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Supreme Islamic Council And It’s Fatwa On FGM
Madi Jobarteh, Human Rights Activist
By Madi Jobarteh
Consistency, honesty, and courage are invaluable principles of life that must characterize the conduct of individuals and organizations if they are to earn…
Nogoi Njie Has Fallen! Abandoned And Betrayed
Nogoi Njie, April 14th Victim
By Madi Jobarteh
Nogoi Njie is the name of Resistance. A personality of confidence and dignity. She embodied courage and freedom. She is the manifestation of the strength of a…
Drop Charges Against Journalist Bakary Mankajang
Bakary Mankajang, Gambian Journalist
By Madi Jobarteh
I hereby call on the IGP to immediately release and drop all charges against citizen journalist Bakary Mankajang. The actions of Mankajang to interview…
I Am In Genuine Solidarity With The United Democratic Party (UDP)
Modou Mboob, Concerned Citizen.
With this write up, I wish to express my unwavering solidarity with The Gambia's main opposition party, UDP. The recent arrest and witch hunting occasioned against top UDP members…
Book #2 Announcement
By Momodou Ndow
I am extremely thrilled to announce the second installment in the “Memories of a Gambian Child Series.” It is titled “The Move: Slouching towards Bakau.”
In this sequel to the…
PASTEF’s Unexpected Dissolution: A Masterstroke in Political Ingenuity, or A Political Comedy…
Ousman Sonko and some members of Pastef Executive
By Modou Modou, Washington DC, USA
In the grandiose theatre of Senegalese politicking, where the archetypal David and Goliath reenact their eternal power…
Russia must stop using food as a weapon
Josep Borrell Frontelles, High Representative of the union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President European Commission
By : Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign…
In Solemn Commemoration of Dida Jallow-Halake: An Intellectual Luminary, Pan-Africanist Savant,…
Dida Halaki, Former Managing Director Daily Observer
Our collective hearts are heavy as we stand on the precipice of sorrow, mourning the untimely departure of the extraordinary Dida Jallow-Halake. Molded…
Opinion: Our Economic Hardships
Dr. Ousman Gajigo, Former ADB Official
By: Dr. Ousman Gajigo
It is no secret that the economic conditions in The Gambia are hard. If you talk to the average Gambian citizen today about their living…
Concerns About the Asset Recycling Deal Remain
Dr. Ousman Gajigo, Former ADB Official
Dr. Ousman Gajigo
A few days ago, I wrote an article concerning the asset recycling agreement that the government has made with Africa 50. In the days…