BY Abdul Savage THIS Article, like with all my articles, and public pronouncements, are considered public domain. So, please feel free to share with any and all audience, in any and all settings or medium, Facebook, Twitter, etc, in order to provoke and stimulate discussions, which I hope will lead to fruitful action. Please note that I do not qualify the “fruitful action” here, and so I intentionally leave that open. And this is why I titled this piece like that: All kinds and varieties of dishes are being served, and by all kinds of “cooks”, from self-proclaimed experts…
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Excitement is indeed building around the upcoming first White House African Heads of State Summit, which will take place in Washington between August 4 – 6th. President Barack Obama will be welcoming about 50 African leaders to Washington for a series of discussions and meetings around ideas to increase US trade and investment on the continent. The Constituency for Africa proposed the idea for the Summit to President Obama at the on-set of his presidency in early 2009. While much of the Washington Africa policy community is now operating in high gear lobbying for agenda items, and staking out opportunities to engage African…
Re: Betrayal of Trust By Yero Jallow Matt, I just wanted to stretch your response to my piece. While appreciating your rejoinder and for reading me, I wanted to state that you missed the point of my argument. Nonetheless, I still welcome some of your points and the mild way you constructed the piece, even though this is just the start of a lengthy debate. Overall, healthy debate and feel free to rebut on any point you disagree with, as and when time permits you. You referenced the word “temperamental” from my piece and claim not to know its…
The United States government has again asked the Gambia government to intensifies its efforts to locate two missing persons in the country, who are U.S. citizens. The U.S. embassy in Banjul made this call in a press release issued on Monday. The release stated as follows: “Last summer, the families of U.S. citizens Alhaji Ceesay and Ebrima Jobe notified the U.S. embassy in Banjul that the two had gone missing in The Gambia. “Since then, the United States government has raised its concerns over their welfare to the Government of The Gambia, and has sought the government’s assistance in…
By Matthew K. Jallow I browsed through your analysis of what you think is the history of Gambian organizations, but will focus on the part you mentioned me. To begin with, I really don’t know what you mean by “temperamental,” and I would ask you to desist from applying such powerful language to mischaracterize simple passions. In addition, the chronology of your “authoritative’ piece is way off the mark. I can assure you that I was in on the Raleigh Conference from its planning stages, as I had lengthy discussions with the leader of the main organizing body GDAG; Alkali…
By Yero Jallow Many saw it as a breath of fresh air when all the Diaspora organizations rallied behind GDAD of Raleigh (North Carolina) in May 2013, to once again galvanize diaspora forces in an effort to dislodge Gambia’s notorious iron-fist and criminal ruler, Yaya AJJ Jammeh. Little did sincere comrades realize that they were settling themselves for more failure. Just in case you are wondering my line of reasoning, here I will keep it plain simple and straight to the point. The history of the Diaspora groups regrouping is not anything new, at least going by some of…
After several years of what it says are broken promises, the U.S. government has singled out Thailand, Malaysia, Venezuela and The Gambia for taking insufficient action against human trafficking. In its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, released Friday 20 June, the U.S. State Department downgraded the four countries to Tier 3, the lowest possible ranking it gives for national responses to fighting modern day slavery. The report says there is evidence of forced labor and sex trafficking in Malaysia and Thailand. It highlights Malaysia’s problem with migrants from other Asian nations who seek work on farms, factories and…
Chairman CORDEG Sir: I write to inform you of the Gambia Democratic Action Group’s (GDAG) decision to withdraw from the Committee for the Restoration of Democracy in The Gambia (CORDEG) with immediate effect. This decision was reached by her members after serious deliberations on GDAG’s role in CORDEG and careful evaluations of CORDEG’s operations. I thank you and wish you best of luck. Sincerely Yours Alkali Conteh Chairman Cc: Gambia Online Media
By: Ousainou Mbenga Now that the desperate Jammeh regime has rolled – up the blood-stained carpet after the welcome of his special guests to the annual Roots Homecoming Festival; it wouldn’t be long before he rolls it out again to commemorate July 22, marking 20 years of ruthlessness towards Gambia and the dishonor his regime has brought upon our ROOTS and “NATION”. This year’s special guests included Mutabaruka, Sizzla Kalonji and Erykah Badu, who backed out due to a fierce criticism of her history of entertaining despots and tyrants. Without much publicity, the RHCF guests included Julius Garvey, the…
By Abubacarr Saidykhan In observance of the commemoration of the day set aside for Forced Migrants, Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons, and those seeking for International Protection, scheduled on June 20th, The Gambia Union of Forced Migrants was newly established in Dakar-Senegal . This newly formed union is purposely created to oversee the general welfare, the promotion, the protection, and the defense of all the citizens of the Gambia who are either forced to migrate to a foreign land, to be an asylum seeker, a refugee, and those seeking for international protection. It has now been…