Tragedy strikes as Gambian youths seek hope overseas – A call for quality education...
OPINION
By: Pa Modou Njie
In a heart-wrenching incident, over 20 youths from Bakau tragically lost their lives in a perilous sea journey in pursuit of a better life...
Bombing of the Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza!
Opinion
By: Musa Bassadi Jawara
I condemn in the strongest terms the bombing of the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, on Tuesday, October 31, by IDF Air Force in connivance with...
Opinion/Entertainment: GamMusic and why it’s not consumed out of The Senegambia region!
Opinion/Entertainment
By: Ousainou Njie, a Germany-based Gambian
As a Gambian and music listener, call me a 'Melo Man' maybe. I have had the experience of listening to a lot...
Gaza mourns in silence: World leaders avert their gaze from Israeli carpet bombings
OPINION
By: Ali Fatty, student at Ahmadiyya International University of Theology and Scholastic Sciences Ghana
We have witnessed the distressing escalation of one of the world’s longest-standing conflicts between...
Humanitarian Catastrophe Unfolding in Gaza!
By: Musa Bassadi Jawara
OPINION
There’s no electricity in Gaza; hospitals can’t operate generators because there’s no fuel. Israel imposed a total blockade of fuel imports into Gaza. According...
OPINION: Hippos should be killed if they endanger the lives of the people in...
OPINION
By: Dawda Baldeh
Over the past few days, some people have widely criticized the killing of a hippo in the Central River Region which was handed over as...
An Open Letter to President Adama Barrow: wildlife conservation and protection
By: Saidina Alieu Jarjou, Political and Civil Rights Activist
OPINION
Dear President Barrow, I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to draw your attention to the urgent need...
Israel-Hamas war: Injustice, disinformation and digital weaponization
OPINION
Co-authored by Alieu Fatty, Student at the Ahmadiyya International University Ghana and Musa Bah, Vice President, Writers’ Association of The Gambia
Last week, the world saw one of...
From Mercy to Mercy: The Breakdown and Revitalization of the Jakhanke Ethos from the...
OPINION
By: Cheikh Soubky Sylla, the son of his father Sheikh-Al-Islam Sylla, the student of his grandfather Al Hajj Karamba Tabatou
In a Prophetic narration brought forward by Sidi...
OPINION: In the Middle East Hostilities are Imminent
OPINION
By: Musa Bassadi Jawara
The IDF continues relentless aerial bombardment of Gaza as Hamas’ brutal assault in Israel laid bare. The scale and scope of Hamas’ surprise attack...
From Massina with Love: A Short History of the Origin of the Diakhanke People
By: Cheikh Sylla, the son of his father Ibn Taimiya, and the student of his grandfather Al Hajj Karamba
The Diakhanke clan is one of West Africa's most...
Open Letter: My Advice to President Adama Barrow
Opinion
By: Gikey Drammeh
Dear Mr. President,
It is a fact that you are the president of the Gambia, which everyone must admit and respect. However, I am a concerned...
An Open Letter to President Adama Barrow on the Healthcare System
OPINION
By: Saidina Alieu Jarjou, Political and Civil Rights Activist
Mr President, I present compliments to you and write to express my deep concerns about the current state of the healthcare...
The Gambia-Sierra Leone by road: Journey of pain, extortion and exploitation
OPINION
By: Amara Thoronka
I recently returned to my motherland Sierra Leone after spending almost two years as editor at The Fatu Network, a leading online news outlet in...
OPINION: United Democratic Party (UDP) needs to reform
OPINION
By: Musa Bassadi Jawara
This was a turbulent week in Gambian politics. The president in the provinces ranting and vociferously denigrating political opponents on one hand, the UDP issuing statements...
OPINION: The Gambia our homeland, can we get along?
OPINION
By: Musa Bassadi Jawara
Frankly, after my last article in the form of a letter to President Barrow, I wanted to stay away from the business of expressing...
Letter to President Barrow from a concerned citizen
I am a concerned citizen who wishes nothing for our beloved Gambia, but peace, prosperity and tranquillity.
The video montage making rounds on social media purportedly showing President...
Paris Under Attack!
ESSAY/OPINION
By: Musa Bassadi Jawara
When last Paris was under attack, it was the Nazis under the supreme command of Adolf Hitler. The German army conducted a scorched-earth invasion of Paris,...
OPINION: FGM/Female Circumcision Should Remain Criminalized If Inflicted Upon The Girl Child
OPINION
By: Modou Mboob
Female Circumcision, popularly known as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), has been one of the most contentious topics in The Gambia and it has captured the...
United States of America in a state of dystopia!
OPINION
By: Musa Bassadi Jawara
United States' government shut down on Sunday, after Saturday, September 30, the deadline for funding expiration. The Republicans who are in the majority of the...
