Part of the problem is history. African police forces were set up by the colonial powers to maintain control over the local population. Independence didn’t really change that function. Their role largely remains regime protection and representation rather than serving the public. In African culture the police are there[Read More…]
Year: 2017
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: A Bungled Democracy
Where two or three distinguished scholars are gathered, you will most likely hear them talk about ‘trajectory’ – a path, a pattern; a progression. Yahya’s walking from known to the unknown comes to mind? Clearly, The Gambia is charting an unknown political trajectory. What, with bungled democracy, lethargic government, bonfires,[Read More…]
Gambia’s Electoral Head Reveals How Ex-President Jammeh Tried To Kill Him For Refusing To Doctor Election Results
(JollofNews) – The Gambian head of electoral commission has used his first interview with a Gambian newspaper to reveal how former President Yahya Jammeh had tried to get him kill in a desperate bid to cling to power. Alieu Momarr Njai, who presided over last December’s election in which Mr[Read More…]
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