In Greek mythology, Icarus the son of the master craftsman, Daedalus, was warned by his father not to fly too close to the sun because his wings were made of wax. He ignored the advice and the inevitable happened. The moral of that story is about the pitfalls of complacency[Read More…]
Tag: Momodou Musa Touray
Gambia: Is the Coalition Losing The Plot?
(JollofNews) – The Coalition alliance, barely two months after ousting Jammeh, is unravelling faster than a cheap T-shirt. All due to disagreement with the method of fielding candidates for the forthcoming parliamentary elections. The UDP, GMC, NRP parties have made a clean break from the Coalition to adopt a so-called[Read More…]
Gambia: Only A Grand Coalition Can Defeat Jammeh
(JollofNews) – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”, Charles Dickens would not have put it better. The Gambia, like Dickens portrayal of France in A Tale of Two Cities, is a country embroil in crisis. Totalitarian dictatorship. Endemic poverty. Stagnant economy. Brain drain. Political[Read More…]
Gambia: Silence Is Complicity
(JollofNews) – The last time I raise my head above the parapet of Gambian politics was eons ago. Circa 2003. A year the press gagging Media Commission Bill was championed by Jammeh’s consigliere, the late Baba Jobe, before a docile National assembly. Regrettably, the repressive media bill was passed and[Read More…]
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