President Adama Barrow has expressed gratitude to former President, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara and Lady Chilel Jawara for honouring his invitation to attend the Gambia’s 53rd Independence anniversary celebration. Despite his old age, the man who led the Gambia to independence on February 18 joined thousands to celebrate the country’s […]
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Mayor Aspirant Raises Hopes
Seeing the likes of young, energetic, educated and able-bodied youths at the forefront of our politics is more than inspiring. The selection of 31-year-old Talib Ahmed Bensouda as the Kanifing Municipal Council mayoral candidate of the United Democractic Party at the weekend in a free and fair primary means the […]
Land Reforms Can Prevent Conflict Between Farmers And Pastoralists In West Africa
Land reforms are an important element in the process of sustainable development. It allows policy makers to directly observe how land is utilised to determine priority development areas and to avoid future land conflicts. Each region must find what works best for them despite the diverse land tenure system around […]
We Remove Management By Fear
President Adama Barrow has said that one year into his presidency has removed one of the major hurdles, Management by Fear by “creating an enabling environment that encourages critical thinking, collaboration, positive engagement, guided by a clear vision in our quest to build the New Gambia. This vision is captured […]
Ramaphosa Pledges New Dawn
New South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken of a “new dawn” in his first State of the Nation address. Mr Ramaphosa, who was sworn in on Thursday, promised to “turn the tide of corruption”. He also spoke of accelerating land redistribution and outlined plans to boost the economy and […]
Monkey Works Baboon Eats Days Are Over
Leadership can sometimes be a very complex discipline because to lead effectively you have to embrace yourself for conflicts and be candid enough even if it means creating new enemies. As a leader, you don´t expect to be liked or loved by everyone. What is important is to have integrity […]
Zimbabwe’s MDC Leader Is Dead
Tsvangirai has been in and out of hospital since disclosing in June 2016 that he has colon cancer. Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died after a long battle with colon cancer. Tsvangirai has been in and out of hospital since disclosing his diagnosis in June […]
President Zuma Tenders Resignation
South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) accepted the registration of President Jacob Zuma. In a televised speech on Wednesday night, the embattled Zuma resigned “with immediate effect”. The ANC had earlier asked Mr. Zuma to step down or face a vote of no confidence in parliament. President Zuma, 75, […]
ECOWAS Court Rules Against Gambia’s Draconian Media Laws
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Court today ruled that the Gambia’s draconian media laws on sedition, false news and criminal defamation violate the right to freedom of expression. In December 2015, Federation of African Journalists along with four exiled Gambian journalists filed a case against the […]
President Zuma Risks Vote Out
South Africa’s embattled President Jacob Zuma has been given a day to resign or face vote of no confidence. This development follows a recall by the National Executive Committee of the governing African National Congress. President Zuma today concludes a 50-minute interview South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). He has left […]
President Barrow Nailed It
I am delighted to see President Adama Barrow highlighted the hypocrisy and lack of concern of many Gambian intellectuals and so called human rights defenders who have been silenced during 22 years of military dictatorship. In his speech in Turkey, President Barrow not only talked about human rights defenders’ lack […]
President Barrow Drops Bomb
President Adama Barrow is sick and tired of people who want to steal credits for removing Dictator Yahya Jammeh from office. The President thought time is now ripe to tell the plain truth – the truth that most Gambians are not privy to. Mr. Barrow threw the bomb in Turkey […]