The December 2016 election of reform-minded coalition cocktail that ended twenty-two years “the long dark nights of dictatorship” was a refreshingly smooth blend of opposition parties’ flavors combined in UNITY brought a fresh opportunity, the prospects for a democratic transition, for the Gambia to move toward a more responsive and[Read More…]
Year: 2018
Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: 2 Years A Democracy: My Reflection
(JollofNews) – Two years ago, on 1st December 2016, we also made a “tyrst with destiny”, to live life as a new democracy, to travel the road less travelled by in Africa. Two years on, while not everything is brighter, one thing is clearer: the people of The Gambia will[Read More…]
Excuses For Doing Nothing: The Barrow Government’s Love For Commission Of Inquiries
(JollofNews) – The Surahata Janneh Commission, Faraba Banta Commission, and the TRRC may end up tripping over themselves, making them absolutely worthless to the state, but they are and may continue to become worthy money-making ventures to the individuals employed to run them. They may become the most expensive ways[Read More…]
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