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The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword
Freedom is never easily won, but once established, freedom lasts, spreads and chokes out tyranny. - Trent Lott
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Trust Launches The Gambia's First Escrow Service - NiaNia Touray Gambia................................more
Prudent Trust Company Limited is a
PrivateInvestment Management firm specializing.................more
Maafanta Interview With NDT
We caught up with Prudent Trust Co-founder Niania Dabo Touray on vacation in DC. And again , it 's all about Prudent! - She spoke to Fatou Jaw Manneh a little bit about herself and her company.......................more
Petition by Fatou Jaw Manneh
I read Pharmacy for one year at Uppsala University and later proceeded to read Bio-medicine and Public Health.......more
In Response to Modou Sarho's (Dumo) Last Balang Baa Article (Part III)
Jainaba Bah (Sweden)
This article is dedicated to Abdoulaye Wopa Krubally. Wopa, the abandoned one! May your soul rest in perfect peace! Aameen!........................more
BREAKING OMERTÀ - PART IV: In response to Modou Sarho's (Dumo) Last Balang Baa Article. By Jainaba Bah (Sweden)..............more
In response to Modou Sarho's (Dumo) Last Balang Baa Article.
By Jainaba Bah (Sweden)
Recent dramatic events have made me consider whether it is worth continuing this narrative. The unknown fate of Imam Baba Leigh, the spine chilling revelations of Bai Lowe on Freedom .................................................more
By Jainaba Bah, Sweden.................more
The Joke That is "Françafrique" Independence
by Saul Saidykhan
An abused people – be it a country or nation, have two un-enviable faults in common with............................more
by Lamin J Darboe
In Response to Alfa Jallow on the Jainaba Bah "Breaking Omerta" series...........more
Fatou Sagnia Proudly displays banner, New York demonstrations
Imam Baba Leigh New York protest
Aminata and I
By: Fatou Sagnia, New York
January 23, 2013 was the coldest day of the year in New York, with wind chills hovering around zero degrees. In recent history, this was quite a record of sorts for the Big Apple. It seemed, however, almost prophetic that our protest for the release of a man of God would fall on such a day..........................................more
Never be afraid of the qualities that set you apart. Don't consider shrinking to fit in with others...Don't court other's acceptance, rise up to your full height. Swell out and take up your due space...Beware of the 'imposter syndrome',this is incredibly common and is utterly disastrous for your moral and ability to perform at your best. Whoever you are don't ever short-change yourself in your own self-appraisal. Don't ever fall short, hike up the extra inches...Success doesn't thrive on self-doubt, whether you are running the show or planning to , what's required is confidence, courage and the ability not to give a damn about what people thinks of you...Just be you and stand tall. !!! --
Rohey Yata Smith, Manchester, UK
Chris Sukuna, Secetary, Save The Gambia Democracy Project (STGDP)
Carrie Janneh , Maafanta.com
Operation Girls Catch Yaya
by Fatou Jaw Manneh
(maafanta archives - 2010).................more
Halipha can't you see?
by Fatou Jaw Manneh...........more
Fatou Jaw Manneh, Publisher ,maafanta.com
I am Gambian
by Fatou Jaw Manneh.......more
Senegal You Make Us Proud
by Fatou Jaw Manneh.........more
Happy Birthday Mr. President
by Fatou Jaw Manneh....more
Thank you all for signing the
petitionIt has and is reaching all
targets. Thank you all so much
Please sign
Stop Gambian
President Yaya
Jammeh Now
ADD YOUR NAME signon.org......more
"Like all egomaniacs, he is
the opposite of greatness.
He is a petty, aggrieved, insecure, venal, paranoiac, pernicious,
depraved, intolerant, crass, corrupt, deceptive, dishonest, avaricious,
intemperate, dishonorable,
untrustworthy, misinformed, semiliterate, inarticulate, thuggish,
malcontent, violent, tribalist,
lying little man. Someone needs
to tell him that the Holy Quran is not
for carrying around."
- Foday Samateh on Yaya Jammeh
A Blueprint for a Post-Jammeh Gambia - by Dr.Abdoulaye Saine
IntroductionYahya Jammeh's decision to carry out nine death sentences of forty-seven death-row inmates on August 26, 2012, is outrageous! It is simply senseless! But Jammeh's rule and decisions have hardly made sense to most right-thinking individuals........more
THE JAMMEH REGIME: BLIND PATRIOTISM AND THE WILLFULLY IGNORANT - by Ousainu Mbenga, Wash, D.C....more
Baba Aidara, Publisher Hellogambia.com
Gunjur Diaspora Alkao Michael Scales
East Africa Consultant
Nickname: Toubaa Sanchaba
We should attack Yaya
Jammeh from all
fronts saysSenegalese
NGOs and SENEGALESE
"Africa needs a new type of
citizen: A dedicated, modest,
honest, informed man and woman
who submerge self in service
to the nation and mankind.
A man and woman who abhor greed and detest vanity. A new type of man
and woman whose humility is his
and her strength and whose integrity is his and her greatness" - Nkrumah.
Culture and Customs of Gambia by Dr. Abdoulaye Saine
Gambian News Online/Resources/Funstuff
These sites bring you all the news you need to know from the Gambia.
These sites are very important to us.
We get some news and inspiration from them.
The Oped Project
The Huffington Post
Amnesty International
Gambian constitution
AU Charter
UN Charter
Human Rights Watch
For all the funstuff and Extraswww.funnyjunk.comwww.
African Princess Rohey Yata Smith
The story of an African dictator that was once a hero (The Mugabes and the Gaddafis')
by Fatoumatta Sanyang (YoungAfrica)
Dictatorship is not a foreign concept in Africa. That being said, there are a lot of ...........more
The New Gambia – Nothing but the truth so help me God!
By Momodou Ndow
Just to clarify, I don't have any affiliation with a Gambian political party nor do I have a political hat to throw into the political ring, but what I do have is my Gambian birth certificate, and I can supply an army of witnesses to corroborate these claims......................................more
The Cost of Africa's Inferiority Complex (1)
By Honourable Saka
According to one estimate, African girls of today spend more money on fashion than what they spend on books and food combined.......more
Six Pillars of Character
T rustworthiness
R espect
R esponsibility
F airness
C aring
C itizenship
A person may be measured by his or her talents while he or she lives and by his or her friends when he or she dies. ...............more
A New Book on The Gambia to be released this month
A new book on The Gambia, State and Society in The Gambia Since Independence: 1965-2012 will be released shortly. Published by the USA based Africa World Press, this massive volume (686 pages) is edited by Professor Abdoulaye Saine, Drs Ebrima Ceesay and Ebrima Sall.........................more
GrandMa Sirreh hosting the Maafanta Impressive People of 2012 awards.
The Maafanta Impressive People Of The Year Awards. And the winners Areeeeeeeee........
The names are in alphabetical order:
Bayo, Sheikh Sidia – head of CNTG
Bojang-Sissoho, Amie – Programme officer ...............................................more
by D.A.Jawo
President Yaya Jammeh of Gambia:
Maafanta's worst person of the year. He makes gambian citizens cry everyday.
"Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out."Chemist, Educational Administrator
Maafanta Awards. I Am Thrilled!
- Jainaba Bah
Dear Fatou!
Happy New Year Maafanta!
Dear Sister Fatou,
As we say goodbye to 2012 and welcoming 2013, I wish to convey a special message of togetherness in this little struggle of ours.......................more
"Just because something isn't a lie does not mean that it isn't deceptive. A liar knows that he is a liar, but one who speaks mere portions of truth in order to deceive is a craftsman of destruction." ― Criss Jami
Falling on Fertile Grounds: the rise of drug-trafficking and the role of CSOs in West Africa
Afia Asare Kyei is the Law, Justice and Human Rights Programme Manager at the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) .....................more
Dear Sister Fatou,
Africa: Where black is not really beautiful
By Pumza Fihlani
BBC News, Johannesburg .............more
Pa Malick Faye and international protection
by Lamin J Darbo ,UK
Since his sudden and unceremonious dismissal as Managing Director, Pa Malick Faye (Pa Malick) must have been dealing with the acute conundrum of the lie he lived all these years as a staffer of the pro-government Daily Observer (DO) newspaper.......................more
By: Ousainou Mbenga
The process to cultivate such an honorable nation must not be confined to the isolated and narrow nationalist notion of the untenable "54 Africas" that plague and undermine the struggle to liberate and unite Africa..................more
Raymond Kirlew, Yvonne Kirlew of Discovery Bay, St Ann, and Florida radio host Dr Dennis Grant, hold leaves and a soursop from the soursop tree behind them....................................more
What Happened to Banjul? -
My Story - Part II
By Momodou Ndow
A city is a relatively dense and permanent settlement. They were initially formed as central places of trade for the benefit of citizens living in close proximity to each other. Such form of living facilitates all sorts of interactions. .............................................more
"Senegal can hold its head up high today," said Alioune Tine of the Dakar-based African Assembly for the Defense of Human Rights (RADDHO). "My country is setting an example for Africa by showing that Africans can take care of their own problems. The time when brutal despots could just take their bank accounts and move next door is coming to an end."
