An opposition leader in the Gambia has expressed concerns at the reincarnation of a pernicious policy in the country’s police force which conditions the promotion of officers based on their loyalty to the head of state. The government of President Adama Barrow ssupported by the United Nations and other partners[Read More…]
Politics
Gambia: Ex Newspaper Editor Writes To President Barrow Over Closure Of Radio Stations
Dear President Adama Barrow, Your election has raised high hopes of democratic change in The Gambia, and we would like to draw your attention to a recent arrest of media practitioners and journalists also the closure of two private radio stations. Mr.President, we are distressed to observe the continuation of[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: President Jawara’s Impact And Legacy
I watched the funeral service of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara on national television and on social media, and I wondered if money and ambition allowed Gambians especially elders, parents, religious leaders, politicians, youth activists, lawyers, journalists, egalitarianists, men and women in uniform as well as traditional leaders or elected governmental[Read More…]
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