I hope my readers were able to comprehend from my last paper how the Gambian people in their 2017 election dispute were outmanoeuvred by smart Senegalese diplomats through our dim-witted Gambian ambassadors culminating in what I surmised as an abdication of our political sovereignty to Senegal. Pretending to be only[Read More…]
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Madi Jobarteh:Gambia Government And Timber Trade: What Next After BBC Report?
It is more than 72 hours since BBC released a damning documentary on the illegal timber trade between the Gambia and Senegal yet the Gambian authorities remain mute. It is obvious that officials of both countries are both facilitators and beneficiaries in this illegal activity otherwise it could not have[Read More…]
Njundu Drammeh: We Must Also Work At Two levels To Usher In “New Gambia”
At knowledge, awareness, vigilance level: Without the understanding of what is right, and the desire to act according to what is right, there may be no realisation of what is wrong. It is in the minds of people that corruption, evil, violence, mischief, exploitation are born; it is in the[Read More…]
Masanneh Kinteh: Head Of Gambia’s Army Sacked
The head of the Gambian army, Lieutenant General Masanneh Kinteh has been sacked by the country’s president, Adama Barrow. Kinteh, 51, who was appointed to the post in January 2017 is succeeded by his deputy, Major General Yankuba Drammeh. No reason was given for his removal, but a statement from[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: How Gambia’s “Intellectual Harlots” Pimp Their Intellect
The tale of the high crime of the intellectual harlot is the pimping of intellect, the prostitution of a gift of rationality to the service of Godfathers, employers, as well as to and political paymasters. Nevertheless, at one level, this is what the rest of some so-called educated Gambians in[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh:UDP Must Address Aji Yam Secka’s Tribal Remarks
The appeal to tribal sentiments on a political platform by Aji Yam Secka is not only dangerously irresponsible but also utterly unnecessary, counter productive and makes no sense in anyway. One wonders how she could feel so compelled to say something that is obviously outdated! We need leaders who are[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: The X Generation Is the Gold Standard For Gambian Journalism
When the history of Gambian journalism is chronicled, it will be divided into separate eras: Baby Boomers (X Generation) and Millennials (Y Generation). The great division here is that the era of the Baby Boomers had what is lacking today in a considerable proportion from the Millennial’s form, style, and[Read More…]
Ex-Gambia Army Commander Faults Security Sector Reforms
This paper is to discuss among other things the Gambia’s unachievable and fraudulent Security-Sector Reform (SSR) dragging for almost three years now with nothing significant to show for the protracted venture. I don’t believe in its feasibility due to the fictitious conjecture on which the whole conviction was conceived. But[Read More…]
Njundu Drammeh:Our Women Must Be At The Table, Not On The Menu
As we commemorate International Women’s Day today, I celebrate all the women of the Gambia and appreciate their indescribable efforts to break the glass ceiling, free themselves from the clutches of patriarchy and chauvinism, stand firm against rights violations, have a voice and place under the sun, better the lives[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Happy Women’s Day
On this beautiful day, I say a Happy Women’s Day to all the women of the Gambia and women around the world. Special mention goes to my daughter, my wife, and my mother and all my sisters. We celebrate the women in our lives. They are the cornerstones of our[Read More…]
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