Scholars have debated the question of the state and governance in Africa without breaking any new ground. The post-colonial African leaders for over fifty years have grossly failed in changing the character of the colonial state as a “coercive force” into authority and domination. Critical perspectives have rightly argued to[Read More…]
Year: 2017
Gambia’s Ambassador To Ethiopia Presents Credentials To AU Commission Chair
The Gambia’s ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union (AU)Wednesday presented his letter of credence to the chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Fakki Mahamat. Ambassador Sulayman Alieu Jack was accompanied by the Gambian community in Ethiopia to the seat of the continental body. During a closed door meeting[Read More…]
Gambia’s Ex-Sec General Defends Working For Jammeh Regime
(JollofNews) – A former Gambian secretary general and minister of Presidential Affairs has defended working in the erstwhile regime of President Yahya Jammeh. Kalilou Bayo, said although he found Mr Jammeh’s style of leadership and conduct odd, he remained in the job with the hope of bringing sanity in the[Read More…]