By Dr Ebrima Ceesay, UK In the early nineties, while I was a reporter at the Daily Observer newspaper in the Gambia, I wrote a profile article, published in its 1 October 1993 issue titled, “The Poetic Dreams of Tijan M. Sallah” — on one of the Gambia’s most internationally famous and consequential writers since Dr. Lenrie[Read More…]
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Alagie Saidy-Barrow: When Africell Came Calling (Part 1)
The first person they called was Hamat! Africell: Honorable Excellency Hamat NKLMZB Bah. My name is marketing manager for Africell and I am calling because we want to donate 12 million Dalasis to the govment of The Gambia. Hamat: Eh, boy, did you say 12 million Dalasis? Who else have[Read More…]
Samsudeen Sarr: Falling In Love With Hon. Yakumba Jaiteh
I am increasingly feeling virtuous in my recent prediction that the post-coronavirus-pandemic world will never be the same as before in that despite all its devastating pitfalls it will end up dramatically raising the awareness of the world population who before uncritically tolerated the unsustainable economic and sociopolitical order of[Read More…]