Regional spokesperson for the Gambia’s largest opposition party Karamo Njie has dismissed as insincere and too little, too late the apology offered by ruling party heavyweight Seedy Njie over his remarks about influencing President Adama Barrow’s decision on two key civil servant appointments. UDP’s Njie described the deputy House speaker’s[Read More…]
Politics
Is Jaliba Kuyateh A Musical Prostitute?
Unlike Yousou Ndour of Senegal or Alpha Blonde of Ivory Coast, The Gambia’s Kora maestro Jaliba Kuyateh has always chosen the path of convenience in his music, avoiding sensitive social and political issues such as official corruption, police brutality, state-sponsored assassinations, marginalization and tribalism. Despite the Sir Dawda Jawara administration’s[Read More…]
Can NPP’s Chief Strategist Go Back To Mandinka Communities Following Seedy’s Utterances?
When exiled former President Yahya Jammeh threatened to “annihilate or deport” The Gambia’s Mandinkas to Mali, the NPP’s chief strategist Lamin Cham used this threat of Jammeh’s as one of the deadliest weapons in his arsenal to canvass for votes for the opposition Coalition. However, the question that rushes to[Read More…]

