Many have asked what were Gambian civil society and various individuals doing during the Dictatorship. Well, from my files I wish to share two portions from a risk assessment study I did for ECOWAS in 2011 about the Gambia. Between 2006 and 2014 I used to submit weekly early warning[Read More…]
Year: 2018
Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: Where The Dead Don’t Have Burial Grounds
Two inescapable moments: childhood and death. Both we do not often cater in our urban planning. Communities in the Greater Banjul Area lack play grounds/ recreational facilities (for childhood) and cemeteries [for the dead]. Why do we refuse to create spaces for these moments? Because children do not community owned[Read More…]
Turo Darboe Gives Ramadan Gifts To Ex-President Jammeh’s Victims
As the Holy Month of Ramadan enters a crucial stage, Gambian philanthropist Momodou Turo Darboe on Saturday has made great largesses to the Kololi-based Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations (GCVHRV). The center received from his foundation 100 bags of rice and 225 bags of sugar that were[Read More…]
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