Gambian President Tells Gay Men I will slit your throat and no white man can do anything about it
Ironically, the personal threat made against his gay countrymen in a public speech was supposed to be about “fostering a healthy atmosphere” for Gambia’s youth. “If you do it [in the Gambia] I will slit your throat — if you are a man and want to marry another man in this country and we catch […]
Iphie of Rhythm 93.7 FM shot dead by kidnappers
The gruesome murder of famous Rhythm 93.7 FM, Port Harcourt on-air personality, Miss Iphie Aggrey-Fynn, has once again brought to the fore the growing case of violent crimes in Aba, Abia State.Aggrey-Fynn, who described herself as a writer and motivational speaker, was murdered on Monday evening while on a visit to Aba to see her […]
Gambia expels EU diplomat
The European Union (EU) has summoned the Gambian ambassador for an explanation after its representative to the country was expelled. The EU is astonished by the move, which appeared to have no justification, a spokeswoman said. Agnes Guillaud has 72 hours to leave the country, without getting a reason. The EU has been critical of […]
World Bank to Support Regional Trade and Integration in West Africa
Washington — The World Bank Group’s Board of Directors today approved support for a regional transmission network to enable electricity trade among the western African countries of The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. The US$200 million IDA* credit will finance the construction of transmission lines to connect the electrical networks of the four countries and […]
World Observes Anti-Homophobia Day, but Not Africa
Nations all over the world are observing Sunday a day of solidarity with gays and lesbians. But few African countries are celebrating the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. In fact, state-sanctionned homophobia is on the rise across much of Africa with Gambian President Yahya Jammeh recently stating that he would personally slit the […]
African Leaders Urged to Emulate President Jammeh
The President of the National Farmers Platform of The Gambia (NFPG), Alagie Bassi Mboge, has challenged African leaders to emulate President Yahya Jammeh’s footstep in boosting agricultural production and productivity. He described President Jammeh as a president with a difference whose ambition is to ensure that not only The Gambia becomes food self-sufficient, but also […]
Gambia Gets New Chief Justice
Information reaching the legal desk disclosed that Justice Emanuel O. Fagbenle has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of The Gambia, effective from Tuesday, 12th May 2015. Honourable Justice Emmanuel O. Fagbenle, a Nigerian-born judge who once served as the director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and as the president of the Gambia Court of […]
I am Ready For International Football: Carayol
Middlesbrough winger Mustapha Carayol says it is the “right time” in his career to commit his international future to the Gambia. Carayol, 26, is back to full fitness after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury which had kept him out for 13 months. Last month he signed a two-year extension to his contract at Middlesbrough, […]
Gambia’s Opposition Darboe Optimistic Of 2016 Victory
The leader of the Gambia’s main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, has expressed optimism about the prospect of flushing out the APRC government of President Yahya Jammeh in next year’s presidential election. Mr Darboe, who has just completed a ten-day country-wide tour during which he laid out his vision for the country, […]
Report: Ebola Survivors Can Transmit Virus Through Sex
U.S. health officials say Ebola survivors can spread the disease through unprotected sex many months after being declared free of the virus.In a report Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detailed the case of a 44-year-old Liberian woman who is believed to have contracted Ebola through sexual intercourse with an Ebola survivor. The […]