Contact Information:
Alkali Conteh:firstname.lastname@example.com
Musa Jeng: firstname.lastname@example.com
Pa Samba Jow: firstname.lastname@example.com
GDAG and STGDP are excited to announce the launch of a national conference dubbed GAMBIAN CONFERENCE FOR DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE to be held in Raleigh, North Carolina from May 18, 2013 to May 19, 2013........................more
Maafanta Attention
Dear Fatou,
I am Dr. Alhasan Ceesay of Njawara village and a novice writer. I would like to draw Maafanta's attention to the work I am involved with villagers in the region since my return to the Gambia in 1992. Here is how to get info relating to it.
My web site is: friendsofmandinggambimed.btck.co.uk
Books can be viewed on entering: Dr. Alhasan Ceesay/books; and google search
Alhasan Ceesay/book/PublishAmerica.com and Alhasan Ceesay/books/amazon.com
Fatou my efforts have since returning to our beloved land been trying to bring relief to villagers. Hence with help of foreign doctors I have treated more 9000 villagers free ofcharge despite difficulties within. A third of sales of each of my books go to support NGO: Manding Medical Centre at Njawara. Helping expose our effort may just be the light we need at the end of the tunnel in bringing much needed medical relief to rural Gambia. Please feel free to contact me on 44+7556092403 any time convinience as we all committed to the Gambia. Thanks for taking time to review our rquest.
Yours Sincerely
Dr. Alhasan Ceesay, MD
You make us all proud already Dr. Ceesay!
God bless - FatouJM
The hypocrite's crime is that he bears false witness against himself. What makes it so plausible to assume that hypocrisy is the vice of vices is that integrity can indeed exist under the cover of all other vices except this one. Only crime and the criminal, it is true, confront us with the perplexity of radical evil; but only the hypocrite is really rotten to the core. ~Hannah Arendt, On Revolution, 1963
Regina Mariama Manneh
By MATTHEW OMOLESKY from the FEBRUARY 2013 issue
Human rights theater, like the global outcry over Gambia's death penalty, only obscures the real nature of lawless, despotic rule................................more
picture : courtesy of Godfrey Mwampembwa
The Gambia: An overview of Yahya Jammeh military regime's horrible legacy
By Mathew K Jallow
The story I wanted to write this week was going to be extremely flattering, yet not superfluous. It was going to be a glowing tribute to a great president, without being a canting expose of his still untold story.................more
Updated List
Gambia Independence Celebrations. February 18 , 2013. We have nothing to celebrate
Below is our predicament:...............more
1. You must not get married because of lust.
2. Infatuation (Love at first sight- sudden love)
3. Just liking the idea of marriage. It's just like joining the Army because you like the uniform. Nobody joins the army with a promise that he won't go to war.........more
Gambian Chronicles
D. A. Jawo Crystallizes a Nation in Transit
By Cherno Baba Jallow
In the fading days of the Jawara presidency, it seemed as if things weren't moving - or moving fast enough. Within the confines of presidential power and far, far away, the national soul was living listlessly. The custodians of power and authority were napping at the wheel.....................more
"""""Just about any head of state with average ambition can build schools, roads and hospitals. What sets Yahya Jammeh apart is his misplaced self-image as a man of destiny gliding on the sweeping wave of history. Listening to him, an act of unbearable mental torture, one hears a jumble of crude vocabulary of a self-anointed republican, patriot, nationalist, field marshal, prophet, genius, shaman and humanitarian. A breathing definition of a multiple personality disorder. He wants to impress upon his audience that he doesn't only embody the dreams and spirit of the nation but attains a greatness so unique that it defies all categorizations and comparisons. That he is a one-off phenomenon in all the vestiges and vistas of time.
Such blinding if not archaic hubris and heroic pretensions are quite familiar. Like all egomaniacs, he is the opposite of greatness. He is a petty, aggrieved, insecure, venal, paranoiac, pernicious, depraved, intolerant, crass, corrupt, deceptive, dishonest, avaricious, intemperate, dishonorable, untrustworthy, misinformed, semiliterate, inarticulate, thuggish, malcontent, violent, tribalist, lying little man. Someone needs to tell him that the Holy Quran is not for carrying around. The sacred Revelation is not a prop for gimmicky display of piety. The Words of the Almighty are meant for recitation to acquire wisdom and guidance. If this ignoramus really knows how to read the Book of all books, he would be doing so every morning and night on national television and leading every Friday prayer at the State House mosque. Just like he is no professor or doctor of any sort, he is no sheikh. He is an empty pretender. A vain extrovert infected with infantile and fetish need for attention. From his overdressing, raving and ranting to uncouth mannerisms, the sane mind is conflicted over determining whether he is a scarecrow or clown with the keys to the highest office in the land.""""' - Foday Samateh on Yaya Jammeh
Gambia's Clandestine Foreign Operation Uncovered - kibaaro.com.
The Gambia government's hatched clandestine foreign security operation against exiled Gambians in Senegal, Europe and the United States has been uncovered..................................more
by Jainaba Bah
Flowers for you!
Thank you Maafanta and Hellogambia
This is to say a big thank you to 'Maafanta' and 'Hello Gambia' for publishing my article on Autism...................................more
Open letter on Women's Political Participation
by Ms Satang Nabaneh, Gambia
I think it is time I add my voice to the debate, to wear the badge of verbal fundamentalism, without the slightest embarrassment. Should have been a long time coming- to unburden myself and do a little carping....................more
* The attempted Gambian coup d'etat of 30 July 1981
A 1991 Paper
By Arnold Hughes
FAB FASHION: SENEGALESE/GAMBIAN REGINA MANNEH EMERGES AS THE FACE OF AFRICA FASHION WEEK LONDON 2013...........more
An Essay on Decadence of Morality in The Gambia - By Musa Camara
Irreformable and notorious individuals who commit blatant infractions or heinous crimes are generally isolated,.............more
Thank You, Musa Camara - Dida Halaki
- by Bamba Sering Mass (Human Rights Activist) UK..............................more
Thank You Maafanta
Dear Fatou,
Why we can't wait…..
by Ousman Njie
There comes a time in the life of an individual, group, village, town, city, or nation when change is inevitable in order to preserve the pride, respect, and dignity of the people. I'll call this the breaking point or crossroads or in economic terms- the point
GAMBIA: My 22 Incoherent Thoughts After 19 Years
by Pata PJ
If I'd grown up in an abusive household where my father abuses my mother, emotionally or physically, what would and should have been my (moral) responsibility?..........................more
INDEMNITY? HOW ABOUT YOUR CONSCIENCE? - By: Pata PJ
On December 15, 2012, a former Bad Boy Rapper G-Dep walked into a Harlem Precinct, turned himself in after confessing to a cold case murder. G-Dep owned up to killing a young man on a botched robbery on October 19, 1993....more
Annual Report 2013The state of the world's human rights
Human rights know no borders. But Amnesty International's 2013 report shows governments are using the excuse of 'internal affairs' in shameful attempts to block concerted international action to resolve human rights emergencies..........................more
African Union: Human and Peoples' Rights
We are marking yet another historically significant milestone as we celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the birth of the pan-African Unity in the formation of the OAU. Over the 50 year period since the OAU was established, .................more
What Happened To Banjul? Part IV – The Mosquitoes' Story (Fiction)
By Momodou Ndow
As more and more gutters became stagnant in Banjul, "The Banjul Mosquitoes" found themselves with more real estate to breed and keep multiplying..........................more
SUMMARY OF KEY DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT......................more
From Sainey Faye
New media law passed is in violation of the Banjul Charter.
African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, adopted June 27, 1981, OAU Doc. ..................................more
Welcome Address on May 17, 2013 by Eugene Weeks, Mayor Protem , Raleigh
On behalf of the members of the Raleigh City Council and the more than 415,000 residents of Raleigh, I would like to welcome you as you gather in...........................more
The Raleigh Accord.
Raleigh, North Carolina U.S.A. May 19 2013: The three-day Gambia Conference on Democracy and Good Governance organized by GDAG, STGDP, and DUGA successfully concluded in Raleigh,...........................more
Fatou Jaw Manneh
Raleigh Presentation
Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen:
When I got the request and invitation to present a paper on Gambian journalism, I sent word to Gambian journalists on the ground for input lest I leave out any important details. The information I got from my colleagues on the state of journalism in the last 19 years.......................more
Photo: STGDP Chief Banka Manneh
The Raleigh Accord:
That GDAG, STGDP, DUGA convened a conference in Raleigh North Carolina from the 17th to the 19th May 2013 to bring together the key players in the field (heads of political parties, politicians, civil society, and the media to dialogue and consult on the way forward...............more
Behind every great man , is a great woman. With every good organization as GDAG , are great women. Thank you Madam Alkali Conteh, Sophie Seye Conteh and team , for the wonderful meals throughout the STGDP/GDAG/DUGA conference in North Carolina. The hospitality is great. We are all very grateful. Thank you Madam Conteh
Nancy McFarlane, Mayor of Raleigh, Declares May 17, Gambia Day
Nancy McFarlane, Mayor of Raleigh,North Carolina, signed a proclamation declaring May 17, 2013, GAMBIA DAY.
