Jammeh Grants Political Asylum To The Runaway Bissau Army Chief And His Delegation!

Gambia’s dictator Yahya Jammeh has granted asylum to the former Guinean Army Chief Fernando Gomes, Jose Zamora Induta,  Desejado Lima Da Costa and other former Bissau administration officials running from persecution.  The dictator has been a close  partner of the Bissau army drug cartel. He is harboring them for selfish reasons.  Mr. Gomez and his team will use Banjul as a base to strategize their home return to dislodge the current junta. We will also be witnessing more South American jets dropping off cocaine in our backyard here in the Gambia. Jammeh’s meddling into the Bissau crisis is largely due to economic gains.

Jammeh Spends D60 Million Dalasi To Fund His Birthday Celebrations!

It has been estimated that over D60 Million Dalasi was wasted in financing the birthday jamboree of Gambia’s dictator Yahya Jammeh, who turned 47 this past Friday, the Freedom Newspaper can report. The dictator billed musicians from neighboring Senegal and guests elsewhere around the continent to grace his flamboyance life style. Major public corporations and private institutions were compelled to chip in to fund the President’s waste venture while the country is struggling with famine. Over one million Gambians have been hard hit by the famine, which compelled the intervention of International food agencies, including the United States Government to help feed the starving population—many whom live under one United States  dollar per day.

‘Promoting human rights remains the top U.S. priority in The Gambian,’ New US Ambassador To The Gambia Tells Senate Committee

Statement of Edward M. Alford

Ambassador-Designate to the Republic of The Gambia Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations  Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:30p.m.

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, I am honored to appear before you today.  I wish to express my gratitude to the President and Secretary of State for the trust and confidence they have placed in me as their nominee for Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia.  I want to recognize my family, represented by my daughter Sylvia who is here to support me.  As a U.S. Foreign Service Officer for more than 33 years, I enjoyed assignments which provided a variety of experiences in eleven different countries including three assignments in Africa totaling almost nine years.  

FJC’S  Son Alieu Baye Phoned To Insult Freedom Editor!

My phone rang on Saturday afternoon and when I picked up the phone—only to be greeted by a hostile caller, who wasted no time in cursing my Mama. I said to myself: Wait a minute. Who is this hostile caller? Why cursing my Mama? The raging caller wanted to confirm if Pa Nderry was indeed on the line. Who is this? Is this Pa Nderry? Caller Alieu Baye, the son of Gambian politician Fatou Jahumpa Ceesay asked.  I responded in the affirmative. “ Yes, this is Pa Nderry.” By the time I finished introducing myself as requested by the caller, Mr. Alieu Baye went berserk on the phone like one of those wild lions caged at the Jammeh Kanilai zoo. “ Pa Nderry, why are you insulting my mother? I'm going to fuxxck your mother. Do you hear me? I’m going to fuxxck your mother. Fuxxxck you,” a rather angry Mr. Baye fumed.

Gambia Signs Energy Deal with U. S.-based Camac Energy Company

The Gambian government and the U. S. - based Camac Energy Company signed a petroleum exploration and production deal for offshore operations in the West African country, officials said in Banjul on Friday. Under the newly signed agreement, Camac is allowed to hold licenses for offshore oil blocks A 2 and A 5. Camac is a privately-owned global energy company engaged in the exploration, development and operation of oil properties in Africa and South America.