The Gambia needs a new caliber of leadership at all levels. The nation needs competent and honest politicians who operate with integrity and are not simply driven by vengeance, personal gain, or the desire to remain in office for life. These political leaders must be judged based on their capability, […]
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Bangladeshi Chief of Army Staff visits Gambia
THE GAMBIA ARMED FORCES HONOURABLY RECEIVES BANGLADESH CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF GENERAL SM SHAFIUDDIN AHMED The Deputy Chief Defence Staff Major General Mamat O Cham, accompanied by the Army Commander Brigadier General Ousman Gomez and other Senior Officers of the Gambia Armed Forces received the Bangladeshi Chief of Army Staff, […]
A Country on the Directionless Wheels of Misplaced Priorities: A Sober Reflections on Our Elusive Political Visioning, Development Governance, and Expectations.
By Dr. Assan Jallow. The political economy of a country is comprised of individuals and collective groups with varying “vested interests representing, elites, lobbyists, rent-seeking groups, or voters at large” (Mukand, et Al. 2016) to drive policies. As such, policies must be driven by the pragmatism of Gambia’s developmental value […]
Statement by Madicke NIANG, former Senegalese Foreign Affairs Minister on the recent political crisis
“Senegal is worth all the sacrifices” My fellow countrymen,I was tempted to keep quiet and live, in silence, my suffering to see the country I love so much sink into distress, but an inner path intercepted me to tell me that my mutism risked leaving negative and indelible traces in […]