President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has used his televised New Year’s address to appeal to Gambians to renew their commitment to working as a nation for accelerated development, using vigorous processes and procedures to ensure that there is justice for all. The president said Gambian democracy is now vibrant,[Read More…]
Year: 2021
Football: Afcon Kicking Up A Fuss Outside Africa
The Africa Cup of Nations tournament which starts in Cameroon on January 9th, 2022 may be the biggest football showpiece the continent has to offer but there is a raging debate over why the media outside Africa does not give it the coverage it so richly deserves. From passive, nonchalant[Read More…]
Anger Over Guinea-Bissau And Senegal ‘Oil And Gas Contract’
The president of Guinea-Bissau has negotiated an oil deal with his counterpart from Senegal — without parliamentary approval. Umaro Sissoco Embalo is now facing a ministerial uprising supported by civil society. The independent Guinea-Bissauan newspaper O Democrata broke the news in November about a secret agreement between Senegal’s president, Macky Sall,[Read More…]
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