GOOD MORNING PRESIDENT BARROW
By Sulayman Jeng, Birmingham
The Wolof holds "What got missing in a house, can only be search for in the house". In a similar and enlightening truism they...
European Union launches an Election Observation Mission to The Gambia
Press Release
Banjul, 20 March 2017
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for the forthcoming parliamentary elections in The Gambia has started its deployment, following an invitation...
GOOD MORNING PRESIDENT BARROW
Sulayman Jeng
Birmingham, UK
Is Friday! The morning is cool and soothing. Due to an unforeseen circumstance, I will not make it to London as planned to grace the...
France agrees to train Gambian security forces
President Adama Barrow and his French counterpart have agreed to develop cooperation in the field of security, whereby Gambian security forces will be trained by the French,...
APRC Crimes: The Enforced Disappearance of Chief Ebrima Manneh
By Madi Jobarteh
Soon after the Gambia hosted the AU Summit in July 2006 thugs from the NIA arrested Daily Observer reporter Chief Ebrima Manneh. Since then the...
Gambia to launch probe into ex-president Jammeh’s personal finances
By Edward McAllister | DAKAR
Gambia's government will launch an investigation into the finances of former long-standing president Yahya Jammeh including the personal use of a charity bank...
‘Tactical Alliance’ Approach Failed?
We are getting UNCONFIRMED reports that negotiations on The 'Tactical Alliance' approach agreed upon by Coalition members with the intervention of President Adama Barrow has failed.
The tactical...
GAMTEL MD Detained, SSHFC & GNPC Managing Directors Removed
Shortly after his removal from office as The Managing Director of The Gambia Telecommunications Company, Baboucarr Sanyang is currently detained at the Police Headquarters in Banjul.
Sources say...
Frustrated by the state of politics in The Gambia, join CITIZENS FIRST to do...
The Citizens First is a political action movement founded in February 2017 following the 2016 Gambian presidential election. With the emergence of New Gambia, Citizens First has...
“I have now advised President Barrow to withhold his assent to the bill relating...
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubacarr Tambadou has said that he has advised President Barrow to withhold his assent to the bill relating to the...
Gambia: Political Parties Sign MOU
By Lamin Sanyang
Gambia's President Adama Barrow has presided over the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between different political parties in the country.
Speaking at the...
“Stop The Political Intolerance & Vilification” Writer Says
By Lamin Darboe
The political intolerance and vilification being displayed in our politics in the past couple of days is shameful and needs to stop immediately. As civilized...
The Tomfoolery of the NRP and Naked Tribal Politics of the Terrible Two!
Written by Anonymous the Patriot
I cannot believe am about to say this, but the Dictator was right about one of very few things. He was right about...
“Halifa Sallah Is No Longer Coalition Spokesperson “- Mai Fatty
By Lamin Sanyang - The Minister of Interior, Mai Ahmed Fatty has denounced Halifa Sallah as the official spokesperson of the coalition on Sunday, March 5, 2017.
"Halifa...
Charity for Daba Marena
Today, for the first time in 10 years the family of the late Daba Marenah is observing a vigil for their husband, father and grandfather following his...
Gambia’s Mineral Saga
By Lamin Sanyang
Gambia's mineral resources locally called 'black sand' has been exploited by the former President Yahya Jammeh and foreign investors over the years at Sanyang Mining...
Cocktail Party Held In Honor Of Exiled Journalists
By Lamin Sanyang
The Government of The Gambia in collaboration with the Gambia Press Union Thursday evening, February 16, organized a cocktail party at The Gaya Art Gaye,...
Africa’s top shots: 3-9 February 2017
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
Image copyrightREUTERS
Camerawoman Who Kicked Migrants on Hungarian Border Gets Probation
by ALASTAIR JAMIESON:
A camerawoman who was filmed kicking migrants has been sentenced to three years' probation for disorderly conduct.
Petra Laszlo, who gained worldwide notoriety after the...
‘Suicide bomber’ claims to be missing Nigeria schoolgirl
Authorities in Cameroon and Nigeria are investigating a claim from a would-be suicide bomber that she was one of a group of schoolgirls abducted in 2014.
The Nigerian...