The United Democratic Party (UDP) has filed lawsuits against six Advisers to the President of the Republic of The Gambia and four (4) diplomats, challenging the constitutionality of their appointments. The Gambia’s main opposition party claims the appointments of the said advisers and diplomats contravene Section 170 of the Constitution […]
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Pastef’s communications director El Malick Ndiaye arrested
Senegal: El Malick Ndiaye, head of communications of the opposition party Pastef was arrested on Sunday afternoon and detained at the Gendarmerie in Coloban where he is being investigated. His lawyer Me Moussa Sarr confirmed his arrest but said he doesn’t know the reason for his arrest at the moment. […]
Local Gov’t and Lands Minister Sheriff Abba Sanyang resigns
Hon. Sherrif Abba Sanyang, the Minister of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs has resigned, effective 1st July 2023, State House announced. The State House press release further stated that President Barrow has accepted the resignation and thanked Mr Sanyang for the services he rendered to the Government and the […]
A Country on the Directionless Wheels of Misplaced Priorities: A Sober Reflections on Our Elusive Political Visioning, Development Governance, and Expectations.
By Dr. Assan Jallow. The political economy of a country is comprised of individuals and collective groups with varying “vested interests representing, elites, lobbyists, rent-seeking groups, or voters at large” (Mukand, et Al. 2016) to drive policies. As such, policies must be driven by the pragmatism of Gambia’s developmental value […]