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Opinion

Analysis: President Barrow’s recent address combined idealism with pragmatism

Fatoumatta: President Adama Barrow’s recent address combined idealism with pragmatism. In the 2024 State of the Assembly Address, he highlighted the country’s progress in infrastructure and socio-economic development. Amid global challenges and climate change, Barrow emphasized the need to safeguard national sovereignty and resources, and encouraged citizens to promote peace […]

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President Barrow‘s State Of The Nation Address

STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS (SONA)DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA,HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. ADAMA BARROW VENUE: THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, BANJUL DATE: 27TH JUNE 2024 Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly,Honourable Members of the National Assembly,Your Excellency, the Vice President,Your Worship, the Chief Justice of The Gambia,Excellencies, […]

Opinion, Politics

The phrase “Court Jesters and Yes Men in Politics” often refers to individuals who may not challenge but rather affirm the status quo, potentially leading to the downfall of a promising young man in politics. The pinnacle of absurdity: When clownish antics and court jesters’ “dof do flu” and “deegree fit” audacity set a standard for political figures.

Fatoumatta: The phrase “Court Jesters and Yes Men in Politics” often refers to individuals who may not challenge but rather affirm the status quo, potentially leading to the downfall of a promising young man in politics. The pinnacle of absurdity: When clownish antics and court jesters’ “dof do flu” and […]

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Good Book:ARNOLD HUGHES, DAVID PERFECT. A Political History of the Gambia, 1816–1994

I highly recommend this exceptional book to all Gambians for their home libraries due to its rich content on the political history of the Gambia, from colonial times to self-rule, and from pre-independence to post-independence, including the military intervention that disrupted the Gambia’s longstanding democratic tradition. “A Political History of […]