(JollofNews)- “differences between self and other are normatively irrelevant and that what counts is that they are both selves entitled to equality.” The verdict is still out on the effects of tribal politics on minorities’ political representation in the Gambia. On one hand, there is a view that tribal politics is[Read More…]
Opinion
Gambia: Ex-President Jammeh Was Never A Benchmark
(JollofNews) – Nko (I say) Yaya Jammeh wasn’t a benchmark. Whatever he did, through omission or commission, was neither a benchmark nor a standard to look up to. There was nothing to emulate about him or his misdeeds. He was not a role model that any parent would have asked[Read More…]
Humanism: Realising And Resisting Change In Africa
(JollofNews) – In 1994, a student gave me a book, and one of the lines in the book read, “If you want to change the society, start a movement”. I did not understand the full importance of this statement but the insight struck me and stuck with me, and never[Read More…]