Tag: Gambia

News, The Entrepreneur

The Gambian Ports Authority and the Urgent Need for Expert Perspectives on Public-Private Partnerships: A Strong Case for Genuine Economic Insights into PPPs

Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: The Gambian government’s recent decision to transfer the operations of the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) in Banjul to the Turkish company Albayrak Group through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) has ignited a passionate debate across the nation. While this initiative aims to modernize and enhance the port’s […]

News, Personality Of The Week

Tribute to Fatou Jaw Manneh: “Gambia’s Iron Lady” and the “Dame of the Flaming Pen” – A Visionary Pioneer of Gambian Female Pro-Democracy Activism and the Fierce Fight for The Gambia’s Third Liberation from Yahya Jammeh’s Authoritarian Regime

Attention: This is an in-depth post dedicated to an individual with an impressive array of accomplishments and a remarkable legacy that continues to inspire. A Tribute to Fatou Jaw Manneh: “Gambia’s Iron Lady” and the “Dame of the Flaming Pen” – A Visionary Pioneer of Gambian Female Pro-Democracy Activism and […]

News, Opinion

Analysis and Contextualization of “Revisiting Gambian Independence: A Vital Call for Intellectual Debate” by Alagi Yorro Jallow

Written by Abdoulie Baax Touray. Overview Alagi Yorro Jallow’s article is a thought-provoking and intellectually stimulating piece that challenges Gambians to critically examine their national history and independence. He argues that The Gambia’s actual independence was not on February 18, 1965 (when the country gained political independence within the Commonwealth) […]