Fatoumatta: Musa Bassadi Jawara’s claim that Donald Trump will “handpick” the next UN Secretary‑General is not only false but diplomatically impossible. It exposes a deeper collapse in Gambian intellectual culture, where confidence increasingly substitutes for knowledge and misinformation is delivered with the tone of expertise. The UN Charter, history, and […]
By Ousman A. Marong In rural Gambia, many donor-funded boreholes are falling into disrepair and remain unusable. Take Jinack in The Gambia’s Lower Niumi District of North Bank Region, for instance; its pumps have been dry for a staggering 18 months. Unfortunately, this isn’t just a one-off situation. Jinack Kajateh […]
By Ousman A. Marong The First Lady of The Gambia, Her Excellency Fatoumatta Bah Barrow, has honored prominent Gambian journalist Nyima Sillah with the “Merck Foundation More Than a Mother” Media Recognition Award 2024, at a presentation held on Monday, at the State House in Banjul. Nyima Sillah secured the […]
Soldiers of the Senegalese Armed Forces on Thursday, 16th July 2026, stormed the Bullock Military Camp in Foni, West Coast Region of The Gambia, and demolished the fence of the Military Camp. The Senegalese soldiers claimed that the military fence is in their country’s territory. Bullock is located near the […]
