Gambia’s Three Major Security Challenges
Gambia is faced with three major crises that warrant the Government’s immediate intervention to avert our little nation being…
Opinion
Opinion
The Need for a Freedom of Information Act
The recent revelations of what look like corruption and nepotism in the oil and gas industry in the sister Republic of Senegal has…
The Making of a Leader
Who is a leader? In order to answer this question, one needs to ask another: where does a leader come from; or, more accurately,…
The Strong Case for Abolishing the Military
In my article in this newspaper on 26th April 2018, I presented some reasons as to why The Gambia should abolish its military.…
Do We Have Genuine Opposition Parties in The Gambia?
The role of the opposition parties in a multiparty democracy is so important that one can safely say that without a genuine and…
The Banjul Breweries Saga: Why kill the Golden Goose that Lays the Golden…
By now, the chorus of public opinion on the Banjul Breweries Ltd saga has saturated new media both online and in print. It will be…
Where I Agree and Disagree with Lawyer Ousainou Darboe on the CRC
According to a report on QTV news on Saturday, 11th May 2019, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe Secretary General of the United Democratic…
The Failure to Sign the MoU Was a Crime against Gambians
In July 1994, a group of disgruntled soldiers of the
Gambia National Army overthrew the democratically elected government of…
Ramadan in The Gambia: As Told Through the Eyes of a Local Writer
The Muslim month of Ramadan is one of the most
highly anticipated moments in the Islamic lunar calendar. This is common
knowledge…
The ECOWAS Protocols and Our Checkpoints
Security is one of the most fundamental prerequisites for
development. There is a need for stability and security for there to be…