The director of Amnesty International in Senegal Seydi Gassama has reacted to the arrest and detention of Senegal’s opposition politician Bougane Gueye Dany who was arrested on Saturday, 19th October 2024 whilst on his way to Bakkel in eatsern Senegal. Bougane and other opposition figures such as Thierno Boccoum and Anta […]
Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un: Epitaph: Doyen Gambian Journalist Alhaji Ngange Demba Thomas: An Elephant Fallen On Its Four Feet. Alagi Yorro Jallow. The death of a veteran journalist marks the end of an era. When an elder, brimming with knowledge and wisdom, passes away, it’s as if a […]
By Arfang Madi Sillah, Washington DC. In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, we witness the chilling intersection of law and vengeance, personified by Shylock, a character who demands a pound of flesh from his debtor in the name of justice, though what he truly seeks is retribution. Shakespeare’s play, while framed by […]
Dear President Adama Barrow, I trust this message reaches you in good health. As a media executive emeritus and seasoned journalist in The Gambia, I am compelled to voice my grave concerns over the recent defamation allegations leveled against journalists Musa Sheriff and Momodou Justice Darboe from The Voice Newspaper. […]
