by PK Jarju Going through photos of his days as a young editor back in his native Gambia, Musa Saidykhan fights back tears. While most journalists reflect on their careers with pride, Mr Saidykhan feels no such fondness. His intentions to remain in his home country, to use his pen[Read More…]
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Gambia: The Coalition 2016 Agreement Of Three Years: Jammeh Could Have Banned The Coalition From Contesting The 2016 Elections On Constitutional Grounds
Dr Omar Janneh In November 2016, seven opposition parties finally did the admirable thing which they could not do for some years. They came together and formed a coalition that ended some 22 years of Jammeh’s brutal regime. Clearly there were a variety of very good reasons that resulted in[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Remembering Nelson Mandela
How can we ever describe the loss of Nelson Mandela to this world? It is not easy. I can think of no other person born in our lifetime whose living – whose sacrifice, whose values and beliefs – has touched more people across the globe than Madiba. I saw firsthand as[Read More…]