(JollofNews)- The Coalition 2016 government which has just been unveiled by its leader His Excellency President Adama Barrow compels me to give this brief historical reflection on the fact that in the ten years leading to independence, all governments which led The Gambia were coalitions of more than one political parties.[Read More…]
Education
Gambia’s Higher Education Minister Removed
(JollofNews) -President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has sacked the country’s minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Dr. Aboubacar Senghore. Dr Senghore, 48, was sent packing from his office on Monday afternoon. No reasons were given for his re moval, but a statement from the President’s Office said[Read More…]
Delayed Democracy: How Press Freedom Collapsed In Gambia
Book Review (Jollofnews) – This book is written by the renowned Gambian journalist and human rights campaigner Prof Alagi Yorro Jallow. Most significantly, the author dedicated his writing to the memory of all those who have died and/or suffered in the struggle for freedom and democracy in the African continent.[Read More…]