Congressman David Price
Remarks at the Gambia Conference for Democracy and Good Governance
May 18, 2013
It is my pleasure to welcome you to Raleigh and St. Augustine's University this morning and offer you some brief words of encouragement as you begin what I hope will be a productive conference....................more
As Gambian Diasporans yearning for change convened in Raleigh North Carolina for a National conference, passionate and emotional speeches rocked the meeting hall in Raleigh...............more
Maafanta Interview with GDAG Chairman Alkali Conteh
Chairman of GDAG and host of Gambia national conference, Raleigh North Carolina.
Good afternoon Mr. Alkali. Hope you have rested well. Thanks for the superb organization of this conference.........................more
DMU lecturer is named as one of the UK's best teachers
The Higher Education Academy (HEA) has today (27 June) named De Montfort University (DMU) Lecturer Dr Momodou Sallah as the recipient of a National Teaching Fellowship - the most prestigious awards for excellence in higher education teaching and support for learning..........................more
5 July 2013
The Gambia: New bill stifles online dissent
A new bill in the Gambia which could impose lengthy prison sentences and hefty fines for criticising government officials on the internet is an outrageous attack on freedom of expression, Amnesty International said.............................more
Masquerader at Raleigh Conference
By Musa Camara
"A person shall not be qualified to be appointed or hold the office of a Secretary of State if, he or she is a member of the National Assembly or if he or she holds the citizenship or nationality of any country other than The Gambia......................more
'Gambians live under a climate of fear'- Amnesty's Lisa Sherman-Nikolaus - American Street News..................more
Book Review: Defeating Dictators by George Ayittey
Georg Ayittey. Defeating Dictators. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, 288pp. Hardcover $18.10 ISBN-13: 978-0230108592............................more
Ayittey on Steering Committee
Yes, I heard about your national conference in Raleigh.
African Narco News - On Gambia
Inside A $1 Billion West African Cocaine Cartel
Abuja, Nigeria, July 10, 2013--
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns an amendment to a media law adopted by the Gambian ...................................more
Deborah Mbye keeps hope alive for jailed husband Brigadier General Omar Mbye (OB Mbye ) sentenced to death in The Gambia.
Deborah Burns Mbye is a British citizen married ...........................................more
List of murdered, incarcerated, exiled and forced disappeared Gambians -
compiled by Mathew K Jallow
Gambians kidnapped from Dakar Senegal 2013
Mahawa Cham, abducted from Dakar, whereabouts unknown
Saul Ndow, abducted from Dakar, whereabouts unknown............more
Twinkle twinkle my little Moroccan star.
Now I wonder where the hell you are................................more
The Gambia's Internet Law: RSF very disturbed, Amnesty International shocked - frontpageinternational
The Gambia's new Information and Communication (amendment)Act 2013 bill.
by Fatou Jaw Manneh
Here comes another cruel bill from Yaya Jammeh and his new Information Minister Nana Grey Johnson. We will kill it! In the name of Ramadan. So help us God!......................more
Senegalo Gambia Game 6 : Senegal - 11, La Gambie - 1
by Fatou Jaw Manneh
Voila!!! Yes a bridge is going to be planted in the River Gambia. Waye waye –Kai –Kai Macky– Waye Macky. Mbaa Yansi Jamma? Daydate Amuuffi-dehh.
Lo Buggarekk –Na-Nekk-Jamma. Bridge? Jayllal, Jaylllal. Plot of land? Here we go! You can have all of Serrekunda! Who? Salifu Sarjo? I will catch him myself Macky. I never said you harbor my enemies. Heh? Njehh Reggut Waff- Dehh.................................more
GPU concerned over new communication legislation ...........................more
The Daily Observer Founder Kenneth Y Best's statement to the International Press Institute
Dear Sasu:
I wish to thank you and Bethel sincerely for this powerful statement on the Gambian parliament's terrible Act against ................more
The Best Advice I Ever Had
A Tribute to My Sainted Mother, Mrs. Lilian Best, Delivered at the American Embassy on Mother's Day, 2010, at the Invitation of Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield
By Kenneth Y. Best ( Founder of The Daily Observer , Gambia and Liberia).............more
The Man Who Revolutionized Gambian Media
Reflections on Kenneth Y. Best
By Cherno Baba Jallow
In late 1992, a year after graduating from the Sixth Form, I visited the Daily Observer's offices in Bakau seeking employment as a reporter. .................................more
by Baobab Girl, Gambia
Dear Fatou Jaw Manneh,
You are right in dragging your heels to write about our money pinching first lady. It has been long overdue. All the same I would like join you in that venture.........................more
Gambian Film Maker and Director, Ishmael Sarr has completed a very touching and heart wrenching movie about young African men and women who brave the high seas destined for greener pastures in Europe, mainly Spain. The name of the movie is called "Once Upon A Time In Sahel". As these men and women embark on this very uncertain journey, they know it can be fatalistic, yet are not deterred from trying............more
Ishmael Sarr
00 221 777- 186426
The Most Terrifying Drug in the World Has Spread to The Gambia- Jammeh the Head drugs Dealer -
By The Economist
In The Gambia, where the president Yahya Jammeh claims to be a strict Muslim Practicing Sheikh- pious, Holy Koran firm in one hand and a kingship sword clutched in the other everywhere he goes..................................more
Spotlight on Ending Violence against Women
By Isatou Bittaye
As the commemoration of 16 Days Activism against Gender-Based Violence draws to an end on December 10 (Human Rights Day), I am providing a highlight on the struggle to end violence against women and girls................................more
PRESIDENT JAMMEH SHOULD RESPECT THE PRIVACY OF CHILDREN LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS -- By Ousman JC Darboe
Free Alhagi Ceesay & Ebou Jobe
Family and Friends Plea for the Release of Two U.S. Citizens Who Disappeared in The Gambia
Juka Ceesay, spokesperson for the families
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
For immediate Release ............................more
The Week's News Recap
The 68th UN General Assembly , New York
Team Yaya Jammeh versus Team Diaspora
by Fatou Jaw Manneh...........................more
Ndey Tapha Sosseh
Secretary General, Coalition for Change The Gambia
A lot has been said in the past month on the severing of ties between ........................more
By George Ayittey
Mandela Passes
He was truly an African hero and leader – a man of indefatigable determination, steely courage, indomitable spirit and unbending will. He endured great hardships and personal sacrifices to bring freedom to his people. Yet, he had a heart big enough to forgive and reconcile. He indeed will rest in peace...............................more
The Enlightenment
By Momodou Ndow
Human reason is one of the major factors that separate us from animals. Reasoning is the capacity for consciously making sense of things and applying logic for establishing and verifying facts.........................more
"What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead." Nelson Mandela
The Prayers continue
".........regardless of the measure of Western responsibility for Africa's mess, it is clear that the future of Africa lies in the hands of African leaders. Thus far, individually and collectively, they have been more prone to hide behind the past than to take responsibility for the present."- Samantha Power
The Hypocrisy of Fatou Camara
by Musa Camara
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms — to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way" Viktor E. Frankl.
To the proverb necessity is the mother of invention, sycophants from The Gambia have supplied the parallel contrast that desperation is the father of self-reinvention. Yahya Jammeh's collaborators from The Gambia are very skillful in reinventing themselves once they fall out of grace with the 'ungrateful' man they so diligently and dutifully served. Ms. Fatou Camara—no relation to this author—is the latest cast member of comic tragedy. .............more
Fatou Jaw Manneh Come Out
By a retired US Soldier
Fatou, how are you? Hope well, and doing great..................................more
How the "struggle" against Jammeh could end up producing low caliber leaders - By Sutay Kuta Sanneh, UK
Fellow countrymen, first allow me state that, my observations in this article is to evoke rational understanding more strongly that emotional feelings. Over the past couple of days, we are bombarded with claims and .............................more
18 December 2013
The Gambia must immediately release three opposition members convicted of sedition
The full text of Secretary General Momodou Sabally's Anti- UNDP, Mandingko, UK, US and patriotic Gambians.
"Mccarthy square happens to be his palm oil outlet and pot is 7 dalasis that is what makes me laugh. As the head of state you should be more concerned about protecting domestic businesses not to be competing with them."
- Serious Boy Ablie Njie writes to Maafanta!
Dear Aunty Fatou of Maafanta. You and I don't know each other, but I've read and heard a lot about you and to be quite honest, you inspire me a lot. .....................................more
Elections Don't Matter, Institutions Do
Many years ago, I visited Four Corners in the American Southwest............................more
Most of you have no idea what Martin Luther King actually did - Daily Kos
This will be a very short diary. It will not contain any links or any scholarly references. It is about a very narrow topic, from a very personal, subjective perspective.
