Democracy in the digital era and the threat to Privacy and Individual Freedoms highlights the need for democratic oversight and transparency. Whistleblowers play a crucial role in ensuring transparency and freedom of information. The Gambian people should Strongly recommend that the National Assembly, as part of their oversight function, enact[Read More…]
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Building The New Gambia With Madi Jobarteh: What We The Civil Society Did During The Jammeh Dictatorship
Many have asked what were Gambian civil society and various individuals doing during the Dictatorship. Well, from my files I wish to share two portions from a risk assessment study I did for ECOWAS in 2011 about the Gambia. Between 2006 and 2014 I used to submit weekly early warning[Read More…]
Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: Where The Dead Don’t Have Burial Grounds
Two inescapable moments: childhood and death. Both we do not often cater in our urban planning. Communities in the Greater Banjul Area lack play grounds/ recreational facilities (for childhood) and cemeteries [for the dead]. Why do we refuse to create spaces for these moments? Because children do not community owned[Read More…]