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Political Patronage:”KU BOKA C GETA GEE NAN C MEOW MEE”

Political Patronage: “KU BOKA C GETA GEE NAN C MEOW MEE” Diasporans who have returned with merit and those who formerly struggled for The Gambia’s liberation deserve a government job as a “sacrifice” and patriotic duty. Part I Fatoumatta: The renowned Gambian musician Ali Cham, popularly known by his stage […]

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Supreme Islamic Council represents one symptom of a Gambian disease. Islamic Salafist populism has failed to find its footing within our democracy

Fatoumatta: History will remember President Yahya Jammeh, among others, for enacting significant legislation banning the harmful cultural and traditional practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and ensuring quality and fair representation of women in positions of political leadership within the executive, judiciary, and legislature branches during his rule. I will […]

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Opinion on the FGM saga in The Gambia – part 2

By a concerned Gambian anti-FGM/C advocate In part two (2) of this article, I shall talk about how anti-FGM/C advocates like myself are yet to be convinced that the practice is religious and what is our take on the proposal that the current law should be reversed to make the […]

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President Barrow Decorates GAF High Command

The decoration ceremony was held at the State House in Banjul involving three general officers of The Gambia Armed Forces, namely Lieutenant General Mamat O.A Cham, Major General Ousman Gomez and Brigadier General Sait Njie. The three were decorated as Lieutenant General, Major General and Brigadier General, respectively, for their […]