Politics
Can Balla Really Wrestle Rohey Down In Banjul Lambaji?
Son of one of the Gambia’s pre and post-independence politicians is preparing the ground for an onslaught on the Banjul City Council (BCC). Son of prominent politician Ibrahim Garba Jahumpa, Balla Garba Jahumpa is now marshalling every tool in his took box and all arms and ammunition in his arsenal[Read More…]
Human Rights
The Gambia Accused Of Identity Genocide Against People Of Senegal
A member of Senegal’s Parliament has rung the alarm bell over, what he believes, is a looming identity genocide against the Senegalese people living in communes along the Gambia-Senegal border. MP Omar Ceesay Souvane represents an area near the border but he suggested to Senegal’s Parliament that The Gambia is[Read More…]
African News
Senegal To Receive Aid Payouts From Drought Insurance – Spokesperson
Senegal is due to receive around 330,000 pounds ($400,500) in insurance payments from aid organisations to protect against the risk of drought, a spokesperson for the aid groups said on Thursday. The insurance taken out by the Start Network group of humanitarian nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) was triggered on Monday at[Read More…]
Editorial
So, This ID Card Fraud Claim Is Not ‘Preposterous Or Fatally False’?
More than 24 hours after a Senegalese MP made a stunning revelation that Gambian ID cards were free for all in some Senegalese border communities during election seasons, government of The Gambia has yet to come up with any fitting counter-narrative. So, we assume this claim by MP Oumar Ceesay[Read More…]
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Opinion
Madi Jobarteh: Justice Minister Should Protect Whistleblowers & Not Threaten Them
If the Minister of Justice Dawda Jallow is truly interested in combating corruption, abuse of office and the overall good governance of the Gambia then he must be seen protecting whistleblowers and not to threaten them. Whistleblowing is not a crime. Rather it is a critical instrument in the fight[Read More…]
Sports
Scorer Refuses To Celebrate Swiss Winner Against Cameroon
Switzerland beat a vibrant Cameroon in their first group game of the football World Cup in Qatar courtesy of a solitary goal just after half time on Thursday. However, Breel Embolo, the goal scorer with birth ties to Cameroon raised his hands to acknowledge the reaction of his Swiss teammates[Read More…]
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