Inna lillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’un. Ensa Badjie has passed away today. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, the people of Foni, fellow Gambians, and the Gambia Police Force. His passing is a loss to be mourned by all. May Allah, the Merciful, the Beneficent, grant him Aljannah […]
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Good Book: “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”
by Alagi Yorro Jallow. Walter Rodney’s influential work, “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa,” remains as pertinent to the African context today as it was upon its release in 1973. In the first chapter, “Some Questions on Development: What is Development,” Rodney offers insightful commentary on Africa’s governance challenges and their effects […]
Former IGP Ensa Badjie Passes Away
The death has been announced of the former Inspector General of Police Ensa Badjie widely known as Jesus, LamToro News was reliably informed. “He died a few minutes ago at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul where he was receiving medical treatment,” said a source. The late ex-IGP […]
Political Absurdism, Misinformation, and Policy Faux Pas in the New Gambia: In Defense of D.A Jawo
Part I By Modou Modou, Washington DC. “In politics, stupidity is not a handicap,” wrote Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804 when his political treatise poignantly dissected the complex interplay between power and folly, where intellect often succumbs to the allure of manipulation and strategic ignorance. Minister Hamat Bah exemplifies this notion […]