The Gambia Echo remains blocked in Gambia

By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief

Despite recent claims to the contrary, The Gambia Echo was still widely inaccessible to our homeland readership in the West African state of The Gambia. We have just spoken to over a dozen serious and conscientious readers across the mini-state among them diplomats, and none could access the paper.

Gambia's tyrant, Yahya Jammeh

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GMC Leader Condemns Israel’s unprovoked attack on freedom flotilla

GMC condemns in the strongest of terms yet another unprovoked barbaric assault recently launched by the Israeli Defence Force against an aid vessel the Mavi Marmara in international waters of the Mediterranean. The aid vessel bound for the world’s most notorious open prison, Gaza, was attacked 65 km off the coast of Gaza, killing at least 16 people and seriously injuring scores more.

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Sana Sabally apologises for bellicose comments

Dear Editor,

I wish to add my little ideas in an article "Gambia- Together We Are Strong and Divided We Fall" to the ongoing political discussions in our country. We are all human. None is infallible! We all make mistakes, or rather, I say I make mistakes. No one should hesitate to correct oneself when one finds one has made a mistake. With regrets and apology I say to all that I AM VERY

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Bishop Solomon Tilewa Johnson, as Chairman of the IEC; initiated extensive changes

We have all been witnesses to the recent elections in the Untied Kingdom, which produced a hung parliament, eventually leading to a coalition government between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. One would wonder whether there were any lessons for Africa in general, and The Gambia in particular, from the way the elections were conducted..

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Jammeh’s indifference and objectification of Gambians; copy of a character of world wide notoriety

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The Gambia Echo editors have come to the conclusion that the paper can no longer continue to promote and propagate the acrimonious fall out from the book; The Price of Duty. This decision was arrived at after an agonizing debate over the merits of continuing to fan the flames of discord...

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In West Africa, the most famous of this nomadic group, that went on a conquering escapade is the Fulani

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Over 100 Mile II prisoners  died of food poisoning, lack of medical care & more since 2006

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On the 20^th May 2010, IMF issued a Press Release on the performance of The Gambian economy. Among predominantly positive indications, IMF asserted that

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It is one year ago this week, May 22, 2009 to be precise, when Gamsports hit the screens, as an addition to the already vibrant sports media in the Gambia. Twelve months and a hard survival battle later, we rejoice its birth with...

Lamin Cham (Standing)

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By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief

Koukoie Samba Sanyang, the dissident Gambian revolutionary who led the bloody foiled coup of July 30^th, 1981, has written a terse rebuttal to allegations that he and erstwhile Army Chief of Staff, General Lang Tombong Tamba and others, had conspired and were poised to seize power late last year. General Tamba and eight others are currently standing trial before the Gambian High Court charged with inter-alia, treason and conspiracy to commit treason through coup d’etat, a crime punishable by death under Gambian law.

Koukoie Samba Sanyang

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By Kofi Akosah-Sarpong

As Botswana and Mauritius, countries with Africa’s best development indicators demonstrate, one of the ways of diagnosing Africa’s development is how the respective states’ elites think....

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The lack of ceiling fans and high temperature that Gambian prisoners encounter are unbearable

By K Touray

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The right to dignity of human person is fundamental for the treatment of individuals. The rights to dignity must always be respected, as both national and international human right instruments forbid any form of torture, cruelty, inhuman degradation or punishment.....

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The Cowardly Jammeh Regime Blocks Gambia Echo Newspaper in The Gambia

The Echo Management

Reliable sources in Banjul, The Gambia, have expressed concern and outrage over the blockage of The Gambia Echo since last week. This censureship move effectively denies Gambians free access to information contrary to our laws and our Constitutional statutes. The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), and other free media advocate institutions and governments around the world are being informed of the Jammeh regime's callous move to deprive Gambians of the information they need to make informed decisions in matters that affect their daily lives.......

Dillusional Jammeh "performing miracles?"

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The PDOIS 2010 CONGRESS approved the following Agenda for discussion:

Report on NADD and the Way Forward For PDOIS

Report on Agenda 2011

Policy on Internal or Intra-Party Democracy

Review on Operations of Political Parties under the

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                    Press Release

The Gambia Press Union USA will be holding a symposium on Saturday May 29, 2010 during the Gambian-organized African Liberation Day (ALD) ceremony in Washington, DC.

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Do you use a fake name online? Do you think by using a fake name you are protecting your privacy and hiding who you really are to the world

Do you use a fake name online? Do you think by using a fake name you are protecting your privacy and hiding who you really are to the world? Your fake name does not prevent anyone from knowing the Real You

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The Ghosts of the Ghanaians’ Massacre Revisit Yahya  Jammeh five years on.

By Mathew K Jallow

The ghosts of the Ghanaians’ massacred in The Gambia five years ago, is coming back to haunt their murderer Yahya Jammeh

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Gambian massacre: Sole survivor’s chilling account

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Editorial

Jammeh's APRC lost it's way; Gambia turned into Africa's last repressive regime

             Dillusional Jammeh the Healer??

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By Mathew K Jallow

Much of the news The Point and Daily Observer newspapers churned out told of stories of economic mismanagement, but occasionally some glimmer of hope burst out like rare desert flower; radiating like a breath of fresh autumn air. July 22 1994, was no exception, but it was different in so many way...

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Breaking News

Bakary Gassama Released; Missing Gambians on the Spotlight

By Mathew K Jallow

The former Director of Finance of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr Bakary Gassama, has been released from Mile 2 Prison, reliable sources from Banjul have disclosed to The Echo. Mr. Gassama

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HUMRA takes Gambian Justice Minister to Task Over Denial of Human Rights Abuses

By Yahya Dampha, Coordinator, HUMRA, Sweden .

