The Gambia, little Gambia that one of my Ghanaian friends calls “Gambia Village” has done it to the collective delight and admiration of most Africans. Determination, mass mobilization, and grassroots engagement are the watchwords. Above all, a sustained and relentless push back from the diaspora Gambians, who for the longest time have refused to be… Continue reading How To Defeat A Tyrant
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Adama Barrow – The Ordained One
Being a country of believers, be it Islam or Christianity, it is understandable that we attribute all things to God’s predestination.Even in this election season, almost every person who has anything to say for the regime will say something along the lines of “God ordained him (current president), and when his time comes He (God)… Continue reading Adama Barrow – The Ordained One
Battle For The Soul Of The Gambia
In the past weeks calls have been made that have only been intensified in the past days. These calls are calls for people to get out and exercise their civic duty. Anyone not in denial will acknowledge the changing tides in the Gambian political landscape.The ball is in your court as APRC supporters to deliver… Continue reading Battle For The Soul Of The Gambia
Let Your Voice Be Heard – VOTE!
As the campaign officially kicks off today, it is imperative that we remind each other of what is at stake for The Gambia and her peoples. This is especially so for those inclined to maintaining the status quo. The past five years have added to the list of victims of tyranny; families who never saw… Continue reading Let Your Voice Be Heard – VOTE!
Do Not Subvert The Will of The People
My fellow Gambians,It is no longer feasible to stay on the sidelines and remain indifferent to the state of affairs in The Gambia. Every human condition reaches its tipping point at some stage, the time to stem the tide against tyranny and one man rule in The Gambia is now. It behooves us all to… Continue reading Do Not Subvert The Will of The People
Is Pan-Africanism Dead?
Pan-Africanism, the notion that people of African descent share common interests and should therefore be unified. This of course was proposed at a time of great racial injustice both in Africa and against Africans in the diaspora. W.E.B. DuBois’s famous statement that “the problem of the 20thcentury is the problem of the color line” was… Continue reading Is Pan-Africanism Dead?
When Peaceful Protest Desrves Death
Peace is only sustained by justice. Justice is ensured by the equal treatment of all before the law. For far too long have we, as a people endured under the yoke of tyranny and oppression. Each time an act of injustice took place, tempers flare and a call to arms is sounded from certain quarters,… Continue reading When Peaceful Protest Desrves Death
One Possible Way Forward
Africa is the one continent that can go it alone, with enough fertile land to feed the whole world.Enough water resources to harness for our needs, either for irrigation or power generation.We can be energy independent and stay green in the process:Windmills along the hundreds of miles of coastlines all around Africa, solar panels in… Continue reading One Possible Way Forward
Africa and the UN – To Stay or To Leave II
The issue of walking away from the U.N. is an isolationist move which will bear more ills than good. In the world we live in, we need more alliances than segregation. When a system is not working as expected it is better to work trying to change it from within. Every member of any team… Continue reading Africa and the UN – To Stay or To Leave II
Africa and the UN – To Stay or To Leave?
"We will fight a fight for our own identity, our own integrity and personality as Africans, We are Africans. If we decide, as we shall certainly do so one of these days, that down with the United Nations, ...we can't continue to be artificial members of it. If the United Nations is to survive, we… Continue reading Africa and the UN – To Stay or To Leave?
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