Where did all the genuine African revolutionaries go? They were either assassinated; Patrice Lumumba, Eduardo Mondlane, Samora Machel, Amilcar Cabral, Steve Biko, John Garang, Julius Nyerere, Leopold Sedar Senghor, Frank Fanon, Muammar Gadaffi or fell under siege from their own legacies. It has been decades since we saw a visionary leader who inspired the Pan African idealism of[Read More…]
Year: 2018
Dr Omar Janneh: The Case For Holding Elections In Gambia In 2019
On many platforms, Mr. Ousainou Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) was heard of making the point that President Adama Barrow should lead for 5 years because that is what the Constitution says. Indeed that is what the Constitution says, but I do not believe that the Coalition[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Activists-Turned-Politicians Become Political Gamblers
The Gambia is blessed with a multitude of men and women with lofty mental faculties such as pundits and activists employed in government agencies, private entities or the world of politics where they are given a seat of esteem and power. Ergo, it is only right to conclude that our country is[Read More…]