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China Boosts Gambia’s COVID Vaccination

By Abdoulie John The donation of more than 200,000 doses of SinoPharm doses has given boost to the Gambia’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign. At a recent donation ceremony at the Banjul International Airport, Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Momodou Tangara commended the Chinese government for standing by Africa at a time when […]

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Freedom of Expression in The Gambia: a Quiet Transition From the Doldrums of Notoriety to the Doorsteps of Celebrity

A supporter of Gambia President Adama Barrow wave ECOWAS flag during his swearing-in ceremony and the Gambia’s Independence day at Independence Stadium, in Bakau, Gambia February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon – RC1D29499DF0 As the Gambia goes to the polls on December 4, 2021, the MFWA’s Senior Programme Officer for Freedom […]

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‘How Alice Lost Everything’

The story of Alice started just like any educated, ambitious person anywhere. She lived her dream life of getting a job at the United Nations. She got her dream house, car and lived the live she wanted. Alice was comfortable until she had turned down her boss’ sexual advances. Alice […]

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What Our Civil Society Activists Need

The hypocrisy among some so-called civil society activists in the Gambia is beyond rational comprehension. It is no open secret that all the major political parties in the country have been courting and wanting to flirt with the Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC). The party of the former […]

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The Gambia at a Crossroads

By: Professor Alhagi Manta Drammeh (PGCerTHE, Fellow Higher Education Academy, (FHEA), and Royal society of Arts (FRSA) UK Indeed, the December 2021 election in the Gambia will be both memorable and defining not only in our political consciousness and reality, but will also have far-reaching implications socially, economically, and morally […]