By Isatou Alwar Cham Graham(legal Practitioner) BackgroundAlh Baboucar Wadda, born in 1887, at Sidone Sanneh Kunda, from Muslim parents, his father Issidore Wadda hailed from Gloucester Street, Bathurst and his mother Mallen Sanneh belonged to the Nyancho ruling class and descended from Janke Waly Sanneh, the last king of Kaabu. His father pursued Quranic and Islamic studies […]
Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye was born on 25th March 1980. He is a Senegalese politician and former tax inspector, who is the president-elect of Senegal. He is the former general secretary of dissolved Pastef and won the 2024 presidential election in place of disqualified candidate Ousmane Sonko. Faye was born in Ndiaganiao in the western […]
Commissioner General, Gambia Revenue Authority Salikenni, the biggest village in the Baddibus, has given The Gambia many distinguished sons. Among them is Alhaji Turo Darboe. He gained fame and renowned across the length and breadth of The Gambia for his philanthropy. On 18 February 1965, the day The Gambia finally broke the yoke of colonialism, […]
By: Sheikh Sulaiman Danjo Translated by: Basidia M Drammeh Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Camara was born in 1947 in Joli village in the Kiang region, but his family originally came from Tankular of Kiang West. He grew up in a household renowned for its learning and erudition – first being taught by his father, Sheikh Abubacarr […]
Mankamang Kunda is a village in Jimara District in the Upper River Region of The Gambia. On 15th February 1965, just a few days before The Gambia became free from the clutches of colonialism, a son was born to a Mandinka man Mamadou Barrow and his Fula wife Kadijatou Jallow. He was given the name […]
It is 1943. Colonial French soldiers have penetrated a coastal village, deep in the south of Senegal. The soldiers are looking for a young woman; a woman who, for some time, has been posing a great threat to the established French colonial order. Some say she is a witch. Some say she can heal. What […]
Tabora Bojang Sheikh Alhaji Ba Kalilou Jaiteh was a renowned scholar born in Kaur Janneh Kunda in 1935. He descended from a devout family of scholars. His grandfather Sheikh Abdul Kadir Jaiteh was the son of a great saint, Foday Mahmoud Gillan Jaiteh who hailed from Senegal. He is the last son of Sheikh Karang […]
Boubacar Diallo Telli (1925–1977) was a Guinean diplomat and politician. He helped found the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and was the first secretary-general of the OAU between 1964 and 1972. After serving as Minister of Justice in Guinea for four years he was executed by starvation by the regime of Ahmed Sékou Touré at […]
“Boiro, December 24, 1976 To President Ahmed Sékou Touré Dear President, “On receiving your letter dated the 23rd, I wanted to answer it with a long, deep letter. But the new environment that was created prevents me. However, you will want to hear me on two points: a possible popular uprising and my new concerns. […]
By Hassoum Ceesay He was the son of Jatta Selung Jammeh, a Serere–Mandinka and Awa Jobe, a Wolof. Jatta Selung was one of the top generals of the famous jihad leader Maba Jahou Bah. When the Baddibu wars ended in the 1870s, Jatta Selung was appointed ruler of the whole of Baddibu by the victorious […]
By David Seddon The idea of Guevara as a latter-day Don Quixote, setting out on his adventures to undo wrongs and bring justice to the world, and, despite a series of disastrous encounters, managing to survive with spirits undiminished until the very end, is one that appeals to the romantic in all those who see […]
By David Seddon The idea of Guevara as a latter-day Don Quixote, setting out on his adventures to undo wrongs and bring justice to the world, and, despite a series of disastrous encounters, managing to survive with spirits undiminished until the very end, is one that appeals to the romantic in all those who see […]
By Oko Drammeh One of the most recognisable vocalists to come out of Banjul was Pap Touray. Like high premium chocolate, Pap who was the lead singer in the Eagles, Super Eagles and later Ifangbondi had a voice that was smooth, rich and velvety. Pap’s vocals promote sexiness, sultriness and sensuality and he convincingly belted […]