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The paper, Gambia's first daily newspaper, [2] [self-published source] was founded by Mae Gene and Kenneth Best in 1990. [3] Kenneth Best had previously managed another paper called the Daily Observer in Liberia, until the First Liberian Civil War caused him to relocate with his family to the Gambia. [2]
List of newspapers in the Gambia. 1 language ... The Daily Observer; The Point ... News websites. Freedom Newspaper – online; The Standard – online; The Daily ...
In February 1981, Best and his wife founded the Daily Observer, Liberia's first independent daily newspaper. Under the Presidency of Samuel Doe, the Daily Observer was subject to sustained political harassment. The First Liberian Civil War caused Best to relocate his family by fleeing to The Gambia on 1 August 1990.
Ndey Tapha Sosseh (born 1979) is a Gambian journalist and unionist. In 2004, she became editor-in-chief of The Daily Observer, making her the first female editor-in-chief of a daily newspaper in the Gambia's history.
The Daily Observer; F. Foroyaa; I. The Independent (Gambia) L. List of newspapers in the Gambia; P. The Point (the Gambia) T. Today Newspaper (The Gambia)
Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof (22 October 1924 – 2 April 2011) commonly known as Cham Joof or Alhaji Cham Joof, (pen name: Alh. A.E. Cham Joof) was a Gambian historian, politician, author, trade unionist, broadcaster, radio programme director, scout master, Pan-Africanist, lecturer, columnist, activist and an African nationalist who advocated for the Gambia's independence during the colonial era.
In February 2001, Eze founded the Gambia Media Network Against AIDS (MENAA), a coalition of Gambian print and electronic media journalists organized to combat AIDS. Eze also served as deputy editor-in-chief of The Daily Observer, a daily newspaper in The Gambia. In late February 2001, Eze was made acting editor in chief of The Daily Observer.
The Daily Observer reporter Ebrima Manneh is believed by human rights organizations to have been arrested in July 2006 and secretly held in custody since then. [92] Manneh was reportedly arrested by Gambia's National Intelligence Agency after attempting to republish a BBC report criticizing President Yahya Jammeh . [ 92 ]