While a new constitution may be capable of unshackling The Gambia from the past by making the state power accountable, the constitution can only transform the lives of the citizen if it is safeguarded by the citizens, interpreted and applied in a way that supports the social conditions of the[Read More…]
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The Gambia’s Position On The Plight Of The Rohingya People: A Case Of Subtle Diplomacy Or Misplaced Priority?
Diplomacy is a tenuous balancing act, subtlety, tactful, and at times materialistic; it is often a statecraft designed and applied to further the interests of states. Inevitably, diplomacy involves trumping on other states’ interests, which makes it a tricky affair to navigate in some cases. Most Gambians are understandably empathetic[Read More…]
The Gambia’s TRRC Hearings: Oscillations Between Unambiguous And Fabricated Truths
As the TRRC seeks to realise unambiguous truths of wrongdoings of the previous government, the truth telling exercise seems beset by the telling of embellished or fabricated truth telling, as there continue to be the proliferation of claims and counter claims in the court of opinion public. If this is[Read More…]
The Backstop: Great Britain’s Political Nightmare
The Brexit negotiations seem to be collapsing under the combined onslaught of the Brussels bureaucrats and the UK free marketeers, who are using the Irish backstop as leverage to tip the negotiations towards their respective positions. The backstop in this context means avoidance of a hard border between the Republic[Read More…]
UK-Based Gambian Medic Donates To Gambia University
(JollofNews) – A United Kingdom-based Gambian medic, Solo Demba, Tuesday donated books covering different areas of law to the Faculty of Law of the University of The Gambia. The presentation was made by Peter Kalment Mendy on behalf of Mr Demba at the office of the Dean of the Faculty[Read More…]
The Gambia Diplomacy: Is Realpolitik The Best Way Forward To Advance Gambia’s Interests?
(JollofNews) – The new government must be commended for its efforts in reconstructing the Gambia foreign relations. The jettison of the policy that terminated the Gambia Commonwealth membership and the reinstatement of the Gambia as a secular state exemplifies real commitments to rebuilding the Gambia external image. A strategic approach[Read More…]
The Reality Of Gambia’s Democracy: A Dominant Political Force Demands An Effective Opposition
(JollofNews) – The outcome of the recent parliamentary election is ringing endorsement of the UDP as a dominant political force. The key challenge for our new democracy now is how to create an effective opposition force that has the capacity to face up to a dominant political force. As oppositions remain fragmented[Read More…]
Gambia’s Coalition Government Is Acting And Talking Smart Politics
(JollofNews) – Over the past weeks and months the Coalition has managed to articulate non-partisan messages in order to appear as a unified unit in public. But it has become increasing apparent the mimicry unity could not hold parties’ combatants together to strategically contest the forthcoming parliamentary election. The combatants[Read More…]
Reckoning With The Past And The Billion Debts: A Quest For What Kind Of Justice In The Gambia?
(JollofNews) – Debates concerning what is the ‘right justice’ for victims are familiar feature of a transitional justice, after a legacy of past human rights violations. But without the right resources, it may not be possible to deliver justice that meets the victims’ expectation as the pressure mounts on the[Read More…]
The Gambia And Tribal Politics: Are The Minorities Under-represented?
(JollofNews)- “differences between self and other are normatively irrelevant and that what counts is that they are both selves entitled to equality.” The verdict is still out on the effects of tribal politics on minorities’ political representation in the Gambia. On one hand, there is a view that tribal politics is[Read More…]
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