General Abdourahmane Tiani, REUTERS/Balima Boureima//File Photo By Manding Darboe This is abysmally complicated and very consequential for Africa. It can mean that now a days, any African leader who finds himself or herself in trouble in any African country can procure the services of a foreign mercenary group to keep […]
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Think of What You Can Add More Than What You Can Take
There was a circulated photo of a vulture waiting for a starving Sudanese girl to die and feast on her during the 1993 famine in Sudan. The photo was taken by Kevin Carter, a South African photojournalist who later won the Pulitzer Prize for this ‘amazing’ shot (edited and left […]
After The Landslide Victory For Barrow; What Next?
By D. A. Jawo The Gambia has just come out of the most hotly contested as well as contentious elections that this country had ever had for a very long time. The outcome was however a surprise to many people, even to President-elect Adama Barrow’s own supporters. For instance, we […]
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 […]
What is the Agenda of this Government in Combating Coronavirus?
On April 3 the National Assembly approved a 45-day state of public emergency proposed by the Government. This is now 12 days ago. Before April 3, Pres. Barrow had first unconstitutionally declared a state of public emergency on March 18. He never sought any extension from the National Assembly after […]
Gambia Government and Timber Trade: What Next After BBC Report?
It is more than 72 hours since BBC released a damning documentary on the illegal timber trade between the Gambia and Senegal yet the Gambian authorities remain mute. It is obvious that officials of both countries are both facilitators and beneficiaries in this illegal activity otherwise it could not have […]
What UDP And Jotna Movement Have In Common
By Abdoulie John A United Democratic Party (UDP) stalwart has cleared air over alleged communication vessels reportedly existing between his political party and Three Years Jotna movement. “The UDP’s official position is for Barrow to honour the three-year agreement he had with everybody. What is Three Years Jotna’s position? It […]
What Makes Gambia Good Champion
Reed Brody is counsel with Human Rights Watch and a member of the International Commission of Jurists. He is known to Gambians for his work with the victims of ex-president Yahya Jammeh and his role in the campaign to bring to justice in Senegal the former dictator of Chad Hissène […]
What Politicians Mean By System Change
By Suntou Bolonba Touray People must not confuse the politicians’ definition of system change. There is a meaning behind politicians’ talk about system change. What must be borne in mind is that no two political parties or leaders have the same system in mind. Hence, so long as an individual […]
What CRC Chairperson Told Ahmadiyya Jama’at’s Peace Conference
Statement by Justice Cherno Sulayman Jallow QC, Justice of the Supreme Court of The Gambia and Chairman of the Constitutional Review Commission At the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Second Peace Conference in Africa Held at the Kairaba Beach Hotel 19th October, 2019 Greetings: The venerable Amir Baba Trawally, Head and Leader […]
What Gov’t Can Learn From Tragic Accidents
How many fatal accidents would it require before something was done? Who and how many lives would be lost on our dangerous roads before the responsible authorities act? These are vital questions that need answers. This is what you get in a nation where every single development and achievement is […]
Janneh Probe Goes Public. What Next?
Janneh Probe Goes Public. What Next? After six months of studying its content, Gambian authorities have finally released the findings of the much-talked about Janneh Commission. The report — formally presented to President Adama Barrow in late March 2019 — made several recommendations. The government upheld some of the recommendations […]