Under President Adama Barrow, Sir Dawda Jawara was given full state burial befitting his status as the Founding Father of our nation. Yaya Jammeh who once said that Gambia belongs to him, would have done otherwise! By declaring state burial for Sir Dawda, the founding father of our nation, President[Read More…]
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Madi Jobarteh:To Honour And Celebrate Sir Dawda Is To Uphold And Live By His Principles In Practice
“It is only when people are at peace with themselves that they can share it with their neighbours. One can certainly not give what one doesn’t have. One has to have peace to be able to give peace. One has to have a democratic spirit in order to live democracy”[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: President Jawara’s Impact And Legacy
I watched the funeral service of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara on national television and on social media, and I wondered if money and ambition allowed Gambians especially elders, parents, religious leaders, politicians, youth activists, lawyers, journalists, egalitarianists, men and women in uniform as well as traditional leaders or elected governmental[Read More…]
Japan To Help Double Africa’s Rice Production By 2030
The Sasakawa Association will work with the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA), to help double rice production to 50 million tonnes by 2030. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the announcement at the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) symposium held on Wednesday during TICAD7. “Japanese technology can play a key role[Read More…]
Rights Group Pays Tribute To Ex-President Jawara
The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) has expressed it’s sadness at news of the passing-away of the Gambia’s first President, Alhaji Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, on 27 August 2019. It described the former long-term ruler as an African Statesman who contributed relentlessly to the development and[Read More…]
President Barrow Wants To Bequeath A Better Gambia
President Adama Barrow has used his meeting with the Council of Elders of the West Coast Region to expressed his desire to bequeath a better Gambia that is imbued with a vibrant economy, a constitution that can serve the country for 50 to 100 years; build strong institutions and a[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: The Police And The Courts Must Rights All The Time
As we mourn Kairaba Jawara we must not ignore the fact that we also have scores of young people sent to prison by the law enforcement and justice delivery system yesterday. Accused of arson and unlawful assembly the court denied 36 people bail and remanded them at Mile 2. These[Read More…]
Gambia’s Barrow Sympathises With Ex-President Jawara’s Family
President Adama Barrow of the Gambia said he is saddened at the news of the passing of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, the first democratically elected ruler of the west African nation. The elder statesman and founding father of the Gambia died this morning at the age of 95 after a[Read More…]
Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara: His Politics, Leadership, And Legacy 1962-1994
“A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances”-George Patton “Clear minded strength of character, their adherence to participatory democratic principle, and their rarity. A good example of African leader” -Robert Rotberg Executive Summary:Why I Considered Sir Dawda a Great and Effective Leader? The prolonged survival of both[Read More…]
Max Jarju: President Adama Barrow Must Go
Recent concerns among social media commentators and many political observers about President Adama Barrow’s unpopularity and poor job performance is a clear indication that Mr Barrow is in deep trouble. President Barrow needs to resign at the end of his current term to save himself from further disgrace and any[Read More…]
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