The topic at hand is what Martin Luther King actually did, what it was that he actually accomplished..........................more
Remember the time............
By Amie Ndow
I remember the time we used to dance
Do you remember how we used to prance?
The prickly green grass in between our toes
Do you remember the time....Nobody knows
I remember the overly pumped soccer ball bruising our feet
The memories of the lemon grass you would eat
I remember the tree we married under at the age of nine
And how you tried to make your vows rhyme
Oumie: Greetings and welcome to The Maafanta Outreach Program. As you might be aware, the Outreach is a new interactive and educative initiative that seeks to reach out to individuals and organizations ...........more
Greetings, readers and well-wishers of Maafanta, I am delighted to inform you that we have a new program. It is "the Outreach"- On a monthly basis,
This program is to share, learn, inspire and give more to our communities and countries. Should any of you have an individual or organizations worth learning from, kindly do inform us and we will reach out to them. It's about us. Together, we can do better. Thank you.
Oumie Sissokho Maafanta Facebookpage Editor
The Crab Revolution (Part 1)
By Demba Njie, Sweden
The Gambian revolution, which is going on right now, is one of the most complicated revolutions that has ever happened in the world. Everyone wants to be a leader and want it to be in his or her own way, ...................................more
By Oumie Sissokho
By Jainaba Jah, UK
Leaders are generally perceived by their followers as reverends, almost flawless especially if they ride on a religious ticket. Such leaders are trusted, adored and respected. For any such leader to be discovered a sex predator will not only appall and shock his people. Well, many Gambians today are finding it hard to come to terms with some of the revelations on the Diaspora Gambian online press about President Jammeh's insatiable thirst for sex. This brings to mind a saying "he who feels it; knows it". I have no iota of doubt in my mind that there are many Gambian female security officers both in the Gambia and abroad who felt victim of President Yahya Jammeh's sexual exploitation............................more
Microfinance--The Neoliberal Endgame? (Case Study: KIVA)
By Sulayman Njie
Microfinance—The Neoliberal Endgame? (Case Study: KIVA) "At Kiva, We want to create good in the world. A lot of good" (Kiva.org). These are the do-gooders, they help the poor and in the process lift ........................more
By Ousainou Mbenga..........................more
CORDEG's Utterly Blurred Vision
By Lamin J. Darbo..............more
Answering The Question –
Was Jawara A Dictator or Not?
Jawara Was A Dictator And His Administration A Dictatorship!.............more
Autism:We embrace the challenges
By Mammy Neneh SaidySanyang
It is another year gone by and time to remember Autism, and all those whose lives it continues to affect. Further to my piece that was published in your paper last year , ............more
The Gambia: Dialoguing and negotiating with serial murderers; not in our name
By Mathew K Jallow
Tug of war between Diaspora protesters and Yahya Jammeh! -
By Our Economist.............more
Something is still rotten in the state of Gambia
By Foday Samateh
maafanta archives
Yahya Jammeh and his diehard supporters can slaughter hundred or thousand cows for a merry feast...................more
Africa Progress Report 2013
To be King or not to be King -- that is the question. - from maafanta archives
ByFoday Samateh...........more
An Essay on Decadence of Morality in The Gambia
By Musa Camara
Introduction: Part I of 7.............more
I am concerned and I have suggestions
By A Concerned Gambian
Dear Fatou.........more
The Gambia: dogged mediocrity & amateurism" plague Raleigh-Gambia Conference (March 2013)
- By Mathew K Jallow (from Mathew Jallow).............more
April 5, 2014
Freedom News Paper
Kairo News
Kibaaro News
Jollof News
Mafaanta News
Dear Compatriot Editors,
I hope
this email finds you in the highest spirit of resistance to liberate our
beloved Gambia from the clutches of tyranny. ...............................more
An Essay on Decadence of Morality in The Gambia By Musa Camara
The Gambian Family: Part 3 of 7
If individuals are the nucleus of organized societies, families are their microcosms. In The Gambia, like in all human societies, the male is at the apex. The father is the Alpha and the Omega as his authority has no limits and is unquestionable. In short, he's the dictator who reigns over the compound. If he were compassionate, life would be normal for everyone in the household; but if he's heartless, ...............more
Introduction (Abstract)- By Bamba Jabbi
I have many people who inspired me when I was growing up as a child. Their lives' stories have impacted me on how I look at live and my ambitions and aspirations for the poor and the needy.
One such person was Thomas Sankara, a former president of ................more
An Essay on Decadence of Morality in The Gambia
By Musa Camara
The Typical Gambian Monad: Part 2 of 7.................more
"Within a system which denies the existence of basic human rights, fear
tends to be the order of the day. Fear of imprisonment, fear of torture,
fear of death, fear of losing friends, family, property or means of
livelihood, fear of poverty, fear of isolation, fear of failure. A most
insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even
wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the
small, daily acts of courage which help to preserve man's
self-respect and inherent human dignity. It is not easy for a people
conditioned by fear under the iron rule of the principle that might is
right to free themselves from the enervating miasma of fear. Yet even
under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and
again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man."
― Aung San Suu Kyi, Freedom from Fear
To be King or not to be King -- that is the question.
By Foday Samateh - maafanta archives June 2010
We are supposed to believe that a brazen plot of power-grab concocted in the State House in Banjul is a yearning call of a grateful nation on their benevolent President to accept the crown of a benign King...................................more
Fight for country
Independence, dual citizenship, and some routes to status regularisation in the UK
(As a Keynote speaker at the Gambian Association Coventry 22/2/2014 Independence Celebration) -
By Lamin J Darboe
In Loving Memory of Alh. Seni Sise (Master Sise)
Allah S.W.T has already informed us in His Holy Quran that every living soul that ever lived shall die at a set time, and that no one can shorten or prolong their given time by even an hour..............more
Sir Dawda Kairaba: A Statesman for the Ages
By Mathew K Jallow
The term Founding Father conjures up images of the American Revolution, and applying it to Sir Dawda K. Jawara, has always felt like a stretch for me. .............more
Fatou Jaw-Manneh is a Gambian journalist and activist who received political asylum from the United States in 1994 and has lived in the U.S. ever since. She is a well-known member of the Gambian community in the U.S. and runs the popular news and politics website Maafanta.com.[1] She was the first female reporter at the Gambian Daily Observer[2] and is widely known as "Gambia's Iron Lady" and the "Dame of the Flaming PEN...........................more
The Bends, the Curves, the Home-Straight, Keeping the Eyes on the Prize
Towards a Strategic Home and Diaspora partnership for Political Change
Part 2 of 3 - By Modou Nyang
In the contours of democratic political change in the Gambia the climax in the collaboration between home and diaspora forces is ...............more
Buba Baldeh, Deciphered
By Cherno Baba JallowThe late Honorable Bubacarr Baldeh, who recently died in Dakar, Senegal, at age 61, arrived on the political scene in 1982 as an outsider trying to fit ........more
On the Case of the Burial of Buba Baldeh
Beloved son of The Gambia
Freedom From Hunger Campaign
We all thought that you will become president
But destiny wouldn't agree
Abdul SAVAGE: You are not in any form or shape qualified to render professional judgment in the use of force for regime change in the Gambia pertinent to NRMG!
By Ex Officer Cadet Lawrence Jabang (GAF) ................more
PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S HOUSE IS ON FIRE..........................more
By Muhamed Baldeh
What said the arrogant ruler
By Baba G. Jallow
I'm very lucky
Said the arrogant ruler
And ground his teeth
You are very lucky
Said the sycophants
And they all went on to fantasize
Just lucky he was
The arrogant ruler
We ask for it
We get it
We waste it
Said the arrogant ruler
No more driving through palaces
Is what happens
When it is all wasted
The power
I want that mountain moved
And I want it now
Said the arrogant ruler
And showed his back
They saw he was not serious
And continued dancing
From maafanta
archives Some thoughts on "This Struggle"By Fatou Jaw Manneh
Gambian Diaspora: A Return to the Drawing Board or a Plunge into the Abyss -----
Modou Nyang
We may be far from the end to the accusations and counter accusations of what led to the split within CORDEG. What is not yet heard from the feuding parties is the underlying reasons or motives that informed their decision to call it quits.................................more
The Bends, the Curves, the Home-Straight, Keeping the Eyes on the Prize
Towards a Strategic Home and Diaspora partnership for Political Change
Part 1 of 3 By Modou Nyang
A selection of 20 cases of human rights
violations in Gambia since 22 July 1994.....................more
Amnesty International
Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government; and to reform, alter, or totally change the same, when their protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it.
