I don’t know Manjang and I have never directly interacted with him. Like many people, I only came to know of him through his hiring at SSHFC. From the various thieves and thief-helpers that came before the Janneh Commission, I thought the SSHFC was a poisoned chalice for the many[Read More…]

Today is World Press Freedom Day with the theme ‘Journalism without fear or favour’. A day dedicated to the promotion of freedom of expression and the media. The day cannot come at a more critical time for the Gambia than now. Since ousting Dictatorship three years ago the increasing incidence[Read More…]

Growing up here in The Gambia, one of the values instilled in us as children is obedience to adults and authority figures. The more traditional the setting, the deeper the obedience to the elders or authority figures. This obedience to authority is often hierarchical, meaning, in a family, the younger[Read More…]