Introduction ‘The Gambia We Want’ is a nationwide campaign that TANGO has launched as a self-conscious realization that unless citizens take ownership and leadership in the affairs of the nation, the dream of a democratic and developed Gambia shall be nothing but a fleeting dream; to be pursued but never[Read More…]
Year: 2018
Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: Human Rights Are Interdependent And Interrelated
He threw up his hands in the air, and in exasperation and utter disappointment with my human rights this, human rights that pontification, he threw his salvos of questions: “We do not eat human rights. What is human rights to people who are struggling on a shoe string, living in[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: President Barrow Rule Under The Microscope And Unsolicited Advice
President Adama Barrow took over the presidency of the Gambia on January 19, 2017, in an emotional ceremony in Senegal that marked the passing of the torch from President Yahya Jammeh. He assumed office with a short but effective speech, in words that conveyed humility, determination, compassion for the downtrodden,[Read More…]