The Outreach with Maureen Odour, Tanzania
Oumie: Greetings Lady Maureen! It's indeed an honor and pleasure to have the opportunity to talk with a fantastic, extremely brilliant and committed young woman as you. ................................more
From Pappa Faal
July 22nd in the Gambia, 1994
by Fatou Jaw Manneh
From maafanta archives
July 22nd in the Gambia, 1994
Obama's monsters ball: How the White House opened its doors to some of Africa's most evil dictators and homophobes and turned blind eye to their human rights record
Three notorious African leaders -- Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, Eritrea's Isaias Afewerki, and Sudan's Omar al-Bashir --.....................................more
Ebola virus: Nine things to know about the killer disease
A lion that once roared "deka bi Ma kor mom" was reduced to a quite mouse at the Hay- Adams hotel. -
(from Pa Modou Jobe facebookpage)
Moving on from this buffoon, but seriously though, I gotta give it to the Gambian Warriors. You guys should have seen the scenery. Only love for country and freedom could have sparked that passion. You see folks screaming until their lungs came out.............................more
The Yahya Jammeh 20 year rule legacy.
Happy Birthday America
By Fatou Jaw Manneh
Or do I simply say: Thank you America
238 yrs ago today to be exact
America gained Independence from Great Britain
A militia was started and headed by George Washing ton
A farmer from Virginia to stand up to the British tyranny
With dedication they fought and fought
As we follow court cases in the Gambia, it is quite saddening to see the open persecution of UDP supporters, especially the many active ............................................more
Re: Disinvite Gambian President Yaya Jammeh
Dear Fatou,
I stand with you. America should not even acknowledge dictators but should work with freedom loving people everywhere to encourage liberty and self-determination.
Your Friend,
Senator Don Shooter
Send all emails for now to firstname.lastname@example.com
Africa: President Macky Sall breaks from mold; inadvertently puts African dictators on notice By Mathew K Jallow
Is it a sign of the times; perhaps even a new paradigm shift, or just an ephemeral indulgence in rare political maturity? In the coming weeks and months, two very conflicting and contradictory events will likely occur, one of which may redefine Africa's political direction for generations to come........................................more
The catalyst of change in the Gambia will have to come through a movement of the people within Gambia. Movement within a nation does not happen by itself, nor will it happen with the approval or blessings of any head of state or governments The Gambian people will have to mobilize with a common .........................................more
Pata PJ Got his Mojo, Won't Spare PDOIS a Slack
By Modou Nyang
For Pata PJ, "many observed" that "for far too long…political pundits, commentators and those with voices and platforms have been exceedingly kind to [PDOIS] whilst holding others by the collar." And for him, he's got his sleeve up to put a stop to it. For Pata, PDOIS is being spared by pundits, commentators and those with voices and he does not like it................................more
Senegal's Karim Wade jailed for corruption - bbc.com
A court in Senegal has sentenced the son of former President Abdoulaye Wade to six years in prison for corruption.
Karim Wade was also fined $230m (£150m) for illegal enrichment during his father's 12-year rule.................................more
Burning and sizzling issues....By PPP Media
The Modern Day Boat People - Gambian Youths!
The Back-Way Phenomenon !!!
Following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, and the economic collapse caused by US sanctions, hundreds of thousands fled the country in rickety boats to mostly shores along the South East Asian coastline. Most of them were hoping to land in Singapore and Hong Kong. The plight of these economic and political refugees became the best indicator of what a failed state looks like long before the term became popular in modern political lexicon.............................more
The Invisible
By Baba G. Jallow
Crowds, crowds everywhere
Not a face in sight
Heads, heads everywhere
Not a single nod
Laughter, laughter everywhere
Not a single smile
Shouts, shouts everywhere
Not a single whisper
Eyes, eyes everywhere
Not a single sighting
Ideas, ideas everywhere
Not a single thought
Light, light everywhere
Yet darkness reigns supreme
Noble thoughts swallowed
So ignoble wins the day!
Banka Manneh Freed on Bail
By Yero Jallow
In a dramatic twist on Thursday March 19th 2015, Minnesota Federal Magistrate, Becky R. Thorson of St. Paul, granted Banka Manneh conditional bail. Mr. Manneh, a household name in both the U.S and the Gambia, has been on the FBI investigation list since after theDecember 30th alleged coup in the tiny West African impoverished country, the Gambia. The event followed loss of lives and trial of alleged conspirators both in the U.S and the Gambia. Those charged in the U.S are charged for violating the U.S Neutrality Act, a law that forbids launching from the U.S to forcefully dislodge a foreign Government thoughtfully "friendly" to the U.S...........................more
Heroic Cries
By Yero Jallow
My eyes reddened. The ship swayed on ocean waves.
It was the news. The wind carried the burden on its wings.
My heartfelt sorrow. My mind moved on Earth length horizons.
The king's house in total disarray. I heard the citizens' cry.
Heroes put on chains. It is a recounting terror tale..............................more
Macky Sall proposes a referendum on reducing his mandate from seven to five years......................................more
Your ABC and 123 of Gambian Political Economy Series by Sarjo Bayang
Understanding of relationship between the economy, politics and society is crucial to making those governing accountable to the general public as key stakeholders. Everyone is affected in vast ways about economic and political conditions of a country. This is true about Gambia also................................more
Younger Generation Gambians Misled by President Jammeh - Sarjo Bayang
Apart from rampant corruption and gross abuse of his position as president there is further damage that Yaya Jammeh badly inflicted on Gambian society. Since coming to power by staging a coup, Jammeh has been shrewdly utilising public resources to destroy young persons in Gambia by calculated systematic process revealed through keen observation........................................more
By Pata Saidykhan
For us to attain any gains in our pursuit of freeing The Gambia from the tentacles of a 20 year dictatorship, we must embrace the culture of impartiality, brevity and honesty in our actions as well as our political discourses. For far too long, many observed that most of our political pundits, commentators and those with voices and platforms have been exceedingly kind to certain politicians whilst holding others by the collar....................................more
By Mathew K Jallow
Suddenly, it has taken center stage in the political discourse, to assume the dominant role in yet another historic "presidential" election cycle. In previous elections, the issue came up almost as an afterthought, and typically, the response was, as always, arrogant disregard. This year seems a little different though, due to the politicians' level of fixation with the issue, and the inordinate amount of time invested in elevating it as the deal-breaker in next year's electoral cycle. ....................more
Gambia will never Develop or Progress under Yaya Jammeh Presidency
By Sarjo Bayang
Without needing to think hard or far, the truth is right under your nose. For more than 20 years Yaya Jammeh keeps recycling assorted brands of deception. Certainly were Jammeh not one big fool to think he is able to escape scrutiny by curiously attentive observers then majority of Gambians can be counted bigger fools in their own rights in believing his imaginary development talks.
Committee for the Restoration of Democracy in The Gambia CORDEG
Press Release
01 March 2015
CORDEG meet with UPD, PPP Leaders and PDOIS Representative
Hon. Ousainou Darbo, Hon. Omar Jallow (OJ) and Malik Kah of PDOIS's European Chapter, met on 23 February 2015 with CORDEG executive members to discuss important matters relating to the scheduled 2016 elections.............................more
Teacher's resignation letter: 'My profession … no longer exists'
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Increasingly teachers are speaking out against school reforms that they believe are demeaning their profession, and some are simply quitting because they have had enough. Here is one resignation letter from a veteran teacher, Gerald J. Conti, a social studies teacher at Westhill High School in Syracuse, N.Y.:.....................................more
Gambia must take immediate steps to address concerns of UN Special Rapporteurs on torture and extra-judicial executions: Amnesty International's written statement to the 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council (2-27 March 2015)
By Amnesty International, 27 February 2015, Index number: AFR 27/1100/2015
The Cartoon Character
By Baba Galleh Jallow
Hashtag Momla Rekati, Managing Director of Minimal Farms Unlimited was a favorite subject of cartoonists in our little town. Their interest in him was enhanced by the great man himself, who repeatedly proclaimed that he liked caricatures of him because "these nice distortions of my anatomy show who I really am, which is too complex for uninitiated minds to understand or for mere words to express." .................................more
Face of Islam
By Yero Jallow
"The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrenders to God.' But the press makes us seem like haters" –Muhammad Ali
I was hit hard by Imam Ahmed's sermon yesterday at the Daral-farooq mosque. His sermon, focused on the late Imam Safi (RA) and his rise to eloquence, detailed a life of struggle from a poor boy (later one of the most powerful Imam Safi) and his widowed mother's struggle to have Safi learn the art of wisdom, languages, and life matters.
Xenophobia and maladministration at Nawec Brikama power station
By a concerned Nawec staff
Before going further let me introduce myself. I am a staff of Nawec working at the Brikama 1 power station.There are some unfortunate things happening at the power station. As you may know, this station was initially managed by Global Electrical Group (GEG) which is owned by a Lebanese business tycoon, Muhammed Bazzi.................more
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up in the suffering of war zones.By Salil Shetty, Secretary General at Amnesty International........................more
Hon. Omar A. Jallow (OJ) 50th Independence Interview Highlights
By: PPP Media
Hon. OJ had a series of Online Radio interviews on Gainako and Freedom radios on the week of February 18th, 2015, to commemorate Gambia's 50th Independence anniversary. The purpose of the interview blitz was to set the records straight, comparatively, and to give the fitting tribute to our Independence heroes. The AFPRC junta and Dictator Yaya Jammeh have spent 20 years minimizing and downplaying our attainment of independence from British colonial rule.................................more
Efforts to Rebuild Post-Jammeh
By Abdul Savage
As much as we are spending time fighting the old, I respectfully submit that we must devote, equally as well, some time to plan to rebuild anew.
