Alagi Yorro Jallow. MAMUDU: It has become abundantly clear that President Adama Barrow and the Coalition 2016 leadership have lost focus following their significant electoral victory. Democracy Day, Freedom Day, or Liberation Day should be celebrated annually to mark the end of Africa’s worst dictatorship in a century and the […]
Politics
December 1. The Day Gambians Decided to End Dictatorship and Embrace Democracy
PUBLIC STATEMENT Eight years ago, Gambians under the auspices of the 2016 Grand Coalition of opposition parties voted out the autocratic regime of Yaya Jammeh in the December 1 presidential election. It marked the first time in the 60 years of the nation’s history for citizens to remove a president […]
Editorial: Constitutional debates are too serious for legal opportunists and impostors; instead, scholars of constitutional law and public policy influencers should lead the discourse in the media and on social media
Constitutional debates are too serious for legal opportunists and impostors; instead, scholars of constitutional law and public policy influencers should lead the discourse in the media and on social media. Additionally, the struggle for constitutional reform in The Gambia highlights the significance of attitude in such critical discussions. Alagi Yorro […]
The dangers of tribalism in Gambian politics lie in the paradox of those who decry tribalism while simultaneously engaging in it by labeling others as tribalists
by Alagi Yorro Jallow. Fatoumatta: Tribalism and ethnic politics present a significant threat to the social unity and democratic integrity of The Gambia. The recent comments made by President Adama Barrow during his “Meet the People’s Tour” in the Lower River Region have reignited this sensitive issue. Barrow criticized the […]