They say that it takes a village to raise a child. But to raise a dictator and groom him for more than two decades in national leadership: that takes a whole nation. It takes a whole nation to remember, but also a whole nation to forget. The struggle over memory[Read More…]
Politics
Alagi Yorro Jallow: There Are Mixed Reasons To Celebrate And Remember The July 22 Revolution
There are reasons to celebrate the “July 22 Revolution” and remember President Yahya Jammeh in a simple way. This may be with national prayers in churches and mosques to heal and reconcile a divided and polarized nation, to move on from the whole aspect of nation-building, or to give it[Read More…]
Gambia: The Coalition 2016 Agreement Of Three Years: Jammeh Could Have Banned The Coalition From Contesting The 2016 Elections On Constitutional Grounds
Dr Omar Janneh In November 2016, seven opposition parties finally did the admirable thing which they could not do for some years. They came together and formed a coalition that ended some 22 years of Jammeh’s brutal regime. Clearly there were a variety of very good reasons that resulted in[Read More…]