Now, when democracy and stability are restored in the Gambia, how do we go about rebuilding? Yes, true, we will secure and get international funding to help rebuild post-Jammeh, but wouldn't it be prudent, wise and helpful to know that a band of Gambians has taken the initiative to pre-empt the rebuilding efforts? Yes, it would be.....................more
Committee for the Restoration of Democracy in The Gambia CORDEG
The Promise of True Independence Remains Elusive Under Jammeh
As Gambia marks fifty years of political independence, CORDEG salutes the country's founding fathers and people of Gambia for their vision, accomplishments and forbearance at this most difficult period in the country's history. The immediate post-independence period and the first republic, in particular, had their share of challenges and lost opportunities. ..........................................more
No More Dictatoship
Comrades –
I just get done listening to the buffoon talk. Once again, while I am not surprised at Jammeh's usual emptiness, inferior complexity, and paranoia, something just struck me hard. The whole idea of the wronged and oppressed asking for forgiveness from their captor and oppressor didn't go well with me, at least just from basic sense, not to talk about common sense. What wrong have you done to ask for forgiveness? .................more
Lawyer Ousainu Darboe 50th Golden Jubilee Message
18 February 1965 saw the Union Jack lowered and the Gambian flag raised. We became a nation that is called The Gambia. Britain did not believe that Gambia will survive as a nation. For some 18 February 1965 is only significant as a day marking "the birth of an improbable nation". But here we are today celebrating fifty years of nationhood. As we celebrate fifty years of nationhood we must congratulate and pay tribute to those who led us to .............more
Will The Minnesota Federal Courts Deliver Justice?
Part 5
By Yero Jallow
After I ran part 1 to 4 on whether the Minnesota Federal Courts will deliver justice in the trial of the trio (Papa Faal, Cherno Njie, and Alhagie Saidy Barrow), I wanted make the intended final submission, part 5, very interactive for readers. It will capture the stipulated law, the charges and the likely outcome. From there we can all weigh in to what might constitute true justice as concerned citizens....................................more
The Gambia Independence Anniversary: the celebration of dysfunction and misery
By Mathew K Jallow
In the short space of little over two and half decades, the clamor for political independence had become a continent-wide movement that significantly altered global politics and the political dynamics between the colonized and colonizers............more
Gambia at 50! February 18, 2015!!
Golden Jubilee Celebrations Hijacked by Dictator Yaya Jammeh and the AFPRC Junta....A Crime in progress!!!!
By: PPP Media
My friends, there is a highway robbery unfolding right before our own eyes, led by his Excellency, the Thief-in-chief himself, Dictator Yaya Jammeh. How dishonest, how deceitful, disrespectful, and downright condescending can this junta be, to the memory and achievements of our founding fathers? ..........................more
The Diaspora Trifecta
By Abdul Savage
FIRST and FOREMOST, let me make a disclaimer here that this author is aware and tracking that currently emotions and sentiments are high, given recent developments. In this background, it will be extremely difficult to set aside emotions and use professional judgment. As such, this piece is presented in the context of professional viewpoint and you, the readers, are likewise urged to set aside emotions and use professional judgment. FURTHER, allow this author to add to the disclaimer here, ..........................more
Gambians Mourn Death of an Independent Nation 20 out of 50 years
For a president that seized power dislodging democratically elected government by force of guns in a coup, Yaya Jammeh has no moral justification and lacks all political sanity celebrating 50 years since Gambia became independent from colonial rule of Britain on 18 February 1965. There are serious crimes routinely committed by President Yaya Jammeh that makes him the wrong person talking about Gambian independence and therefore unfit calling for celebrations.
Breaking News: Alleged Coup Mastermind Cherno NJie Granted Bail.
By Yero Jallow
Mr. Cherno Njie, a Texas real estate developer, pleaded not guilty to charges brought against him by the United States Government in violation of the Neutrality ACT.
Mr. Njie is expected to leave Minnesota tomorrow by himself and to report to a "half-house" (transition house) in Texas upon arrival......................................more
Gambia Coup: What A Miss!!!
By Fatou Jaw Manneh
Damn!!When news of power takeover in The Gambia by "freedom fighters" broke out, there was jubilation all over the internet and other social media around the world. We had scanty news that Jammeh is stuck somewhere in Chad for at least 48 hours on his way from Dubai. I had wished he never returned to the Gambia but became an asylum candidate in the west or in the hands of his new best friends in Saudi Arabia, etc. ..................................more
Cultural Loss: What will be for our successors -
By Yero Jallow
With the world getting to the next level of civilization and development, it is very easy to predict the loss of our valuable cultures in the near future, if a greater part has not been lost already. For those bored with the pounding of the politics here and there which is a noble call to duty, here I share a historical fact about the Fulbe, as shared by the Fulani Diva Ina Baba Coulibaly and storyteller Bokarr Hammadou Farina.
Will the Minnesota Federal Courts Deliver Justice? Part 3 - By Yero Jallow
The case for Cherno Njie, a Texas Real Estate businessman, has raised some questions. Our records show that Mr. Njie was arrested around the beginning of the year. The author of this piece gathered from reliable sources that the trio (Cherno Njie, Papa Faal and Alhagie Saidy Barrow) will be all tried in the Minnesota Federal Courts..................................more
By Lamin Saddam Sanyang,
The Netherlands.
In shaa Allah we are almost at the end of the barbaric, cruel and brutal reigning of President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh. Like employees get their wages and salaries at the end of each pay-period, so is President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh and his bunch of criminals to pay cheques for their deeds here and hereafter as enshrined in the Glorious Quran chapter 99 verse 7: ......................more
Gambia's longtime dictator isn't going anywhere any time soon -
By Jeffrey Smith and Alexander
Just over a month ago, on Dec. 30, a coup attempt was launched in the small West African nation of Gambia to unseat long-time dictator Yahya Jammeh, who himself seized control of the country two decades earlier via a military coup. In Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré, president since 1987,resigned in October amid nationwide protests, with the military siding with............................more
By Sainey Faye
" There is in this world no such force as the force of a man determined
to rise.The human soul cannot be permanently chained." --- W.E.B. DU BOIS
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on February 23, 1868 almost three years after the American civil war; that freed the African slaves................................more
Will the Minnesota Federal Courts Deliver Justice? Part 1.
By Yero Jallow
The question has been asked many times if the State of Minnesota will deliver justice in the much talked about case of Papa Faal, ............more
Will Minnesota Federal Courts Deliver Justice? Part 2
In an extension to the many following the trial of the trios in Minnesota, one .....................................more
The Number of People Enslaved
The number of people enslaved by Muslims has been a hotly debated topic, especially when the millions of Africans forced from their homelands are considered.
Some historians estimate that between A.D. 650 and 1900, 10 to 20 million people were enslaved by Arab slave traders. Others believe over 20 million enslaved Africans alone had been delivered through the trans-Sahara route alone to the Islamic world.
Islam In America / By Dr. Sulayman Nyang
By: ousainou Mbenga
The APRC (Association of Pigs Rats and Cockroaches) and its chief terrorist, Jammeh arewaging a ............more
The Case for a United Coalition of the Opposition for 2016 General Elections…
By: People's Progressive Party ( PPP) – Gambia – Media.....................more
Who is Papa Faal?
He is originally from The Gambia in West Africa
Live in the US for 23 years now and a US citizen
He is a caring, loving husband and a father to a 2 year old girl
A family man, supportive of family and friends
Dedicated, hard-working, community member and volunteer in the Gambian Association of Minnesota........................more
The Gambia: The case of a North Korea in the heart of West Africa
By Mathew K Jallow
In more ways than one, the similarities are just as striking as they are notorious. Even the subtle differences are mind-blowing, and bear downright diabolical resemblance. Behind the extreme isolation and unmatched secretiveness, a self-absorbed political juggernaut still champions a visionless political maxim that is characterized by a brutal lethargy to any discourse of social and economic justice.............................more
Heroic Resistance: Heroes Don't Die!
By Yero Jallow
Always remember your times' heroes
The gallant –Selfless, courageous and they don't die
Those that fought to liberate you
From the clutches of tyranny
To the injustices and political oppression.
Transgambienne: Yaya Jammeh cancels Farafégné bridge project
Senego.com - google translate
It is not tomorrow that the bridge over the River Gambia Farafégné to be erected.Yaya Jammeh has unilaterally decided to abandon this project, a few weeks after the coup d'état in his country. According to the strong man of Banjul, the erection of such infrastructure will allow insurrection, from the north of Senegal, to overthrow his government...............more
The Gambia: moral justice; responsibility to protect; trumps the "non-interference clause" - By Mathew K Jallow
The brazen extrajudicial execution of ten military officers, in 1994, was only a sign of things to come. But, not even the deadly, primitive 2009 witch-hunting exercise, or the 2012 execution of twenty-six Mile 2 Prison inmates could inspire international action to challenge the violence perpetrated by Gambia's terrorist military regime. Over the years, both regional and international indifference to Gambia's dire .............................more
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther Jr.
