By Jainaba Bah, Sweden Congratulations as we celebrate your appointments to serve Country and People: Koto Ebraima Manneh and Brother Ebrima Sillah: Politics is a public enterprise but the most important workloads are carried out behind the scenes within closed doors. Whilst people may follow and read your shared thoughts […]
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Stop Stealing My Work
I was the only investigative reporter or journalist who risked his life when news emerged that Daba Marena (former Director of the National Intelligence Agency) and others escaped when their prison wagon was about to somersault three times while they were being transported to Janjanbureh prisons in April 2006. I […]
Let’s Respect One Another As Gambians With Equal Rights!
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 […]
Halifa Always Gets It Wrong
Sawaneh, Halifa is always getting it wrong. We are in this constitutional quagmire thanks to him and his party. They were the ones who campaigned for people to vote “yes” for a constitution riddled with inconsistencies not to mention the numerous human rights violation provisions in it. And again he […]
Open Letter To President Barrow
Mr President, please allow me to write this open letter to you regarding our beloved nation the Gambia. The Gambia saw a new dawn on the 2nd December 2016 when the citizens exercised their democratic mandate to put an end to tyranny. A lot has passed since then, however I […]
How Do We Rescue Africa’s Lost Generation
The question of how to rescue the African youth has always been asked countless times. It has been asked by everyone everywhere. Even those outside the continent ask why the future looks bleak for the youth of a resource-opulent continent. The anger, frustration, hopelessness and pain is written all over […]
Alkali Fanka Conteh, Gambia’s Ambassador-At-Large
We mourned the loss of our late [comrades] and continue remembering our living heroes. Of the TWO SOLOS, of the Sarjo Sannehs, and of many more Gambians whose demise were in so many ways attributed to the treacherous hands of a tyrant. We remember more of the heroes in the […]
How Halifa Misses The Point
This justifies our fear about the intention that some of the advocates of independent candidates may have. Halifa certainly has little comprehension of Parliamentary democracy. His explanation of what is meant by separation of powers under presidential systems is simply out of place. To have majority of MPs on the […]
Heroic Halifa Wrong On Separation Of Powers Analysis!
“Halifa Sallah Calls Out Barrow’s Ministers As He Exposes Plans To Reintroduce Another Dictatorship!” Apparent this “dictatorship” will come about because Barrow’s Executive is supporting certain party candidates for the Parliamentary Elections! That argument is completely nonsensical because in every democracy without exception (USA, UK, Europe, India, etc) the Executive […]
The Mysterious Ways of The Almighty and The Lessons of Life
By Saul Saidykhan Dateline: February 18th, 1982. Both myself and my homeland, The Gambia were teenagers, my country being a little older than me. Young Gambia had rudely lost its innocence only seven months earlier when the late Kukoi Samba Sanyang led a group of mostly semi-literate, impatient, and idealistic […]
Critical Analysis On Causes Of The Coalition Cracks
Coalition governments are synonymous with internal feuds and clash of principles and interests. However, the maturity and leadership qualities of leaders are most tested during such disagreements. Unfortunately, some have already failed while I extol the ones who refused to give to politics of blackmail, distortion, conjecture and character assassination. […]
The Repealing Of The Presidential Age Limit Was Not A Constitutional Violation
By Manding Darboe Number one, I am not a lawyer or a constitutional lawyer for that matter. The Gambia Constitution was not violated by His Excellency Adama Barrow’s Coalition Government in any way shape or form. What happened was a “PROCEDURAL-SNAFU” rather than a constitutional violation which should not be […]