On 15 January 2018 the University of the Gambia conferred on Pres. Adama Barrow an honorary degree for human rights. Pres. Barrow is the Chancellor of UTG as per Section 7 of UTG Act. The provision went further to state that the Chancellor is only a ceremonial head with no[Read More…]
Opinion
Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: Whither The Gambian Woman: On the Menu Or At The Political Decision-Making Table?
“If democracy is going to put down strong and healthy roots, it must profit from the full and equitable participation of women in national and local leadership positions…..” Madeleine K. Albright ‘Women hold half the sky’ is not a cliché. It is a fact of life, a demographic reality. It[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Democratic Deficit In Gambia’s Democracy
The Gambia’s political leadership is weighed in the balance and found wanting since the country gained independence in 1965. Without peaceful power alternation and presidential term limits of fifty-three years, The Gambia has had only three presidents, unlike in the United States where ten presidents served for fifty-three years. What[Read More…]
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