At first I was appalled and angry, then it dawned on me that I should understand her. We win when we understand. The bashing the First Lady of Sierra Leone is receiving for her comments on FGM and her personal stance on it is, I think, harsh and hostile. We[Read More…]
Opinion
The National Assembly Must Remain Resolute Against The Unconstitutional Sacking of Ya Kumba Jaiteh
Hamad Omar Sallah The National Assembly is a coequal branch of government. It makes the laws of the land and by implication, has sole, unfettered ability to whip the Executive into shape especially when it acts in a shockingly wayward manner, as was recently demonstrated by President Barrow in the[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: In Solidarity With Gambia’s Majagoes Ethni Group
“The protection of minorities is vitally important; and even the most orthodox of us may find himself in a minority someday, so that we all have an interest in restraining the tyranny of majorities.”– Bertrand Russell. We are an emergent democracy – it is well past time that we stop[Read More…]

