First, to say that when men and women without conscience are entrusted with public office, they turn it into a tool for personal self-aggrandizement. They personalize public institutions and resources and then weaponize laws against the very people who put them in power. They demonstrate total disregard of the Constitution […]
Political Patronage: “KU BOKA C GETA GEE NAN C MEOW MEE” Diasporans who have returned with merit and those who formerly struggled for The Gambia’s liberation deserve a government job as a “sacrifice” and patriotic duty. Part I Fatoumatta: The renowned Gambian musician Ali Cham, popularly known by his stage […]
Fatoumatta: History will remember President Yahya Jammeh, among others, for enacting significant legislation banning the harmful cultural and traditional practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and ensuring quality and fair representation of women in positions of political leadership within the executive, judiciary, and legislature branches during his rule. I will […]
Today, February 25 is a sad day indeed for not only Senegal but also indeed for the West Africa region and thereby for Africa as a whole that the people of Senegal cannot go to voting booths to elect their next president. It is indeed not only a blow to democracy […]