Fatoumatta: The football authorities in Gambia should consider appointing a Gambian-born coach, provided there is one with the necessary qualifications, rather than opting for a foreign coach. Fatoumatta: The uncertainty of when we will stop enduring the hiring of trial and error coaches persists, as other nations advance in football […]
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In memoriam: First anniversary of the passing of Tuku Jallow, a matriarch and prominent figure in the Third Liberation movement
In memoriam: May 25, marks the one-year anniversary of the passing of Tuku Jallow, a matriarch and prominent figure in the Third Liberation movement, known for her fervent pro-democracy activism within the Gambian diaspora. Her efforts were aimed at reinstating democracy and ending the human rights abuses under Yahya Jammeh’s […]
Corruption: The Chichidodo Bird as a Machiavellian Symbol in Politics
Fatoumatta: Ghanian author Ayi Kwei Armah, in ‘The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born’ (1968), describes the chichidodo bird that detests excrement profoundly but feeds solely on maggots, which thrive best within a lavatory. This paradoxical behavior symbolizes the bird. The chichidodo, native to parts of Ghana, abhors human waste […]
Epitaph: Academic and Former State Minister Dr. Edward Saja Sanneh
Inna lillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’un.The harsh reality of death is both inevitable and inescapable. Our brother and friend, Dr. Edward Saja Sanneh, who profoundly influenced countless students and academics from all walks of life, has departed for his final abode, leaving us in shock. We find ourselves at a […]