New ideas can be exciting; they fuel enthusiasm especially when there is a need for change. But change always meets resistance leading to the emergence of factions. When the initial enthusiasm dies down and the real work of marching towards that change begins, the challenges reveal themselves. Not unlike more advanced democracies like the US… Continue reading Can unity be achieved ahead of 2026
Tag: Gambian politics
UDP’s Leadership Crisis: Implications for Gambia’s Future
With scale, every organization faces new challenges alien to its organizational culture. The prospect for conflicts, and actual conflict increases and interactions of individuals within the group become more complex. As that happens, trust diminishes, suspicions around each other’s ambitions increase. This fact about group dynamics has manifested itself within the United Democratic Party (UDP)… Continue reading UDP’s Leadership Crisis: Implications for Gambia’s Future
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.
Profiling the shooter
By an Insider While some condemn the widespread public commentary on the issue of the murdered constables of the Gambia Police Force, the commentaries also draw the interest of people who may have some foundational knowledge, experience, or even expertise in conducting investigations and gathering evidence. Like most of us, they too are not convinced… Continue reading Profiling the shooter
Why is the public reluctant to accept the state’s narrative?
When news broke on September 12, 2023, that three police constables, all personnel of the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) were fatally shot, and that two died and another in critical condition at a local clinic, the nation was shocked. Such brazen acts of violence, especially targeting uniformed officers are unheard of in the Gambia, at… Continue reading Why is the public reluctant to accept the state’s narrative?
Political violence is never spontaneous, it builds up over time and Gambians should be concerned for 2026
Part I The 2026 elections are shaping up to be the most contentious and most vulgar if the reactions from within the National People's Party (NPP) following the shellacking of the party at the hands of the United Democratic Party (UDP) in the just concluded local government elections is anything to go by. From the… Continue reading Political violence is never spontaneous, it builds up over time and Gambians should be concerned for 2026
Leadership sets the tone
If you take a close look at our makeup as a society, power is entirely concentrated in the executive, and the executive is headed by one man, ergo, one man rule. Our self-proclaimed democracy is a sham, regular elections, not even fair or free elections is the only yardstick we care about. With the defeat… Continue reading Leadership sets the tone
What are you fighting for!
When you have a deep seated conviction, you don't get swayed. You recognize that what you suffer for is bigger than yourself. Others may not recognize that because it is in conflict with their interests so they will stand in your way. Not physically, but they will talk down at you, they will ridicule you,… Continue reading What are you fighting for!
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