Telling Stories Through The Arts: Meet IG Jobe, One of Gambia’s Finest Creative Minds
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
When IG was going to elementary school, her dream was to become a fearless lawyer who would revolt against inequality and injustices; to balance...
President Barrow’s 2021 SONA speech in full
Your Excellency, the Vice President,
Madam Speaker,
My Lord, the Chief Justice,
Honourable Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service,
Honourable Cabinet Members,
Honourable Members of the National Assembly,
Lord Mayor of...
The debate: Find out the lies and the facts by the women leaders
By Bulli Sowe
I was keenly following the Political debate on women, Youth and children by the four female representatives from 4 political parties. Here are some of...
Prof. Nyarkotey & Sackey: Can the Police Arrest without a Warrant?
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu & Daniel Sackey
There are instances where the public agitates about arrest without a warrant. The question for discussion in this article is...
The Gambia National Health Insurance Scheme: A Panacea for Our Healthcare Worries, Or Another...
By: Malamin Barrow, Biomedical Scientist and Healthcare Specialist
The National Health Insurance Act 2021 (NHIA), which has as its main objective: “To ensure the attainment of universal health...
Spotlight: Omar Camara, Executive Director of Fact-Check Centre – The Gambia
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
Omar Camara, 28, who, on the 20th of August 2021, was inspired by his exposure to misinformation or information disorder, co-founded the Gambia's first-ever...
Beware Gambians: Why Recent Bank Failures in the U.S Should Raise Red Flags Everywhere
As the saying goes, "a chain is only as strong as its weakest link." Similarly, the recent collapse of two banks in the US within three days...
How much is too much when consulting an attorney?
The writer
When a client seeks legal advice or representation from a legal Practitioner, they establish a special relationship built on trust and confidentiality. In The Gambia,...
Women leaders exemplify equality in The Gambia
By Kathryn Edwards
On any given Tuesday, in the small West African nation of The Gambia, something unusual in the history of U.S. diplomacy happens; when the U.S....
17 Abdoulie Touray Way: A Beacon of Gambian Pride in the Bronx, New York
As you stroll through the bustling streets of the Bronx, New York, your attention is drawn to a sign that reads "17 Abdoulie Touray Way". You pause...
Leadership Malpractice
Comment
By: Cherno Baba Jallow
Going into the 2021 presidential elections, two pertinent questions followed incumbent Adama Barrow on the campaign trail: How competent was he? How...
A Business and A Company: Are they the same?
By: Juliana Twumwaa Obeng
The Writer
A Business and A Company: Are they the same?
The terms "business" and "company" are often used interchangeably. However, they do have different...
Cocaine, Ecstasy, and Synthetic Weed Infiltrate Gambia’s Youth Population, Raising Public Health Concerns
By: Seringe ST Touray
A growing number of arrests and seizures of illegal drugs continue to sound alarm bells about the rise of illegal drug importation and a...
Powers of the National Assembly
By: Madi Jobarteh
Introduction
The National Assembly which is called Congress, House of Representatives or Parliament in other countries is undoubtedly the most powerful institution in any democracy....
Why ECOWAS Commission Should Review Its Communication Strategy
By Kemo Cham
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has failed to lead by example, thanks to the apparent ineffectiveness of its Secretariat - the ECOWAS...
The Gambia’s Anti-Corruption Bill May Not be the Missing Piece of Our Corruption Jigsaw...
Opinion
By: Dibba Chaku
With the plethora of corruption scandals in The Gambia, it is without a jot of doubt that there is an urgent need to introduce measures...
Lamin N. Dibba: A Giant Passes on Fulfilled
There is a refrain in a certain Mandingka circumcision song that is replete with meaning and it certainly captures the right mood as one of the outstanding...
A Chance Encounter
ESSAY
By: Cherno Baba Jallow
By the window, I sit inside the Tim Hortons coffee shop, trying to play catch-up with my last week’s Sunday copy of The...
Good Samaritans Dr. Ammar Al Jafari and Ebrima Jallow Join Forces to Save a...
By: Seringe ST Touray
On Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024, The Fatu Network was contacted by Ebrima Jallow, an activist and General Manager at Al-Nuru Pharmacy in The Gambia....
Victims of alleged Jammeh henchman Ousman Sonko welcome Swiss trial as Gambian govt faces...
By Mustapha K. Darboe with New Narratives
BANJUL, Gambia - In the 22-year rule of Gambia’s former dictator Yahya Jammeh, protests were rare. The few who attempted them...
