By Yaya Dampha The Gambia’s tabloid journalism chief Pa Nderry Mbai has again gone beserk. He has done what he is at best at: insulting, provoking, fanning seeds of hatred and tribalism. The bad boy is simply rotten, and nothing can sanitise him. The problem could have been his upbringing, […]

Many European countries have constructed their economies on the base of resources looted from Africa as a result of many years of unbalanced trade and colonial conquests. Some former colonizers have strong economies because they continue to benefit from Africa’s natural and intellectual resources.  These countries have these resources in […]

I am writing to express my sincere support and appreciation to Mr. Ebrima Sillah, the Director General of Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS) for the job well done. I also want to pass judgment on the writer who loaded baloney on Mr. Sillah. The said writer’s​ article is on […]

A veteran Gambian broadcaster has had his life threatened by one Bakary Kujabi at Ebo Town in the Kanifing Municipality. Alh. Sarjo Barrow, a radio broadcaster of 36 years, was on his way home when Mr. Kujabi  confronted him threatening to deal with him mercilessly. Kujabi, a militant of the […]

Identity Politics is HATE Personified! (No to Tribalism) Alagi Yorro Jallow  “When you are running for your life from a lion, you don’t stop for a minute to look back and see what color of a lion had been chasing you. You just run forward as fast as you can for your […]

As there are divergent views on branches of knowledge which preside over men’s conception of perspectives and realities, Africa Unmasked is engaged in a programme to educate an African child. This is done at the backdrop of the low levels of literacy and innovations in the continent. These maladies are […]

By Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh, Associate Professor of Islam and contemporary Studies at the Muslim College London, Researcher at the University of Dundee and London Islamic Cultural Centre The Gambia is a blessed nation endowed with great mercy, compassion, bounty and blessings of the Gracious Almighty God. What has transpired […]

Rebuttal – Coach – Pa Samba Jow’s statement that; “religion has been the biggest problem of Africa because it has far too long subjugated and marginalised woman”. I want to begin by confessing the profound respect I have for my brother – Coach for his level of maturity and meticulous […]

Writers like Leopold Senghor, Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Chinua Achebe are just but a few of the greatest writers the continent has produced so far. Their materials have and continue to influence a political discourse in the continent and the world at large. In honouring their great work Africa must […]

The Gambia government has recognised the crucial role of the diaspora onlin media in the struggle to defeat the Jammeh dictatorship. In this regard, the Minister of Information Demba Jawo sent a letter to the diaspora media appreciating their efforts as well as seeking cooperation. The new government however does […]

Each year, delegations from Africa meet with officials and business leaders in the US for the African Global Economic and Development (AGED) Summit. This year’s event took place at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. But unfortunately, one crucial aspect was missing from the summit – any […]

The ongoing tirade against certain former elder statesmen in the social media bears the hallmark of selective disrespect and simple ethnic discrimination. Let those without sin cast the first stone. Nyang Njie, you are not the first to read economics nor the first to serve in the Ministry of Finance […]