The Next Level in Holding Government to Account…
Since January 2017, we have seen the Barrow-led government stumble time and again. We have criticized, raised concerns - sometimes even protested - but it seems all...
Do Men’s words affect women emotionally and Mentally?
september 10, 2018 by ajiebin
Misogyny comes in all forms of disguise, just because you don’t hate women doesn’t mean you are not prejudice against women.
The purpose of...
Part 2: “Diaspora” Blunder, 2016 Coalition Betrayal and The makings of the “political animal”;...
With the regime’s calculating diplomatic appeasements of Jammeh in Equitorial Guinea and the, shameful recycling of APRC, what will the Commission of Inquiry yield but garbabe? “Garbage in...
“DIASPORA” BLUNDER, 2016 COALITION BETRAYAL AND THE MAKINGS OF THE “POLITICAL ANIMAL”; Adama Barrow
BY: Ousainou Mbenga
It was during one of his “Fakatalu” - tripped speeches, that Barrow characterized himself as a “political animal”, countering the “accidental president” he is believed to be.
ADAMA BARROW, WE WILL “CROSS...
The Gambia’s Transition to Democratic Woundedness: We are Reaping What We Have Sewn:
Alagi Yorro Jallow
Gambian, care to Listen to a pertinent sermon from Pope Francis? "Power is like gin in an empty stomach. You get drunk, feel dizzy, lose...
Does the Barrow Household Need a Movement and Foundations?
Omar Janneh
In my view, President Barrow does not need a foundation and or a movement, and to have both must cause unacceptable and unnecessary flow of distractions....
Knowledge Beats Ignorance Every Time: The Case for “Formal Education”
The current debate about the importance of “formal” education in The Gambia reminds me of the incredibly brilliant Malcolm X, towards the end of his life, searching...
Recommendations Made For Senegal To host The Youth Olympic Games 2022
Omar Jarju
The IOC Executive Board (EB) Friday made the decision to propose Senegal as host for the 4thSummer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2022. The host will...
Marie Atouta Senghore: The Girl Who Is Never Afraid To Pursue Her Dreams
By PK Jarju
Marie Atouta Senghore have always wanted to be an actress, since she was very little. Growing up in Stockholm, where she was born to Gambian...
D3.5M budgeted for Gambia-Algeria game
The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) will spend D3.5M on The Gambia-Algeria game, The Fatu Network has gathered.
The Scorpions will host the Desert Foxes of Algeria this Saturday...
How to combat tribalism
I am wondering what went wrong in our public discussion. I am saddened that all of a sudden the citizens of a country which was always known...
On the appointment of Mr. Essa M Faal as The Gambia’s Truth and Reconciliation...
Omar Janneh
The appointment of Mr Essa M Faalas the lead counsel to The Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission is welcome. From what was reportedas well as...
The Gambia signs 3 cooperation agreements with China
The Gambia and China today signed three cooperation agreements on the “Belt and Road “ project for Infrastructural development, Economic and technical cooperation, and culture, to enhance...
Interior Ministry Denies Mile 2 Hunger Strike
The Deputy Permanent Secretary at The Ministry of Interior, Louis Moses Mendy has denied the alleged hunger strike at the Mile 2 Central Prisons in Banjul.
There are...
In Support of the GTU Sit-down Strike
With the announcement of the Gambia Teachers Union that if the Government of The Gambia does not fulfil its promise of meeting the demands of teachers which...
The Invisible Bank of President Barrow
Omar Janneh
In the forward to The Gambia National Development Plan (2018-21), President Adama Barrow challenged us to do a lot of things, among which was to hold...
President Barrow: Joining FOCAC beneficial to attaining NDP
Beijing, China, 4thSeptember 2018
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has said that The Gambia’s new membership into the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which the Gambia formally...
FOCAC Summit: First Lady Barrow, Others Call for ”Urgent Response” to HIV/AIDS in Africa
Beijing, China, 4thSeptember 2018
On the margins of the forum on China-Africa Corporation, the First Lady of the Republic, Her Excellency participated in the joint initiative of...
The Gambia National U-17 Team Lands In Senegal For Wafu Zone A Tourney
The baby Scorpions have on Monday 3rd September 2018 landed in the Senegalese capital, Dakar for the WAFU Zone A U-17 Tournament which will commence on September 8,...
Let Govt. Codify the Definition of “Hate Speech Law and Free Speech:
Alagi Yorro Jallow
Any attempt to impose rules on what people can say in the Gambia is likely to prompt concern, and it should. When someone says or writes...
