As the KMC Mayoral race is getting closer, United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Ousainou Darboe has lauded Talib Ahmed Bensouda, describing him as a ‘young visionary leader’. Bensouda is the flagbearer of Gambia’s largest political organisation in the Kanifing Municipality, and is vying for the top post in the area.[Read More…]
Year: 2018
Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: There Is Something You Must Never Lose With People
Dear Saffiyoungba, It is said that Che Guevara’s last words to his heartless executioner were “Shoot, you will only kill a man”. In deed he killed a man. But he could not killed Che’s ideas, the respect he earned by his deeds, the love he had from ordinary men and[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: The Gov’t Must Enact Foreign Agent & Private Data Protection Acts
He who controls data is potentially as powerful as government. Information makes power. Government intelligence agencies are powerful because of their unhindered ability to collate, store and analyze both public and personal data. Social media platforms can be considered as civilian versions of large global intelligence agencies, holding information that[Read More…]