Friday, March 29, 2024

The Enigma of a Gambian Islamic State: Leadership Policy Rationale in Context

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President Jammeh of the Gambia has done it once more, bringing to light his controversial and irrational state of mind. From claims that he can cure HIV/AIDS,...

The Threats of Our Times: Ownership and Leadership is The Way Forward

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When the Arab Spring erupted in 2010, cities across much of the Arab world came under fire from mass protest of citizens demanding change. From Tunis in...

Deyda Hydara: Eleven years on and still waiting for justice

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It is 11 years since the assassination of prominent Gambian journalist Deyda Hydara, and all those who care for justice are still waiting for the Gambian authorities...

Eleven Years Of Anguish – A Tribute To A Fearless Dad

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 On the eleventh anniversary of the callous and cowardly killing of a daring and fearless journalist, who never gave in to threats or intimidation and stood steadfast for...

Reflections on International Human Rights Day

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Today is International Human Rights Day, an annual event established to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the U.N. General Assembly in...

Momodou Sowe Narrates His 26 Months Detention In Gambia’s Notorious Prison Of Mile II...

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Dear Editor, With a heavy heart, I would like to share this recollection of mine on your prestigious platform. It's December again. I thank Allah that it is...

Partial anatomy of the rigged 2016 elections

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When the regime of The Gambian dictator, Yaya Jammeh, embraced biometrics technology in 2009, neither he nor his Interior Minister, Ousman Sonko, understood the technology the Touray...

OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA, YAHYA A...

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Mr President, First and foremost, I would like to congratulate you for taking the initiative of  banning and denouncing this horrible practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and...

YOU CAN’T FOOL THE YOUTHS THIS TIME – VICTORY TO THE KARTONG RESISTANCE!

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“You teach the youth that the pirate Jammeh is a great man”. The youths are awakening from the “dream life” of accountability, transparency and probity and find...

Premature Celebration for Gambia’s FGM Ban

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The Gambia was thrust into the spotlight this week after the country’s longtime president, Yahya Jammeh, announced a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). This pronouncement surprised...

A Letter To The Gambian Creatives

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Dear Gambian creatives, Excuse my drafting this letter two years too late. Please stop breaking my heart. I am still healing from the blow of a few young creatives...

NO “NEW PAGE” TO OPEN; JAMMEH MUST GO!

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You had 21 pages in 21 years to write onto and leave an admirable legacy in the history of the Gambia but you chose to write on...

OPEN LETTER TO GAMBIANS IN THE DIASPORA CAN THE GAMBIAN DIASPORA EFFECT POLITICAL CHANGE...

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Dear Gambians in the Diaspora, First of all I would like to crave your indulgence to hide my true identity and to simply identify myself as Princess Buga...

A MESSAGE TO THE GAMBIAN SOLDIER; “SECRET SERVICE” AND POLICE.

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I hope this message finds you in the highest spirit of readiness to be on the side of the Gambian masses as the tyrannical Jammeh regime is...

NIGERIAN AND GHANAIAN HOME VIDEO PROSTITUTES AND HUSTLERS MUST STOP SCAVENGING ON OUR MEAGRE...

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First of all, various Nigerian and Ghanaian media outlets reported that the President of my country HE Alhagie Yahya AJJ Jammeh has recently allocated portions of our...

100 Days Behind Bars (and counting) for Gambian Journalist

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Tomorrow, October 10, will mark 100 days in prison for journalist Alhagie Abdoulie Ceesay. His crime: committing acts of journalism in Gambia (or what local authorities would refer...

In the Spotlight: Jammeh Would Like to Thank The Academy

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Over the course of the past year, the West African nation of The Gambia has attracted an outsized volume of media attention, including a recent front-page story...

The Military Establishment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Are Citizens Guarding Their Guardians?

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In the past decade alone military establishments or units of military establishments in West Africa have either destabilize or threatened the state in many aspects. These units...

Poverty and Misrule in Sub- Saharan Africa

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It is often said that Africa is the richest continent on planet earth, yet harbors the world’s poorest people. Poverty is a menace in Africa. It is...

Senegal’s TV Commentator Becaye Mbaye and the Hypocrisy of Adventurist Materialism

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Ever since July 22nd 1994, haa, that dastardly accidental embarrassing event in our country’s history, when a section of the Gambia’s armed forces stroke a crushing torpedo...