Opinion and Essay

Land is inherently personal and precious both in terms of sentimental/emotional attachment to it and its stock as a valuable asset. I am perhaps too young to accurately capture how my parents and grandparents’ generations acquired…

It is important for people to understand and frame the current unrest in the United States as a struggle by moral people. This long historic struggle for justice for the descendants of people who endured slavery for 250 years, who then…

In modern history, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has emerged as the most visible and sustained collective mobilization for racial justice in the United States and arguably in the Global West. The movement keeps growing While…

When the State of Emergency was declared by the President, we applauded him for recognizing the seriousness, contagion and lethal effect of Covid-19 pandemic. We were cautiously impressed that Government was taking necessary measures to…

In an extraordinary assault on law and truth, Mr Buba Sanyang (the Permanent Secretary) at a press briefing 02 June 2020 stated the position of the Ministry of Lands (the Ministry) on demolitions: “We are planning to embark on another…

When governments are mired in indecisiveness, ineffectiveness and ambiguity and saddled with rampant corruption, people naturally look up to opposition group for alternative and clarity. In our case, however, opposition parties…

President Barrow's appointment of Mr. Nuha Touray as the new SG & Head of the Civil Service is unconstitutional. I know Mr. Touray very well, and I have alot of respect for his ability to deliver. Given his qualification and vast…

Introduction In April 2016, the late Solo Sanding was arrested and allegedly tortured to death for demanding electoral reforms in The Gambia. Arguably, his death sparked a new form of revolution in The Gambia and the ultimate end to…

Introduction and Scope of my Review In March 2020, CRC submitted its final draft of the 2020 constitution to President Barrow. Politicians, legal scholars, students, and ordinary citizens all shared their sentiments about the new…

When some of us say we have to dismantle the foundations upon which we Africans operate because the foundation was never meant to advance us as Africans, people sometimes ask what exactly we mean and what other alternatives are available.…