Initially, I would like to make it clear that Islam cannot and shall not be reduced to politics nor does it provide its followers with a blue-print of politics. Nonetheless, Islam has provided us with principles and broad guidelines that will guarantee us a prosperous life in this life and […]
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Frederick Awaits Fanta’s Homecoming
Gambian mother who flew home from the United States in April 2016 found herself embroiled in a politically-motivated brawl. Fanta Darboe-Jawara, a resident of Frederick city in Maryland, could not fly home to reunite with her children and husband. She was slapped with a three year jail term along with […]
Journalism In Transition In The Gambia: The Threat is their Conscience?
Journalists must never be an” Impotent Observer” but” Potent Observer” “It’s impossible to carry the torch of truth through a crowd without singing somebody’s beard.” Georg C. Lichtenberg Alagi Yorro Jallow Ethics (the term comes from the Greek word ethos: custom or practice) is that branch of philosophy whose purpose is […]
The Gambia Walking The Walk
There is an old saying that says “if you are going to talk the talk, you have to walk the walk.” What if you talk the talk but can’t walk the walk. That means inability to back up rhetorics with action. That’s not the Gambia we deserve. Right! After 22 […]
Which Coup Do We Celebrate?
Seriously speaking, there is something we need to be clear about the 2014 December 30th State House attack. This is necessary because trumpet has been blown for so long glorifying this coup attempt. But do we ask ourselves whether this particular illegal attempt to take over the government is different […]
Gambia Needs Independent Inquiry Commission
By Abdoulie John A prominen Gambian civil society activist wants President Adama Barrow to set up an independent inquiry commission tasked with looking into the economic crimes committed of the former regime officials. “This thing cannot be done in peacemeal,” Madi Jobarteh concurs. “I think the government needs to put […]
JAMMEH’S NIGHTLY CONFESSIONS
In Equatorial Guinea JAMMEH’S NIGHTLY CONFESSIONS By Gambiano JAMMEH: First I beseech yester’s Tuti Faal and chide today’s Zeinab. And to Halima I commend a path to Halifa’s heart, if fate needs only wishes to hatch its results. Sallah is what they both share–a happenstance for my bloom or gloom. This, all in dreams of a return […]
‘Our Very Legitimate Concerns’
The Government of the Republic of The Gambia Statehouse Banjul, The Gambia West AfricaTue 28th Feb 2017 President Adama Barrow, Our very legitimate concerns: Respect for the rule of Law and democratic virtues May it please you to know that we are a newly constituted civil society organisation whose primary […]
Britain Offers Help To Track Down Jammeh’s Stolen Loot
Britain is willing to support the Gambia government to track down former President Yahya Jammeh’s stolen loot. Jammeh, who was forced to relinquish power after an electoral defeat, had run national coffers dry. The scale of Jammeh’s looting as much bigger than previously anticipated. The lavish former leader left over […]
Be Patient: Government Is Not Like Running A Corner Shop (‘Bitiki Narr’)!
By Sheriff Kora The year 2016 and the historic events leading to the elections and the political impasse that followed in The Gambia will go down deep in our political history for several reasons. The greatest achievement of the year was undoutedly the electoral defeat of Yahya Jammeh and cutting […]
How To Contain Xenophobia
Restore The State Of State Institutions To Stop Xenophobia Fourteen years post 1994 [2008] democratic dispensation, trends of Xenophobia erupted in South Africa. This occurred at a time when the economy of the country was heading towards its first recession since attaining democratic rule. The worse visible growing gap between […]
We Don’t Need Political Insurance
The idea that political parties should be required to take out insurance cover in order to hold rallies is a very, very bad one. It is the sort of idea or policy which, if implemented, can have serious impact on the democratic credentials and practice of any nation, especially a […]