Fatoumatta: Guinea-Bissau’s coup in November 2025, marking the ninth in West and Central Africa in a mere five years, starkly reveals the region’s precariousness and the dangerous convergence of military power with organized crime. Often labeled as a ‘narco-state,’ Guinea-Bissau functions as a key transit hub for cocaine trafficking between […]
In the early hours of Friday, Gambian and Senegalese joint military intelligence force raided a makeshift compound in the sleepy border village of Bassen, Casamance, arresting former Gambian military officer accused of being a part of a paramilitary squad responsible for killing adversaries of the ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. Lt. Col. […]
By Alagi Yorro Jallow Alhmadulila! Alhmadulila! Alhamdulila! Fatoumatta: The apprehension of Sanna Manjang, one of the notorious Junglers implicated in the arson attack on The Independent Printing Press, reopens a wound that has long been denied healing. For too long, justice has been deferred, silenced, or trivialized. Today, with Manjang […]
By Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: The joint statement issued by the African Union Election Observation Mission, the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission, and the West African Elders Forum following the November 2025 coup in Guinea-Bissau highlights the diplomatic evasions that have often characterized crises in West Africa. While the communiqué praised […]