It was Capt. Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso who once said a soldier without political education is a virtual criminal. As a military leader, Sankara taught his fellow soldiers to realize that they are first and foremost citizens who have rights and duties. He told them as soldiers they are […]
Press release on Claims of President Barrow’s Humiliation in Mali Preposterous Political Propaganda Banjul, The Gambia — Ever since President Adama Barrow and a delegation of West African Statesmen returned from an ECOWAS Mediation Mission to Mali recently, erroneous claims emerged that the Gambian leader was terribly humiliated by his […]
It is grossly sad that two weeks after the President delivered his State of the Nation Address in which he refused to speak to the terrible socioeconomic conditions in the country, he would go to the world stage only to lament about the high cost of living, inflation, food, and […]
The hardship felt in our nation cuts across party lines and all spheres of life. Every day Gambians are struggling to feed their families. We have more unemployed youth than skilled ones. Violent crime is on the rise; our health facilities, which were once the envy of our neighbours, are […]