A Nation at a Crossroads By Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: Warmest congratulations to the newly minted lawyers who were called to the Bar this Monday. You begin your careers at one of the darkest periods in Gambian legal history. The courts have called you to the Bar, but history has […]
The Wig and the Oath: A Crucial Call to Restore Dignity in Gambian Law and Politics. When lawyers lack innovative ideas and fail to engage meaningfully in public policy, they often resort to insults and incite violence, threatening the fundamental principles of justice. We must uphold the integrity of our […]
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. […]
