As the debate continues around our desire as a country to build a new constitution, we must put things in their proper context, cut out the noise and focus on the issue at hand. The bottom line issue is this; Adama Barrow has no legal mandate to draft a governing document for the people of… Continue reading The 2024 Barrow Draft must be rejected
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Fueling tribalism
...will Gambians yield to bigotry or stand up unified against it and celebrate our diversity in cultural values, or will we give it a pass and open the floodgates to irreversible animosity whose ultimate end will be catastrophic for all.
Adama Barrow’s weird relationship with Yaya Jammeh and APRC
Immediately following a widely distributed clip of a Senegalese journalist’s interview, which was also published in local newspapers, the Gambia government came out swiftly to debunk claims made by the journalist in that interview. In a sit down interview with Senegalese journalists about his upcoming piece, Mr. Pape Sané, himself a Senegalese journalist, claimed that… Continue reading Adama Barrow’s weird relationship with Yaya Jammeh and APRC
Abhorrent! Adama Barrow’s assumed identity as divider-in-chief
We are all aware of the fact that when it comes to the United Democratic Party (UDP), his main political rivals, Adama Barrow, President of The Gambia spares no punches. At every opportunity he gets, whether it is a political rally or a state sponsored public engagement, the UDP is on the chopping block for… Continue reading Abhorrent! Adama Barrow’s assumed identity as divider-in-chief
Watching disaster unfold in slow motion
In July 2018, President Adama Barrow made the following pronouncements in Essau; “Discussions have reached advanced stage to construct a bridge over Banjul-Barra crossing that would last fifty years. The foundation stone will be laid in 2019 and works will take four years to complete.” (State House, The Gambia, 2018) In the same meeting, he… Continue reading Watching disaster unfold in slow motion
The erosion of our ways
In an earlier post a few years ago, I decried the erosion of our various Gambian cultural values and identities. It appears that phenomenon of self-immolation, is worse than it was then and getting increasingly worse as the years tick by. Cultures are nations onto themselves and constitute the original meaning of what a nation… Continue reading The erosion of our ways
Demba Conta – A Tribute
Growing up in The Gambia of the late 80s and early 90s, the world of music did not extend much beyond the reggae beats from the Caribbean. Back then, Radio Syd had all the great hits, and one would stay up late into the night listening to the reggae greats, from reggae culture to reggae… Continue reading Demba Conta – A Tribute
How is that New Year resolution going?
Two weeks into a new year, have you lost steam already? Do you find yourself lacking the motivation to do what you planned to do to make that steady progress towards a specific goal or set of goals? Well, you are not alone. The festive season, the mood all around you and the popular culture… Continue reading How is that New Year resolution going?
Reversing democratic gains – The Gambia backsliding into authoritarianism
On July 22nd, 1994, the Gambia thirty year stable and steady democracy was overthrown by junior officers in a military coup that was successful because there was no resistance from the state’s security forces. What followed was a gradual but unmistakable progression toward absolute tyranny. For over two decades, Yaya Jammeh, the military leader turned… Continue reading Reversing democratic gains – The Gambia backsliding into authoritarianism
Democracy Dies in Darkness – Adama Barrow and the Media
We all remember Dodou Sanneh of GRTS formerly maga Dou of Radio Syd. Well, if you do not, here is a brief biography. In 2006, to impress upon Gambia’s donors, benefactors and international partners, Yaya Jammeh gave into pressure demanding a level playing field for all political players if Gambia’s elections were to be certified… Continue reading Democracy Dies in Darkness – Adama Barrow and the Media
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