Fatoumatta: History will remember President Yahya Jammeh, among others, for enacting significant legislation banning the harmful cultural and traditional practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and ensuring quality and fair representation of women in positions of political leadership within the executive, judiciary, and legislature branches during his rule. I will […]
Opinion
Opinion on the FGM saga in The Gambia – part 2
By a concerned Gambian anti-FGM/C advocate In part two (2) of this article, I shall talk about how anti-FGM/C advocates like myself are yet to be convinced that the practice is religious and what is our take on the proposal that the current law should be reversed to make the […]
An open letter to the UTG Members of the Governing Council
I am writing this open letter to express my deep disappointment and concern about the failure to name any block at the Faraba Banta Campus of the University of The Gambia (UTG) in honor of the late Dr. Saja Taal of blessed memory. As a Tallian who has passed through […]
An open letter to President Adama Barrow – High Murder Cases in The Gambia
Mr President, I offer my compliments to you and wish to express my deep concern regarding the alarming increase in murder cases throughout our beloved country, The Gambia. Despite being one of the safest and most peaceful countries in the sub-region, it seems that we are losing our good reputation. […]