Alagi Yorro Jallow. Fatoumatta: The recent actions of the Gambian opposition, particularly their support for Pastef leader Prime Minister Ousman Sonko as a mentor, role model, savior, or a figure akin to a messiah or Moses for regime change in The Gambia, raise important questions about their understanding of international […]
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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 […]
Title: The Moral and Political Lessons from Henrik Ibsen’s ‘An Enemy of the People’
Alagi Yorro Jallow. “The water is poisoned! The entire water system is contaminated and utterly unfit for its intended use,” declares Thomas Stockmann, a medical doctor and accomplished scientist, to those around him. He is responsible for overseeing the health of the populace and the public baths, which are the […]
The new Senegalese populists are cracking down and muzzling the independent press and journalists, displaying political bravado. The politics of paranoia, revenge, and intensify
Alagi Yorro Jallow. Fatoumatta: The perceived bias in favor of Pastef and Prime Minister Ousman Sonko in the Gambia is seen as a disservice to press freedom, lacking the solidarity and support previously shown to the Gambian press under Yahya Jammeh’s rule. A hallmark of emerging dictatorships is typically the […]
