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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Editorial It in now several decades since most of Africa freed itself from the chain of colonialism. The objective of our liberation was not...

Friday, September 12, 2008

Samory Touré (circa 1830-1900), was a West African empire builder and fighter against French colonialism. Born into the Touré clan in the Beyla...

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Editor, Please allow me space in your widely read newspaper to praise our President, Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh, for his uncountable development...

Friday, July 25, 2008

More congratulatory messages continue to reach State House on the 14th anniversary celebrations of the July 22 Revolution. Gambian Embassy in...

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

The passion for development in today’s Gambia is at an astronomical level. Whether this is coincidence or not, it is open for debate. One thing...

Monday, June 09, 2008

(Edited by Dida Halake for Progressive Africans, Sep 2, 2006) (Italicized comments in brackets are by Dida Halake) "Colonial domination...

Friday, May 23, 2008

On April 15, 1958, in the city of Accra Ghana, African leaders and political activists gathered at the first Conference of Independent African...

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

The Gambia is cruising on a no-return path, having tasted the sweetness of progression. We can stop at nothing to thwart any attempt that aims to...

Friday, March 07, 2008

1924: Amílcar Cabral is born on September 12, in Bafatá, Guinea. – 1932: Moves to Cabo Verde. – 1943: Finishes secondary schooling in Mindelo, on...

Friday, February 29, 2008

On the 7th of February, 1986, Africa lost one of her illustrious sons, Cheikh Anta Diop, an exceptional African whose singular destiny and...