(JollofNews) – My Dear Ex-Minister and Brother, First of all, I would like to sincerely commend you for your decision to desert the government of President Jammeh and to also congratulate you on your successful escape from The Gambia and from Jammeh. This is a major achievement considering that many[Read More…]
Opinion
Gambia: Only A Grand Coalition Can Defeat Jammeh
(JollofNews) – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”, Charles Dickens would not have put it better. The Gambia, like Dickens portrayal of France in A Tale of Two Cities, is a country embroil in crisis. Totalitarian dictatorship. Endemic poverty. Stagnant economy. Brain drain. Political[Read More…]
Where Will Gambians Now Turn To For Protection?
(JollofNews) – There was a time when President Yahya Jammeh heavily criticized both the African Union and Ecowas after the two regional bodies urged him to abide by the trend of introducing a term limit. He even threatened to leave them if they insist on lecturing his regime about what[Read More…]
Gambia: The Lawyer Ousainou Darboe You Do Not Know
(JollofNews) – Any Gambian mindful of the political developments in the country is aware of how a few half-baked, unsophisticated politicians with less regard for good governance and the rights of man have systematically threatened the idea of freedom once cherished and familiar to us all. Despite the regime of[Read More…]
Gambia: Why Am I Speaking Now?
(JollofNews) – I am not a politician and I am not a tribalist. Though I have some little knowledge about politics but I have always distanced my myself from political wrangling. Thomas Sankara once said: “A soldier without any political knowledge is a virtuous criminal”. So I have some little[Read More…]
Gambia: Tribute Letter To Opposition Leader Ousainou Darboe
(JollofNews) – Dear Honourable Ousainou Darboe, if I were a better Gambian, I should be standing in front of Mile Two Prisons to demand your freedom, dead or alive. If I were a better Gambian I should be standing in the middle of McCarthy’s Square in Banjul demanding your freedom[Read More…]
Making The Case For A New Gambia
(JollofNews) – The fundamental principles of democracy have long been so weak in governing of the Gambia for over the past two decades. And if the world is yet unaware of the severity and insecurity of the two million human lives in this narrow strip of land, her citizenry has[Read More…]
Gambia: Silence Is Complicity
(JollofNews) – The last time I raise my head above the parapet of Gambian politics was eons ago. Circa 2003. A year the press gagging Media Commission Bill was championed by Jammeh’s consigliere, the late Baba Jobe, before a docile National assembly. Regrettably, the repressive media bill was passed and[Read More…]
Gambia Gov’t Must Respect The Rights And Dignity Of Citizens
(JollofNews) – The announcement on July 5, the eve of Koriteh (Eid-il-Fitr) by the Office of the President that 27 senior, middle and junior level government officials have been arrested, detained and dismissed from their jobs “accused of fraudulently auctioning Gambia Government vehicles and other unspecified items” is utterly untenable.[Read More…]
Frankly Speaking With Andrew Mendy: The Role Of Gambian Men In The Fight Against FGM
(JollofNews) – The fight to end female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Gambia and other practicing nations will almost be impossible without the active involvement and participation of men. Hence, it is important that all stakeholders in this fight get the men on board sooner rather than later. This is[Read More…]
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