(JollofNews) – Eight Gambian pro-democracy activists who were detained for protesting against President Adama Barrow’s decision to cling on to power in defiance of a key election pledge have been released on court bail. Abdou Njie, Ebrima Kitim Jarju, Sheriffo Sonko, Hagi Suwaneh, Fanta Mballow, Karim Touray, Yankuba Dabo and[Read More…]
Year: 2020
Samsudeen Sarr: The July 22 1994 Coup Planners, Executioners And Ultimate Owners
Friday July 22, 1994, 2:30 pm could be chronicled as the official time the Gambia National Army (GNA) successfully accomplished its operational objective of overthrowing the three-decade-plus-old People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government of the Gambia. The operation that started at 7:30 am from the Yundum main army barracks ended within[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Is The Economy Stupid? We Need A Completely New Way Of Thinking
The word Debt, the twin brothers, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, the Chinese Consensus, the Paris Consensus, and the Washington Consensus all peer support together does not augur very well for any developing nation. Some people are already starting to propagate that jingoist nationalism anthem of[Read More…]
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