Wikileaks for Africa? Introducing Afrileaks
A new service launching today hopes to safely connect whistleblowers with investigative journalists, encouraging a 'new culture of accountability and justice' across the continent
Dear Gambian brothers and Sisters,
Allow me yet again on a similar situation but of a different matter, to make this humble appeal to all Diaspora Gambians seeking your kind donation towards setting up a Legal Defence Fund to support our legendary freedom fighters now .........................more
Failed Gambia Coup Casts a Spotlight on Jammeh's Abusive Regime
Gambia yesterday accused the former head of the presidential guard of leading a small coup attempt that two U.S. citizens were also involved in. In an email interview, Jeffrey Smith, an advocacy officer at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, discussed Gambian politics and the recent attempted coup...........................more
Yaya Jammeh is too Dangerous and Unsuitable for a President
Sarjo Bayang reveals serious imbalances and risks of a leader in crisis
There exists large body of tangibly compelling evidence suggesting how dangerous and unsuitable it is for Yaya Jammeh staying as president of Gambia. Such evidence is derived from no remote sources but by critical examination of the man who forced his way to become Gambian Head of State since 22 July 1998 through what was deemed bloodless coup....................................more
A LUNATIC THAT BECOME A PRESIDENT ALWAYS CONTRADICT HIMSELF, ALWAYS ACT BEFORE THINKING, ALWAYS BLIND TO SEE THE TRUTH AND THE REALITY, ALWAYS THINK THAT HE IS FOOLING EVERYBODY NOT REALISING THAT HE IS FOOLING HIMSELF AND ENJOYING TELLING LIES EVERYDAY AND EVERYWHERE !!!........................more
5 crazy things about the Gambian dictator who just survived a coup attempt
At least two American citizens were involved in a conspiracy to oust long-ruling Gambian President Yahya Jammeh last week, according to U.S. federal prosecutors.......................more
Petition by Yero Jallow
To be delivered to The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Barack Obama
Deconstructing Yahya Jammeh – Part II
By Baba Galleh Jallow
In the last three months of 2014, Yahya Jammeh gave orders that the titles Nasiru Deen and Babili Mansa be immediately dropped from his lengthy appellation of His Excellency the President of the Republic Sheikh Alhaji Professor Dr. Yahya AJJJ Jammeh Nasiru Deen Babili Mansa..............more
Deconstructing Yahya Jammeh
By Baba Galleh Jallow
In a speech delivered after he returned to Banjul following a foiled coup attempt against his regime on December 29, 2014, Gambian ruler Yahya Jammeh said, among other things, that "Those who advocate and sponsor violence for regime change should know that they are not only acting in violation of the human rights and legitimate interests of those affected,..............more
President Yahya Jammeh Has Lost the Political/Moral Battle and Must Step Down Now!
The foiled December 29, 2014 coup effort in The Gambia is yet another blow to an already embattled regime and its head, Yahya Jammeh. As it were, the foiled coup followed in the wake of world-wide condemnation of Jammeh's strident, antigay legislation, and threats to execute gays- ...............................more
Sequel to my address on 24th December, 2014, I Sheikh Sidia Bayo, Leader of the NTCG and member of the coalition "WAATO SEETA" hereby direct patriotic senior ranks, senior NCOs, soldiers all and sundry loyal to the republic of The Gambia to act and move to topple the Dictator Yahya Jammeh.
The Gambia: Balangbaa, the limits of tolerance and the quest for practical action
By Mathew K Jallow
On the potholed streets and alleyways of Greater Banjul, it's a macabre scene repeated many times; young men with limited education driving around in regime issued, gas guzzling vehicles, doing Yahya Jammeh's dirty work; arresting,..................more
Update On April 10 & 11 Victims Fund
For Immediate Release
Contact: Ousainou Mbenga (U.S.A)
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We, the Survivors of the April 10/11, 2014 Gambian Student Shootings thank you for your immense show of support and your monetary donation to the fund raising efforts held in April and May 2014 to address our dire medical and cost of living needs.................more
U.S. drops South Sudan, Gambia from trade benefits program
(Reuters) - The United States will drop South Sudan and Gambia from a duty-free trade program as of Jan. 1, according to a presidential proclamation on Tuesday that said the countries failed to meet the conditions, without specifying them.
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By Musa Jeng
As the famous controversial campaign manager of the First H W Bush, Lee Atwater, once quipped out of frustration: "we are throwing the gauntlet in South Carolina", basically making it clear that the campaign will put in all their effort in South Carolina to save the campaign for the
Arrest of Gambians in Angola
By Yero Jallow
Sankanu has raised the alarm on a very unfortunate tone by the Angolan administration (Courtesy of NTIXANNEN, 12/20/2014). News tips I personally received from an anonymous family friend in Angola talks about a much higher number with even pregnant women as part of those arrested during Friday's raid. The raid succeeded in disrupting Friday worshipers and businesses....more
The Gambia We WANT?
By Abdul Savage
Every society and religion in Mankind history, since the existence of man, have recognized and accepted that if someone is privy to, and or a supporter to a criminal or criminal act, such person and or entity MUST be held "accountable". I believe it is called "accomplice" by smart people.........................more
Ousman Bojang's recent interview on Freedom revealing Jola tribalism prompted revisit of this article.
The Gambia: Yahya Jammeh's tribalism and the tyranny of the Jola minority (July 2011)
By Mathew K Jallow
As this year's "meet the voters' tour" comes to an end, where it all began two weeks ago, one of Yahya Jammeh's messages around the country has become not only a strikingly familiar refrain, but also the chorus of a sickening drama that exists in his mind. For many years now, Yahya Jammeh's signature posturing ...........................more
A Requiem for Deyda Hydara
Foday Samateh
Even as I write these words, a part of me is still in denial. Ten years on, the wishful in me still clings to a chimera. I do so because the ghoulish reality of December 16, 2004, sends me in bouts of disillusionment to the borders of derangement. The assassination of Deyda Hydara changed the world for me...........................more
Deyda Hydara: Ten Years of Impunity
Mbarodi Gainako hails from Daa nde maayo, a stone throw from Munku Baa-the cosmopolitan city of Yee lam ngalu. Mbarodi, as he is dotingly venerated, is medium in stature with a radiant chocolate skin. He is athletic. His childlike oval Fulani face has striking milky eyes ...............more
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The Gambia: Yahya Jammeh's militarizing of the Jolas or Jolanizing the military (2011)
It is a common strategy dictators have used to prolong their stay in power. But it is divisive. And it has a corrosive effect on the fabric of any society where it is practiced. Sectarian politics which in The Gambia is exemplified by the tribal politics introduced by Yahya Jammeh, is based,..........more
The Diaspora Gamble
By Abdul Savage
You still didn't get it? These diaspora organizations and many diasporans are betting on a "spark" in the Gambia to trigger a regime change in whatever format or design, be it demonstration, peaceful or whatever means. And then, after that, they will claim credit for such a regime change, and expect to be rewarded with fame, glory, gains, and position themselves post-Jammeh. ................more
IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A RARE ACHIEVEMENT, NEUROSURGEON:DR. NUTE JOHN JABANG - By Lawrence Jabang
Prince Bubacar Sankanu
Since the 7th November 2014, a group of 12 men, women and a boy, is held incommunicado in The Gambia, West Africa, on suspicion of being gays and lesbians or LGBTs. More arrests are anticipated from a list with about 200 names complied by the country's secret police, the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
After-Action Review
By Abdul Savage
The Army calls it AAR (After-Action Review), some civilians call it Periodical Review, others call it Re-evaluation, and others say it is called Periodic Report, while others call it Taking Stock. Other smart people call it Assessment, and some say it is called Recap.
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The Gambia: The dangerous interface of propaganda and ignorance
By Mathew K Jallow
Propaganda has the capacity to yield subliminal, Pavlovian responses, which defy reason. As a tool of mental and intellectual repression, the intent is to freeze, and even deny, the concept of independent thinking for the safer imagination deficit and idea free subjective reasoning.....................more
An old sickness has returned to haunt a new generation of ever ambitious and industrious hardworking Gambians. -
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Gambia: "Aggravated Homosexuality'' Offence Carries Life Sentence
Gambia's recent passage of a homophobic law puts the already persecuted lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) community at even greater risk of abuse,................more
What people need to know about the African condition
By Baba G. Jallow
When Creighton University's African Students Association (AFSA) approached me to give a guest lecture at their annual banquet on the topic "Redefining Africa", I knew exactly where they were coming from. However, I still asked them what they had in mind:.........................more
The Gambia: Lessons of Mali, lessons of Burkina and lessons for Africa
By Mathew K Jallow
Mali and Burkina Faso symbolize the new philosophical bend of the African Union and ECOWAS; playing catch-up with the popular political sentiments of Africa's vast, dispirited population. But it is only a beginning, the microcosm of what the rest of Africa's ...............................more
Yahya: A Big Tree That Must Be Cut Down For New Project!
