President Adama Barrow of the Gambia said he is saddened at the news of the passing of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, the first democratically elected ruler of the west African nation. The elder statesman and founding father of the Gambia died this morning at the age of 95 after a[Read More…]
Politics
Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara: His Politics, Leadership, And Legacy 1962-1994
“A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances”-George Patton “Clear minded strength of character, their adherence to participatory democratic principle, and their rarity. A good example of African leader” -Robert Rotberg Executive Summary:Why I Considered Sir Dawda a Great and Effective Leader? The prolonged survival of both[Read More…]
Gambia’s Interior Minister, Head Of Civil Service Sacked
President Adama Barrow of the Gambia Thursday sacked the country’s minister for the Interior and head of the Civil Service from his cabinet. Ebrima Mballow is succeeded as Interior minister by Yankuba Sonko, a former head of the country’s police force during the regime of Yahya Jammeh while Omar Camara[Read More…]

