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Challenging the Constitutionality of the 2025 Budget Estimates

Public Statement by Madi Jobarteh, Kembujeh 19 December 2024 Challenging the Constitutionality of the 2025 Budget EstimatesI am pleased to inform the public that today I have joined fellow citizens, Sait Matty Jaw, Pa Samba Jow and Baboucarr Nyang in taking the Clerk of the National Assembly, the Minister of […]

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The Monster of Gambian Democracy and the Cycle of ‘Taa Ning Naa Politics’: Embracing Challenges and Celebrating Triumphs in Gambian Democracy without a Modern Capital City. The Struggle: The Gambia – A Journey of Resilience and Hope

Alagi Yorro Jallow. Fatoumatta: In Antonio Gramsci’s prison notebooks, he describes the “monster” of Gambian democracy, particularly in Notebook 3, where he notes that during crises, “the old order is dying, the new order is slow to appear and, in this chiaroscuro, monsters appear.” This monster is more daunting than […]