When you hope for a bit of positive publicity for the Barrow government, it refuses to come. On January 10, 2019 – 3 days after the start of the TRRC proceedings (http://www.trrc.gm/), The Gambia’s police and customs officers accidentally or otherwise intercepted a container loaded with 1263 pieces of firearms[Read More…]
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New York Letter With Alagi Yorro: Gambian Intellectuals In The Face Of The Phenomenon Of Dictatorship
Mamudu: Sometimes, self-criticism is necessary for us to make progress. You may not agree with what I am going to say about what was wrong with public intellectuals? The progressive intellectuals and the dilemmas of democratic commitment of a group of Gambian academics, scholars and intellectuals during and the aftermath[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Classic Case Of Forgiveness And Healing A Nation From The Past
Forgiveness is one of the most beautiful acts that humans are capable of. In South Africa, just after apartheid had been dismantled and Nelson Mandela had been made president, instead of seeking revenge, instead of punishing all those people who punished him, Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu established a truth[Read More…]