While we recognize the need to pursue ethno-chauvinistic majoritarian ambitions and playing court jesting around the President with “Heeno Barrow, Kairo Barrow, Mo kendo Barrow” pleasantries, we must be cognizant of the idea that we are not a country ruled by fiat. We must resist being a country of “what[Read More…]
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Gambia Urged To Drop Charges Against Madi Jobarteh
ARTICLE 19 today urged The Gambia to immediately drop the charges of false information and broadcasting against human rights activist Madi Jobarteh and commit to repeal all laws that restrict the rights to freedom of expression. Fatou Jagne Senghore, Regional Director of ARTICLE 19 West Africa said: “These controversial legal[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: I Will Not Badmouth Lamin Waa Juwara (Mbaroadi)
It is not easy to write about Lamin Waa Juwara, known as Mbaroadi, and praise him and not come out as Jali Bamba. His sycophancy deifies Mbaroadi embarrassingly, even as he knows he is a mortal of common fears and normal faults. It is not easy to praise Mbaroadi without[Read More…]