Those involved or affected by the incidents of 14 and 16...
Out of the 14 April incident, 19 were brought to court. Now seven persons who were previously missing are added to the list giving...
Debate on tactics in the Diaspora on how to change Gambia...
The sentencing of prominent Gambians like Cherno Njie, Papa Faal, Banka Manneh and Alagie Saidy Barrow to prison terms combined with parole in the...
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POLITICALLY MOTIVATED CASES AND CRIMINAL CASES
Foroyaa has been counseling those who govern to distinguish
politically motivated cases from criminal cases.
There can be no government without political opponents and differencesbetween them....
RIGIDITY IS NOT THE SIGN OF MATURE GOVERNMENTS
The battle for political power could take many forms and those who govern have more interest in a contest for political power which takes...
Hard heartedness or vindictiveness is the mother of all evils
Those who control State’s instrument of violence and other powers over the life of others must temper justice with mercy.
Mercy is not what the...
Judges and Magistrates need security of tenure
There can be no independence of the judiciary if the magistrates and judges could be removed without any form of judicial enquiry.
Those who administer...
WHO IS DETERMINING THE POLITICAL PROCESS IN THE GAMBIA?
The month of April and May have been very eventful.
The press in the Gambia is different from the electronic media which most Gambians listened...
The border closure affecting elected officials
The recent difficulty experienced by Mr. Abdoulaye Balde, the Mayor of Ziguinchorr, in entering the Gambia from Senegal has given sharp focus to the...
Labour Day and World Press Freedom Day
1st May is Labour Day and 3 May is World Press Freedom Day.
Today is World Press Freedom Day. Two days ago we commemorated Labour...
THE POLITICAL SITUATION NEEDS MATURE LEADERSHIP
No political situation is static. Those who control power and those who seek to control power should constantly give proper reading to the political...
WHEN WILL THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE NON COURT APPEARANCE OF WESTFIELD...
One of the burning issues which refuses to die away is the non- appearance of the Westfield arrestees in court.
Bail has been applied for...
NAMES OF DETAINEES MENTIONED IN COURT WITHOUT APPEARANCES
The names of a number of people connected with the Westfield protest of 14 April 2016 have been mentioned in court without their appearance.
This...
IS THE TRIAL OF THE UDP LEADERSHIP IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST?
In any civilized society contradictions between political parties on the one hand and between the security apparatus and political parties on the other, are...
POLITICAL CONFLICT IS SOLVED THROUGH DIALOGUE AND NOT THROUGH PROSECUTION
Every government must have its critics and opponents who may use every means to challenge its authority or remove it from office, Gambians should...
THE POSITIONS OF DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TOURISM DO...
The legal advisers of the President should be frank to tell him that the position of deputy minister of foreign affairs and tourism and...
POLITICAL DISPUTES ARE RESOLVED BY DIALOGUE AND NOT PROSECUTION LAW SHOULD...
Have all the detainees connected with the 14 and 16April protests been released?
This is the question that most people are asking.
After the release of...
THE PROTEST AND ARRESTS HAVE DROWNED THE COALITION DEBATE
Soldiers rely on coup d’etat to effect change. Protesters rely on mass uprising to effect change. Voters rely on mass support of a candidate...
The danger of being at the wrong place at the wrong...
As demonstrators led by Mr. Solo Sandeng came face to face with the paramilitary forces few curious people who could not leave the scene...
Armies and security forces are to protect country and people
Law enforcement forces are obliged to enforce the law and not to break it. They are supposed to arrest those suspected of infringing the...
WHAT NEXT FOR THE GAMBIA?
Gambia is in a state of flux. Different people have different perspectives of what is the way forward for the country.
Party flags are flying...
