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Empowering Democracy: A Review of Nurturing Sovereign Citizens by Halifa Sallah
Hon. Halifa Sallah, Secretary General and Party Leaders PDOIS
By Fatou Janneh
Madison, Wisconsin State
In his recent book, Nurturing Sovereign Citizens: Lessons on Sovereign Citizenship for Democratization,…
Momodou Sabally- From Baba La Commando To Barrow La Generalo!
Hon. Momodou Sabally Former UDP Campaign Manager
By D. A. Jawo
The defection of Momodou Sabally, the former Campaign Manager of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), to their bitterest rival, the ruling…
Bai Lowe’s Conviction- Is Justice For Deyda, Others On The Horizon?
Demba Ali Jawo, Former Minister of Information and Communications Technology.
By D. A. Jawo
The conviction and sentencing in Germany of Bai Lowe, one of the members of former President Yahya Jammeh’s death squad, the…
The 2024 Budget Speech: Pageantry with no Substance- Dr. Ousman Gajigo
Dr. Ousman Gajigo, Economist & Former ADB Official
By: Dr. Ousman Gajigo
A few days ago, I wrote an article about the 2024 budget. In writing that article, I focused mainly on the…
2024 Budget: Misplaced Priorities- Dr. Ousman Gajigo
Dr. Ousman Gajigo Former ADB Official
By Dr. Ousman Gajigo
The 2024 budget estimate of the country has been released, and it is a sad and depressing reading. It is a testament to the wrong path we are on…
Mayor Lowe And The UDP- No Longer At Ease?
Demba Ali Jawo, Former Minister Of Communications and Information Technology
By D. A Jawo
The recent visit of Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe to President Adama Barrow in his native village of Mankamang Kunda, to…
Executive Coordinators For Banjul And Kanifing Are unlawfully constituted
Lawyer Lamin J Darboe
By Lamin J Darboe
Regional Governors, and Executive Coordinators for Banjul, and Kanifing Municipality, are unlawfully constituted as far as the local government system is concerned
It is…
An open letter urging President Barrow to veto the Former President’s Bill
I write to you as a concerned Gambian to urge you to veto the Former President's Bill which unfairly prejudices taxpayers and poses a significant threat to the goals of the transitional justice agenda. To wit, the…
The ‘Ex-President Retirement Bill’: An Economic Tragicomedy- A Pantomime of Fiscal Folly
Justice Minister Dawda Jallow presenting the Bill at the National Assembly.
By Kebeli Demba Nyima, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Once upon a time in The Gambia, a bill was introduced with such audacity that it could make…
Never Again Network Open Letter To President Barrow: Dangerous Propositions
Baba Galleh Jallow, Chairman Never Again Network
Dear President Adama Barrow,
It’s us again, the Never Again Network, a group of Gambians dedicated to helping our country avoid sliding back…