The inauguration of the Basse market was not only characterized by pomp and ceremony but it also filled the people of the Gambia’s far-flung region with hope for development. When a ferocious fire swept through the Basse market some three years ago, it apparently became the concern of many. Philanthropists,[Read More…]
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The Gambian Man Who Took On A Tyrant & Made History
In our series of letters from African journalists, Sierra Leonean-Gambian writer Ade Daramy pays tribute to a man whose death nearly seven years ago arguably changed history in The Gambia. Ebrima Solo Sandeng was not in the traditional mould of an African freedom fighter. He was not an Amílcar Cabral,[Read More…]
A Befitting Farewell For Ebrima Solo Sandeng As Others Await Their Turn
The remains of pro-democracy activist Ebrima Solo Sanding were interred on Tuesday six years after exhumation. The burial ceremony was preceded by State funerals aimed at honoring him for his contribution to the triumph of democracy over tyranny. “We commend government for all what they have done for the Solo[Read More…]
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