The remaining questions: How do we chop down the tree? When do we chop down the big tree – before the start of new project or at the end or somewhere in-between? The answers to these questions are not simply what we wish but what we could, what's feasible and what serves our goal(s)........................more
Collaboration or Unity?
By Abdul Savage
Some proponents of collaboration among these diasporan entities have submitted, in their arguments that all roads must lead to Banjul. On the surface, such submission might appear like a compelling case, but upon thorough examination, such a proposition has cracks all over it. For starters, on what roads that must lead to Banjul? Paved road, ..................more
By Lamin Saddam Sanyang,
The Netherlands.
In shaa Allah we are almost at the end of the barbaric, cruel and brutal reigning of President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh. Like employees get their wages and salaries at the end of each pay-period, so is President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh ......................................more
By: Ousainou Mbenga
With the recent explosion of the Burkinabe powder keg in the country of the "upright people" - Burkina Faso; all the neocolonial gangsters and puppets in the region - including Macky Sall and his monstrous friend, Yaya Jammeh - are sitting on edge. Macky sall, Jonathan Goodluck and others hurried into Burkina Faso to quell the ashes and ambers of resistance against the neocolonial state.
The UN Human Rights Rapporteur Saga
Another black eye for the crumbling Jammed Fiefdom
By: Kaba Sallah
The indecision and immaturity of the Jammeh gangster government was on full display for the whole world to see during the planned visit of the UN Human Rights Rapporteurs in November, 2014. Having invited the UN research team to investigate and report on the human rights situation, Jammeh got cold feet, became wobbly and abruptly decided to block access to them.....................more
Jammeh to send delegation to Dakar to protest treatment of Amadou Samba
The regime of Yaya Jammeh is sending a delegation to Dakar early in the week to protest "most strongly and demand certain actions" over the Amadou Samba affair.
African Leadership Studies: Beyond Theoretical Exceptionalism
Paper presented at the 16th Annual International Leadership Association Conference
October 30 – November 2, 2014 / San Diego California
Baba G. Jallow, Creighton University, email@example.com
Some scholars de-contextualize Africa's leadership and developmental crises by attributing them to the mistaken and untested assumption that Western theories and styles of leadership are not appropriate for African and other non-Western cultures......more
The Gambia: land of mass incarceration, murder, summary execution and human-sacrifice
"Smiling Coast of West Africa" is the first welcoming characterization that headlines every tourist brochure; the intersection of happy, cheerful and sun-drenched sandy beaches that snake the might Atlantic Ocean coastline as far as the eye can see. But this was Gambia then.
This "Struggle" Is Not "A Sanitizer"
By Abdul Savage
The "hypocrisy" is getting too much, and "This Struggle" is certainly not a sanitizer.
Here is just my infamous little two-cent advice: When working with team mates in any "struggle" or "fight", keep these two things in mind:
Do not "SUCK UP" to any team player and
Do not be COMBATIVE to any team player.
Lampesuda: Soul Searching Questions
Culled From The African Executive
Lampedusa – the name of an island between Tunisia and Sicily, Italy, – has become the symbol for a human tragedy. One year ago, on 3 October 2013, 366 refugees from Africa and the Middle East drowned there in the Mediterranean seeking a life without war, persecution, torture, or poverty. ...................................more
'Trapped by colonial lyrics in a post-colonial dance'
The above words are those of Ms Mariama Khan in describing the ambiguous situation post colonial nation states are faced with in positioning African endogenous values, including language policy, following the end of colonial rule. This concept and many other ideas of far reaching consequences for language policy and national development are contained in the article entitled ...................more
Gambian Christians Have Been Systematically Marginalized By APRC Government
By Lawrence Jabang
Kindness and weakness are never the same and will never be the same. Unfortunately, they are too often confused. It's a known fact that there is always comes a time when each would need to paddle his/her own canoe...........more
The Gambia: Pivoting Yahya Jammeh bigotry from severe civil upheaval to benign instability
By Mathew K Jallow
This week, Gambia's military regime is mandated to appear before the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to perform an absolutely impossible tap dance; defend its less than stellar;..........................more
Policy Failure is Largely Responsible for Collapse of Gambia Government under Jammeh
*Sarjo Bayang seeks to raise the bar higher
Where systematic dispensation is lacking there human capital capability, efficiency and effectiveness can be seriously undermined. Optimal utilisation of policy instruments and good governance are key requirements for sustainable organisational development and institution building........................more
Ebola, and Gambia's Alarming Death Rate: A Recipe for Disaster
The frequency with which adult Gambians die from preventable diseases, such as malaria, diabetes, or hypertension, is simply alarming. Hardly a week goes by without another obituary- reports of sudden death or collapse of citizens from all walks-of-life. Gambia's ..............................................more


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"bigxie " has an solution to restoring R/W in Android 4.4.2 SENSE 5.5.
He has modified Platform.xml, and this is what I have tried, but as a complete newbee in Android / Linux, my Phone reboots with an error message afterwards.
My Question:
Is it possible to replace the Platform.xml bigxie has incooporated in his zip whit my own Platform.xml, og maybe just edit the existing platform.xml so it could Work with Sense 6?
I need to edit the file and add
<permission name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" >
<group gid="sdcard_r" />
<group gid="sdcard_rw" />
<group gid="media_rw" /> (This Line)
<permission name="android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE" >
<group gid="sdcard_rw" /> (This Line)
<group gid="media_rw" />
and them remove the differences from his and mine XML
If possible any help in explaning how is very much welcome->
Edit (1),
I meant any help in answering this question, I'm familiar with ABD, flashing and sideloading so I doesn't need help explaing how to edit a file, just do I have to use a special program to open and repack the zipfile or will any program like 7z, totalcommander etc be enough to do the job
I've search, and found a lot on how to open Rom's and APKs but nothing about edit or switcing a file in a Zip
My phone HTC DESIRE 816 4.4.2 Sense 6, unlocked, rooted and CWM 126.96.36.199
The file from Dev I'm talking about, only has the file Platform.xml inside, the path for the file is the same as the path on my Phone system\etc\permissions, so does antone know if it's possible? if not, are there anywhere I can get sense 5.5 and is it possible to eiter flash or sideload either file?
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I love Square but I did have some issues early on when I ran several transactions that totaled over $18k, I ended up with about $8k locked down for a bit... Eventually I got ironed hand and it was released to account next day. I'm shocked they had no delay on AMEX but I assume that was an AMEX fix not a Square! I bet that sent Square people running for the phone to call amex.
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This feature ran in today's "North" edition of the Boston Globe. The print edition had photos, but they aren't in the online version, unfortunately. Still, an interesting little piece about a couple who painstakingly restored the gardens in the home the husband's family has lived in for several generations.
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Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin was named to the 2013 100 Top Hospitals list released annually by Truven Health Analytics, formerly the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters. The hospital was one of 15 Major Teaching Hospitals named on a list that segments hospitals by: Major Teaching Hospitals, Teaching Hospitals, and Large, Medium and Small Community Hospitals.
Froedtert & The Medical College is the only hospital to be ranked in Southeastern Wisconsin, and one of four ranked in Wisconsin.
"Our vision is to demonstrate superior value," said Cathy Jacobson, CEO of Froedtert Health. "This award means we are demonstrating excellence across the organization, delivering top-notch patient outcomes, keeping costs down, following recommended processes and providing value to the community as a trusted care partner. This is recognition for the work our staff and Medical College of Wisconsin physician partners do everyday."
"Medical College of Wisconsin physicians are leading change in healthcare at a time when transformation is needed. Our strong partnership with Froedtert Hospital provides the right environment for innovation and integration of care, and while much work remains, this award confirms we are moving in the right direction," said John R. Raymond Sr. MD, President and CEO of the Medical College of Wisconsin.
The national rankings have been annually published for more than 20 years, most recently by Modern Healthcare. Of the nearly 3,000 hospitals evaluated, only 100 performed well enough to rank nationally.
"This year's winners have brought even higher value to their local communities – better quality, higher efficiency and high patient perceptions of care, while confronting the challenges of massive industry-wide transformation to implement healthcare reform," said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president at Truven Health Analytics.
The Truven Health rankings evaluate performance in 10 areas: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average patient stay, expenses, profitability, patient satisfaction, adherence to clinical standards of care, post-discharge mortality, and readmission rates for heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia.
"Quality is at the core of who we are and drives what we do," said Cathy Buck, President of Froedtert Hospital. "This recognition is a testament to the diligent work of our staff and physicians across our organization as they continually strive for excellence in caring for patients."
Truven reports that 100 Top Hospitals outperform their peers by demonstrating excellence and operating effectively across all functional areas. Based on comparisons between the study winners and a peer group of similar high volume hospitals that were not winners, they found that if all hospitals performed at the level of this year's winners:
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