The Gambia is at a crossroads. It needs new faces and thinking. Gambians may choose to think “inside the box,” outside the box,” or perhaps more boldly still, think “without a box.” Now is the time to think bravely and without limits, in what Thomas Friedman calls being “radically inclusive”[Read More…]
Year: 2019
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Is This The New Normal For Gambian Politics?
Political discourse in the Gambia is causing noise pollution of a different kind. But it is as harmful for Gambian democracy as it is for the health of politicians and political parties. Allegations and counter-allegations, abuses and vituperative comments are exchanged between members of rival parties, especially on social media[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Gambia’s Colonial Legacies, Prisoners’ Rights & Remedies Breaches African Charter On Human Rights
The Gambia claims to be the headquarter of the African Commission for Human and People’s Rights and home the African Center for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (also known as the Banjul Charter) an international human rights instrument that is intended to promote and protect human rights and basic freedoms[Read More…]
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