(JollofNews) – I hereby ask Chief Servant Adama Barrow to ask his Attorney General Aboubacarr Tambadou to immediately withdraw the case against Fatou Badgie charged for insulting the president. Such a move would not only demonstrate exemplary leadership and commitment to the change we yearned for, but it will also[Read More…]
Opinion
Gambia: What Is This Tribe Thingy About?
Racism…. I understand it. The erroneously belief that one race or colour, the white race or colour, is inherently superior to another colour, the black race or colour (and Black includes all those that are not white). That some men and women have gone the whole length and breadth to[Read More…]
Gambia: Be Patient: Government Is Not Like Running A Corner Shop (‘Bitiki Narr’)!
(JollofNews)- The year 2016 and the historic events leading to the elections and the political impasse that followed in The Gambia will go down deep in our political history for several reasons. The greatest achievement of the year was undoutedly the electoral defeat of Jammeh and cutting short what would have[Read More…]
Gambia: The Unresolved Issue Of The Vice President
(JollofNews) – The announcement that Mrs. Fatoumatta Tambajang has been appointed as Minister of Women’s Affairs on one hand is a positive move. The fact that she has not been appointed as Vice President indicates that the Chief Servant Adama Barrow has been listening to public concerns about the constitutional[Read More…]
Things That Matter: The Gambians – Our Closes African Brothers
(JollofNews)- For my special tribute to Black History month, I want to take a look at The Gambia, the smallest country in mainland Africa, and a country close to my heart. I first heard about The Gambia when our mother encouraged us to become pen pals with children in many[Read More…]
Gambia: Letter To President Adama Barrow
(JollofNews)- Dear President Barrow, As a diaspora Gambia and an accounting professor, it is incumbent on me to engage you about the direction of the Gambia. As we enter a new page in the Gambia’s political history, open engagement and dialogue should be encouraged. While I have no doubt about[Read More…]
Gambia: APRC Should Shut Up
(JollofNews) – The Barrow Administration is neither a Mandinka nor UDP government. It is the Coalition government as it reflects all the constituent members of the Coalition. Any insinuation that it is anything else as perpetuated by clandestine APRC and Yaya Jammeh supporters must be debunked in the strongest terms[Read More…]
Reckoning With The Past And The Billion Debts: A Quest For What Kind Of Justice In The Gambia?
(JollofNews) – Debates concerning what is the ‘right justice’ for victims are familiar feature of a transitional justice, after a legacy of past human rights violations. But without the right resources, it may not be possible to deliver justice that meets the victims’ expectation as the pressure mounts on the[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: PURA Vs AFRICELL And The President’s Office
(JollofNews) -Like everyone else I have read the story in Pa Nderry Mbai’s Freedomnewspaper. It is an important public-interest story and deserves to be out there and we thank Pa Mbai for it. Nevertheless, as the known facts stand, the charge of “corruption” is rather premature and muddies the waters.[Read More…]
Gambia: Thinking Out Loud
(JollofNews)– We want to hold duty bearers accountable for their acts of commission or omission. We want them to be transparent because we believe that “sunshine is the best disinfectant”…. The search light should be able to reach every place, every dark alley in the corridors of power.. But…… Accountability[Read More…]
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