Soul Searching For Gambians: My Reflections By Emmanuel Daniel Joof Gambia is a very small country where many are related and connected. It has been an open secret to many Gambians that Jammeh and his henchmen carried out many killings of innocent Gambians. Even the individuals who carried out the […]
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A Farewell to Consensus
By Foday Samateh Now that the amateur wrestler from Kanilai is booted out of the State House, the fight for democracy in The Gambia takes a new meaning. It’s no longer a glorious struggle against autocracy. Rather, it morphs into the mundane task of establishing a culture of good governance […]
How Bakary Darboe Met His Death
The untimely death of a Gambian in New York has raised more questions than answers. But in this article culled from New York Daily News, it became clear that Bakary Darboe, an NYU lab technician, was a victim of shadowboxing. After prayer session was held for him at the weekend, […]
What New Gambian Ministers Promise
By Abdoulie John Gambian newly appointed cabinet ministers have vowed to live up to expectations in achieving political and social demands. The much awaited government is expected to move the country away from Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year rule and deliver on a good number of promises. “A new Gambia has been […]
Jawara Finally Gets What He Wants
The man who led the Gambia to Independence in 1965 had finally got what he had been long waiting to see: the Gambia without Yahya Jammeh, an army lieutenant who headed a group of ragged-tag soldiers and dislodged the People’s Progressive Party government from power. Sir Dawda Jawara, who would […]
“Intellectual Astigmatism”
“Intellectual Astigmatism” Alagi Yorro Jallow Sometimes, self-criticism is necessary for us to make progress and what makes nations successful is the ability to find public policies and political institutions relevant to their people. Intellectualism and ideas are life; they must be relevant to our lives; they must be relevant to […]
The Gambia After Jammeh: Managing The Challenges Of Transition
The Gambia After Jammeh: Managing The Challenges Of Transition By Dr Ebrima Ceesay, UK Former President Yahya Jammeh having finally left The Gambia for Equatorial Guinea, a semblance of normality has returned to the country. The crucial question is now: “how do we stabilize The Gambia and promote both genuine […]
“#ALLAH, SWT Has Decided .
“#ALLAH, SWT Has Decided #Gambians Have Followed ” (Brother Amadou Sowe, New York) By Jainaba Bah (Sweden) In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful ALLAH Subhanahu Wa Ta’Aala Is: “The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it : ‘Be!’ — and it is” [al-Baqarah 2:117] ‘Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, “Be!” — and it is!’ [Ya-Seen 36:82].” “When He has decreed something, He says to it only: ‘Be!’ — and it […]
Demagogues are the Achilles of Democracy
Demagogues are the Achilles of Democracy Alagi Yorro Jallow President Yahya A.J.J Jammeh Babilimansa is almost a textbook demagogue, a brutal dictator and an “elephant with mosquito legs” in a China shop. The more powerful his passions and more the more uncontained his ambitions, the more likely the democratic system he inherited collapsed […]
Mommy Tambajang Please Ignore Brother Madi!
My Gambian brother Madi Jobarteh who has “consulted and exchanged ideas privately” with Madam Jallow-Tambajang for a long time, and whose very determination to oust Yahya Jammeh has been inspired by Madam Bojang, has felt compelled to write to her and ask her not to accept the position of Vice-President. […]
How Malick Jones Aided And Abetted Dictator Jammeh In Wrecking Professionalism At GRTS Part 1
By GRTS Whistle-blower Malick Jones’s return to GRTS as Director General was indeed disastrous as he was all to loosen the professionalism which both the nominations and presidential elections were covered by the National Broadcaster. He was specifically hired by Dictator Jammeh to promote his agenda thus subjecting National Broadcaster […]
Musa Saidykhan and Ebrima Manneh: Justice Subverted by the State
In 2006, Gambian journalists Musa Saidykhan and Ebrima Manneh were separately arrested and detained by state agents in Banjul, Gambia. Saidykhan was subjected to brutal torture, while Manneh disappeared with little trace. The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has issued judgements against the Gambia in both cases, finding the state […]