Gambia

  By Ousainou Mbenga   As the power of the people is betrayed and coalition 2016 implodes, it’s imperative for us to “draw the line” at this critical juncture to...

  Dear Editor, This rejoiner follows on the footsteps of an interview Omar Batchilly, a former executive member of GDC political party had with an online publication pertaining to...

Gambian journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh disappeared 11 years ago after been arrested by agents of the former government. The motive of his arrest and sudden disappearance is still...

  It has been reported that sixty people were arrested by the police force in an alleged sit-down strike by drivers against the fare reduction of commercial vehicles...

Since the Opposition Convention in October 2016, all of its leaders, individually and collectively including Pres. Adama Barrow have consistently told Gambians that they had signed a...

By Alieu Ceesay The minister of Youth and Sports, Henry Gomez has dissolved the National Youth Council Board of Governors. No reason has been advanced by the Ministry for...

Omar A Jallow alias OJ, Secretary General of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and Minister of Agriculture has hailed the role Halifa Sallah played at the inter-party...

Fajara, 27 October 2017  President Adama Barrow yesterday received in audience the new Khalipha of the Tidiania, Sereign Ababacarr Mbaye Sy Mansour.  The eminent Muslim leader from Senegal was in The Gambia to attend the annual “Gamo” of Kerr Ousman Jeng, celebrating the birth of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).     Meeting with Sereign Ababacarr Mbaye Sy Mansour, President Barrow acknowledged the need for leaders to receive good counsel, and pledged to continue to do his utmost in the execution of his duties as President.    The new Khalipha emphasised the importance of strengthening family ties, upholding religious values and hard work.  He spoke of the hope which he said people have in President Barrow’s administration, and he prayed for the president to achieve his goals.      Serign Mbaye Sy Mansour said Gambians had been challenged for many years on strategies to overcome the difficulties they experienced, but Allah had intervened and directed the change, which brought President Barrow to lead them. The Khalipha expressed optimism for the continued warm and close relationship between President Barrow and President Macky Sall, which he said greatly reinforced ties between the two governments.      The Khalipha called on the Gambian leader to be accommodative of people who speak truth to power, and to know that as a leader, he should always listen to what his conscience tells him and what he is told.  He stressed that leaders have responsibilities as they lead people who have different levels of commitment and kinds of character.  He advised that President Barrow’s focus should be on the goal of leadership.  He advised the president to stick to certain important values and principles: remaining modest, non-discriminatory and not degrading anyone. He emphasised that leadership goes with truthfulness, accountability, compassion and the ability to balance issues carefully.      The Khalipha called on everyone, including coalition members, to be truthful and to realise that there cannot be an easy fix for all the challenges that The Gambia faces because of the difficult circumstances that the government inherited.  He called for peaceful co-existence, unity and  solidarity for the nation to succeed.      Sereign Mbaye Sy reiterated the religious bond between The Gambia and Senegal and their people, and thanked everyone for the hospitality accorded to his delegation.      For his part, President Barrow expressed gratitude for the good advice and prayers that he received from the Khalipha. He took the opportunity to express condolences to the Sy family for the loss of  the last Khalipha Al Amin and other members of the family.      President Barrow reassured the Khalipha of the continued peaceful co-existence between the two countries and their people. He said he and President Sall would be committed to the continuous strengthening of bilateral ties.  The Gambian leader urged all to continue to “pray for peace and respect for our religious leaders, as no one person can have everything.”   He said responsibilities have to be shared, and he commended Ambassador Salieu Ndiaye of Senegal, who accompanied the  delegation to State House, for his tireless efforts to strengthen bilateral relations.    Also accompanying the Khalipha were Imam Ratib, Cherno Alieu Mass Kah, leader of the Tivaouane in Banjul , Imam Tafsir Gaye, and representatives of Ahlou Tivaaoune and  family of Mam Ousman  Jeng, initiator of the annual Gamo of the Tijani Talibehs in Banjul.    

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Tribute by: Hassan Gibril H.E Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara (16 May 1924 - 27 August 2019) He would have been 100 years old, today, 16 May. But the leader...

The Gambian Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Retired Colonel Samsudeen Sarr got it all wrong when he expressed support for President Jammeh’s attempt to annul...

Emmanuel Nkea, a former High Court Judge in The Gambia has described the election petition by outgoing President Yahya Jammeh’s APRC party as fundamentally defective and should...

  President Adama Barrow and delegation have left Jeddah Royal Airport, Saudi Arabia this morning at 9am local time after a four day visit to the Kingdom. Barrow and...

  Demba Sowe, the National Assembly Member for Niamina West has confirmed his arrest by police on Tuesday. Sowe was detained at Bundung Borehole police station and the...

Former senior officials of the ousted Jammeh government Momodou Sabally, Secretary General, Fatou Lamin Faye, Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Buba I Demba, Chief of Protocol...

By: Zackline Colley In a high-stakes showdown set to unfold at the Accra Sports Stadium in Ghana today at 5 pm, The Gambia's U20 national team braces for...

Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday in Bamako agreed to accommodate Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow in Dakar and provide him security until his inauguration day next week,...

Liberian President and Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States and Governments has angrily reacted to Gambia’s outgoing President Yahya Jammeh’s move in broadcasting their...

By Journalist Famara Fofana Scores of young people representing different youth organisations in The Gambia on Tuesday made their way to the capital, Banjul, where they stormed the National Assembly demanding Members...

By Omar Wally Due to the increase in the number of young people embarking on the perilous ‘backway’ journey to European countries, Paradise FM in partnership with Deutsche...