(JollofNews) – A former Gambian secretary general and minister of Presidential Affairs has defended working in the erstwhile regime of President Yahya Jammeh. Kalilou Bayo, said although he found Mr Jammeh’s style of leadership and conduct odd, he remained in the job with the hope of bringing sanity in the[Read More…]
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New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Stop The Tribal Lynching!
I am not convinced. About the reasons for public displays of raw anger, insults and inflammatory statements – drums of war. I am NOT convinced. Wasn’t the Courts meant to restore sanity? Instead, what we have is an embarrassing display of profanity, animosity, ethnicity and, massaging autocracy – the New[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: On police brutality In Africa
Part of the problem is history. African police forces were set up by the colonial powers to maintain control over the local population. Independence didn’t really change that function. Their role largely remains regime protection and representation rather than serving the public. In African culture the police are there[Read More…]
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