Gambia’s former president Yahya Jammeh has been barred from entry into the United States. Mr Jammeh who ruled the Gambia from July 1994 to December 2016, is currently living in exile in Equatorial Guinea following his defeat in the general elections. His regime is accused of committing serious rights abuses[Read More…]
Year: 2018
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: 2019 Budget Proposal Described As “Damp Squib”
I looked forward to the 2019 Budget. It’s finally here and I am having a time of deep reflection over its contents. One of the key sources of poverty in the Gambia is luck of resilience and one of the key imperatives of debt is that it must be repaid.[Read More…]
Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh:My Winner Political Party
A political party, a group of men and women united around common objectives and whose sole aim or raison d’etre is to be the government in power, is the bedrock of representative government or democracy and the most legal or legitimate conduit to capture political power or office. Political parties,[Read More…]