I finally set foot on Gambian soil on December 30, 2021. It would be 25 years since I left. For 23 years, I remained a political exile in America. For my personal safety, I dared not return here. Jammeh was in power. And he hated his critics. Like me. When[Read More…]
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Alagi Saidy-Barrow: The Peter Pan Syndrome
“All children, except one, grow up”, wrote the author of “Peter and Wendy”. In The Gambia, all children, except soured political party diehards, grow up. And in The Gambia, these soured political party diehards are a dime a dozen and they are precariously propped on both ends of the pendulum[Read More…]
Gambia: President Barrow Trumpets National Unity
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…]

