It’s a foreign policy slam dunk that the Gambia did not attend the illegal and unfortunate opening of the American embassy in Jerusalem yesterday. But again, is sad how the Gambia government is still beholden to some warped ideas on foreign policy not publicly condemn the mass killing of Palestinian[Read More…]
Year: 2018
Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: After The ‘Wars’ For Votes Come Nigh The Battle For Nation Building
Our elections cycle has now come full circle, ‘debilitating, internecine ‘wars’ fought in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Must be draining, exhausting, expensive, tumultuous, divisive and polarising for the Smiling Coast. Imagine a forced smile in a war. After the last ‘war’, we can count our losses, celebrate our victories even[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: Gambia’s Political Stability To 2021 – And Two Foolhardy Predictions!
Now that the parliamentary, council and mayoral elections are out of the way, the political environment appears stable for the next three years – not least because the UDP has shown its political dominance winning all these elections. Sure, the first-past-the-post (or winner-takes-all) voting system is unfair, but Westminster is[Read More…]
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