The government of Ghana has contradicted Yaya Jammeh’s claim that the former Chief Justice of The Gambia is hiding in a embassy in the Gambian capital. According to the Mahama government, the Ghanaian jurist is in Ghana, safe and sound. According to news sources in Ghana, efforts are being made by the Mahama government to resolve her issues with the government of Yaya Jammeh. “She is not anywhere in The Gambia,” the Deputy Minister of Information and Media Relations, Murtala Muhammed; “she is needed in Ghana, and they have had meetings with her. The idiosyncratic leader of the…
Author: Gainako
By Momodou Ndow Heavy rain beating on the rooftop to the rhythm of drums Children crawl into a fetal position under the covers Back into Mummy’s tummy they return, safe and sound Sleeping tight and dreaming pleasantly as the thunder roar Outside seeds germinate and flowers freely grow and spread wild Butterflies evolve…egg, caterpillar, cocoon, imago…ready to pollinate The sun’s rays accentuate the beauty of their mesmerizing colors They fly from flower to flower gathering nectar, colors change before your eyes Waves hitting the shoreline, shaping and designing the coastline An architect employed by nature with infinite talent…
The increasingly erratic Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has openly accused a foreign Embassy in Banjul of interfering with the former Ghanaian born Chief Justice’s office. The President who appears to be very insecure and uncomfortable with mounting criticism on his poor human rights records and bad governance, have recently been making incendiary remarks against the West and his political opponents. Jammeh during a swearing in ceremony of his newly appointed Chief Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan – a Pakistani Sharia-law expert at the State House made direct accusations against a foreign Embassy he did not name as harboring the former…
Gambians woke up last Friday to a national surprise, yet again. To be more precise, there were multiple surprises in a single swearing-in speech for The Gambia’s third Chief Justice in a little over six months. The previous occupant is serving a mandatory two-years prison sentence, together with the previous occupant of the post of Attorney General and Minister of Justice. The two were previous charged with bribery and corruption but ended up with a different charge of providing false information to a public official. Jammeh used the swearing-in of Chief Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan, an internationally known and…
I am making this presentation as an African woman, a daughter of a King – Ejakait Engineer George William Owaraga, who was among the elite Africans who took over from the colonialists and as a civil engineer, contributed greatly to building Uganda’s infra-structure, including Entebbe Airport before and after the Israel Raid of 1976. I am a descendant of Ejakait Yosiah Engatunyu (Simba) – the Lion King – who grew up in the court of the great warrior and statesman of Buganda – King Semei Kangulu. King Engatunyu for 30 years reigned in the eastern provinces of Uganda, until…
Boycott Thione Seck – Senegalese Musician! Let’s take the fight against Dictator Yaya Jammeh to his friends and collaborators in our oppression Let us not sponsor our own oppression – Lets hit our oppressors in them in the pocket! By: Kaba Sallah As you may have already heard, the Senegalese musician, Thione Seck, is preparing for a tour of the United States, beginning in Atlanta on March 21st, 2014. Some of the most loyal fans of Senegalese musicians are Gambians. Unfortunately, some of the most renown and celebrated stars including, Thione Seck, are no friends of Gambia! Ladies and gentleman; this man is no…
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Banjul, The Gambia For Immediate Release Joshua Shrager, Public Affairs Officer, 796.0999 March 10, 2014 PRESS RELEASE Missing U.S. Citizens in The Gambia 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 locating both of them. The protection and safety of U.S. citizens overseas remains of the…
DUGA recently embarked on a sensitization campaign in Senegal to bring awareness to its citizens, the press, human rights defenders, diplomats and government officials of the gross human rights violations in Gambia and its effect on Senegal. It is DUGA’s view that Senegal has a vital role to play in putting an end to the criminal activities of the Jammeh regime. It is an open secret that Jammeh has been the main sponsor of the MFDC, and a destabilizing force in the Senegambia region. It is in this vein that we are convinced that the Senegalese population must…
OPEN LETTER TO ALL GAMBIANS AT HOME AND ABROAD April 24th—Republic Day! A Day of A Peaceful Sit-Down Demonstration in The Gambia Thursday, the 24th of April 2014, will mark 44 years of the Republic of The Gambia. It was on this day in 1970 that men and women of this beloved country exercised our right to sovereignty in a referendum which gave us a Republic. During the era of the First Republic, little was done to educate us about our political and civic duties. The significance of April 24th is that it was on this day that the…
By Baba Galleh Jallow His Mouthy Lousy the Poxident, Snooty Largy Dotty Mickey MMM Mouse was at his best of the worst. Dressed in his customary cowhide robes, his iron scarf hung around his neck, his wooden cap on his rugged head, and his iron boots strapped to his flat feet, he had convened an emergency meeting of his cabinet to enlighten them on the history of his personal country and to tell them a thing or two about the so-called Mickey Mouse West whose 400 years of Mickey Mouse colonial rule failed to build even a single Mickey…