(JollofNews)- Section 1 subsection 2 of our constitution establishes the sovereignty of Gambia on the citizens of the Gambia. It went further to establish that the legitimacy of the state and its officers is also derived from the citizens. Furthermore, it says that government institutions and public servants function on[Read More…]
Year: 2017
The Gambia And Tribal Politics: Are The Minorities Under-represented?
(JollofNews)- “differences between self and other are normatively irrelevant and that what counts is that they are both selves entitled to equality.” The verdict is still out on the effects of tribal politics on minorities’ political representation in the Gambia. On one hand, there is a view that tribal politics is[Read More…]
Gambian Activist Freed From American Jail
(JollofNews) – A Gambian activist who was jailed in the United States for his involvement in the December 2014 ill-fated plot to overthrow the former Gambian regime of Yahya Jammeh has been released. Banka Manneh, a US resident who was chairman of the Gambia Civil Society Associations, regained his freedom[Read More…]