By Nangayi Guyson – Harare – President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has urged westerners ( Britain ,USA) to pay attention to their own internal problems. Speaking during an address marking the country’s defence forces day, Mugabe said that Britain’s focus should now be on their internal problems, the wave of riots raging in its cities and leave Zimbabwe alone. He added,”Britain I understand is on fire, London especially and we hope they can extinguish their fire, pay attention to their internal problems and to that fire which is now blazing all over, and leave us alone,” Mugabe said, referring to Zimbabwe’s... Continue Reading
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout- Africa.com Gambia Bureau Chief In Banjul – The National Organising Secretary of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), Shyngle Nyassi, has denied reports that his recent trip to the United States of America was to solicit funds for his party. Nyassi, who was speaking in an interview with our reporter yesterday, said his mission to the US was to meet and discuss with UDP party supporters in New York and other places in the US in his capacity as the new National Organising Secretary of the party. According to the longtime ruling APRC party critic,... Continue Reading
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout- Africa Gambia Bureau Chief in Banjul – Veteran Cameroonian journalist and Chief Executive Officer of the Star Media in Cameroon has said that corruption is at the heart of poor election reporting in West Africa. Chief Foanyi Nkemayang Paul, who was presenting a paper at the just-concluded Commonwealth-Gambia government organized media forum held at the Sheraton Hotel, said that a good number of journalists have fallen prey to this vice. According to him, elections bring politicians closer to media practitioners and, as a result, the image of the profession is profoundly tarnished with some surmountable problems... Continue Reading
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout- Africa Gambia Bureau Chief in Banjul – As the race to the forthcoming presidential election draws closer, Lawyer Assan Martin, a human rights advocate, has warned that the country’s democracy risks collapse unless the opposition parties unite and come together to save it. Martin, who was speaking in an interview with our reporter yesterday, said the lack of a credible opposition in the electoral process might result in a one party state, and mark the collapse of our democracy in the country. He warns that results of a one party state will cause all institutions... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondent – Gambian-born Sering Falu Njie, deputy director of policy at the UN Millennium Campaign, has said that political commitment is essential to youth development and attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). “The world has the technical know-how to achieve the MDGs. It does not take much to reduce hunger, achieve universal primary education, etc,” he said. A native of Madina Serign Mass in the North Bank Region, Njie was speaking at the just-concluded 9th Annual Youth Assembly held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The three-day event, on the theme: “Committing Youth Leadership to... Continue Reading
