African presidents have a lot of power. Too much power if you ask me. And please don’t tell me presidents all over the world have similar powers. One, presidents outside of Africa are not so much my concern and two, we must get rid of this mindset that because others[Read More…]
Opinion
Cherno Baba Jallow: Ambition, Denied
It was an electoral squall of monumental proportions. The Gambian President Adama Barrow, who won re-election last Saturday, made it seem so easy against his opponents, including his fiercest and former ‘’political god-father’’ Ousainou Darboe of the United Democratic Party (UDP). After the final tally, President Barrow, 56, received 457,[Read More…]
Alagi Saidy-Barrow: Some Bitter Pills To Swallow
Ummm, here are some bitter pills to swallow Pill One: We are not all the same and we are not one people. Many parrot that nonsense because it is convenient to say even if it is devoid of any substance. We are not all brothers and sisters as we delude[Read More…]