By Seedy S. Fofanah Former Lecturer at the University of the Gambia The elders of Kanni-Kunda village sat in council to help Afang Kawsu and Sidibeh reach a decision in their dispute over the control of a piece of farm land located in Kunkunjang, about two kilometers away in the[Read More…]
Year: 2019
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Romanization Of Ignorance Over Knowledge Can Be Dangerous
Everywhere you turn to on Facebook these days, there are folks arguing for ignorance as the most strategic pathway to Gambian people distinguished scholar Niyi Osundare once published a sarcastic essay on the uses of ignorance. It may be time for Prof to dust up that essay again for those[Read More…]
New York Letter Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow:Godfatherism And Political Conflict Barrow And Darboe Politics
In the Gambia, when will the rain stop beating us? I submit in 1994 when we, Gambians chose and adopted totalitarian system of government. We are now reaping the consequences which include most of the ills associated with raw capitalism and worshipping of man, man-made gods: leaders, power and materials;[Read More…]