The Justice Minister of The Gambia, Edward Gomez, recently openly refused to accept the reality that serious human rights violations are perpetrated by agents of the Gambian government against real and perceived opponents on a routine basis. Therefore, in my capacity as the coordinator of HUMRA - Human Rights for All - and as a Gambian with good knowledge of the Human rights situation in the country..

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Breaking News

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Anonymity brings out the worst instincts, says Miami Herald Columnist

There was this new medium, the Internet, and newspapers were posting stories on it, and someone decided to create a forum where readers could discuss and debate what they just read. It must have seemed an inspiration kissed by the spirit of Jefferson: a free public space where each of us could have his or her say.

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Editor Mathew Jallow reacts to Gambian Justice Minister, Edward Gomez's denial of human rights abuses

By Mathew K. Jallow,  Associate editor

Civil society organizations in Africa are increasingly emerging from the shadows of fear and oppression; strong, purposeful and effective, and making impressionable impact, but many challenges and obstacles continue to thwart progress.

Justice Minister Gomez accused of lying

This week, a well represented African NGOs forum held in The Gambia, challenged African governments to respect the human rights of their people. One of the main highlights of the forum was the remarkable comments made by Edward Gomez, Gambia’s newly appointed Justice Minister.

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Charlatans’ egregious folly: flaying the demons of grandiose delusion

By Momodou Olly Mboge, Oslo, Norway

It is evident for anyone following Gambian affairs that few commentators seem to delight themselves in casting aspersions on leaders of the opposition in The Gambia. I am referring especially to those living afar from the everyday realities Gambians on the ground face under the suffocating excesses of Sheikh His Excellency President Alhaji Doctor (SHEPAD) Yahya Alphonse Jammeh.

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Guest Editorial

Gambia’s “Women’s Bill 2010”: A promise yet to be realized

By Professor Abdoulaye Saine, Miami University

Passage in April 2010 of the “Women’s Bill 2010,” by Gambia’s National Assembly is indeed historic and must not go unacknowledged by individuals interested in women’s rights, feminists and non-feminists alike.  The Bill is an expansive document that brings together international, as well as domestic covenants and laws aimed primarily at improving and protecting women and girl’s fundamental rights.

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Breaking News

GMC Leader, Lawyer Mai Fatty makes headways in Swedish tour

In his continuing global diplomacy to engage foreign leaders and dignitaries on the macabre political situation in The Gambia, GMC leader, Lawyer Mai N.K Fatty, ended a five-day official visit to the Swedish capital, Stockholm, two days ago.

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Rights Forum urges African Commission to pressure  Yahya Jammeh The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has among others, been urged to put pressure on The Gambia government to produce journalist Ebrima Chief Manneh and to investigate the killing of veteran journalist Deyda Hydara.This call was made on Monday, 10 May 2010 by members of the special interest groups dealing with freedom of expression at the Forum on the participation of NGOs for the 47th Ordinary session of the Commission due to take place from 12 to 26 May.   Deyda Hydara, Yahya Jammeh & Chief Ebrima Manneh

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Analysis

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Breaking News

Following Africa trip,

Captain Sana B. Sabally writes open letter to Jammeh, says regime to end soonest

Following a tip off that Captain Sana B. Sabally was on a tour of some West African countries, The Gambia Echo has been trying to liase with Gambia’s former military strongman and vice Chairman of the AFPRC junta that toppled the PPP regime on July 22, 1994 to no avail. Today, we received a lengthy open letter from Captain Sabally addressed to Gambian dictator, Yahya Jammeh. In this letter, Captain Sabally alleges that Yahya Jammeh and Edward David Singhateh killed the junta’s former Interior Minister, Captain Sadibou Hydara, while in detention at the notorious Mile II Prisons. He delves into so many others issues and warns Jammeh that his regime is doomed.

Cpt. Sana B. Sabally. Former AFPRC Vice  Chairman

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PDOIS’ Touray calls Editor Jallow, “idle dreamer” sarcastically picks on his humbling beginnings: “liberated from rural poverty and oppression”

Dear Editor,

My brother Modou Nyang has been doing a good job on the ground. I must commend him and all those who are contributing positively to solve the Gambian problem. I am glad my friend, Mathew, has come on board again. Unfortunately every Gambian appears to be growing in awareness except him and his likes.

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Raleigh writer blasts Editor Jallow, calls Halifa ‘honorable’ and Yahya Jammeh, ‘cool, generous dude’

Dear Mr. Sankareh,   First of all, I take this rare opportunity to commend you for your great literary skills and also your professional style of reporting. Mr. Sankareh, I've been reading your paper, The Gambia Echo for the passed two years and also heard your voice several times over the prestigious BBC World Service radio in the 1990's and I did not regret any of those good moments I spent following your news. However, I wish to add my voice to the on-going trail of arrogance from one of your contributors, Mr. Mathew K. Jallow.

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RSF says Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh, unpredictable, violent & deranged dictator

By Ebrima G. Sankareh

The Paris-based press freedom watchdog, Reporters Without Borders mostly known by its acronym-RSF, has in an unprecedented press release, characterized Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh’s shameful behaviour as, “unpredictable, violent and deranged dictator.” As the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day, Monday

Yahya Jammeh, violent, lunatic idiot

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GMC rebukes Jammeh Gov't’s. Disregard for ECOWAS Court

"GMC is very concerned that the persistent refusal of President Yaya Jammeh and his Government to respect the Judgment and Order of the ECOWAS Community Court adversely impacts our sovereign integrity. We have repeatedly communicated our concerns to President Jammeh to no avail. In consequence, GMC is conducting extensive international campaign to compel his Government

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