By Shout-Africa Gambia Correspondent – The Chairman of the African Union Commission yesterday evening arrived in Banjul for talks with President Yahya Jammeh over the situation in neighbouring Guinea Bissau. Jean Ping, according to our source, flew in to Banjul from Guinea Bissau. As part of his mission, Ping held talks with President Jammeh on a wide range of issues at State House last evening. Shortly after his audience with the Gambian leader, the Chairman of the African Union told waiting journalists that, taking into account the situation prevailing in the sub-region mainly that in Guinea Bissau, it is very... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Gambian Correspondent – Leader of the opposition Peoples Progressive Party, Omar Jallow, alias OJ, has called on his fellow colleagues in the opposition camp to apologize to all Gambians, for what he said was their “failure” and “betrayal of trust” in the 24th November presidential polls. “We should be courageous and honest enough to apologize to the Gambian people because we have failed them. I personally take this opportunity on my behalf, on behalf of the PPP party and on behalf of all opposition parties, to apologize to all Gambians for our failure and betrayal of trust,” OJ... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Gambian Correspondent – The opposition Gambia Moral Congress has said that last week’s reaction by the Government of the Gambia to the ECOWAS Commission for not sending its Election Observer mission to the 24th November presidential election lacks merit. A statement issued by the party and signed by its leader, Mai Ahmad Fatty, who returned home to join the opposition campaign trail ahead of the November polls, said the Government of The Gambia failed to address and respond to the specific issues contained in the ECOWAS press release. It said, among others, that the government failed to prove... Continue Reading
By Alfred Tembo – Zimbabwe’s leaders in the coalition government should intensify and propel for Human rights issues in their dialogues as it appears to be the best achievable resolution to the country’s political wrangles, Royal Netherlands Ambassador to Zimbabwe Barbara Joziasse has said. Speaking on the side lines of the provincial launch of International Human Rights day for Midlands, Joziasse told journalist in Gweru that dialogue is the key to smoothen the socio-economical challenges that are slowing political progress in the country. Joziasse was responding to a question on what can be done to improve the ruined political polarized... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Gambia Correspondent – The Gambia government has condemned what it said was a unilateral decision by James Victor Gbeho, president of the ECOWAS Commission, not to dispatch an observer mission to The Gambia for the just-concluded presidential election. A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Relations and Gambians Abroad, said the Gambia Government is of the opinion that the said decision, though taken under discretionary powers vested in the person of the Commission president, was subjective and was not in any way and under any given circumstances, reflective of the prevailing political environment in The... Continue Reading
