By Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: Guinea-Bissau’s coup in November 2025, marking the ninth in West and Central Africa in a mere five years, starkly reveals the region’s precariousness and the dangerous convergence of military power with organized crime. Often labeled as a ‘narco-state,’ Guinea-Bissau functions as a key transit hub […]
By Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: In the theater of statecraft, Senegal is playing a curious role. The President speaks with caution, while the Prime Minister urges improvisation, leaving the audience—comprising both regional neighbors and the international community—confused by the discord. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko refers to the Guinean coup as […]
Military Adventurism and the Grave-Diggers of Democracy in West Africa. A Region in Peril By Alagi Yorro Jallow, Part 1 Fatoumatta: West Africa stands at a critical juncture, facing an alarming crisis. The recent military coup in Guinea-Bissau, triggered by disputed elections in which both incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló […]
By Kebeli Demba Nyima, Atlanta, USA The editorial in Gambiana rightly captures the drama surrounding Ahmed Talib Bensouda’s abrupt retreat from the UDP flagbearer contest, but the deeper story lies in what comes next. And here, one must resist the temptation of easy romanticism about “going independent.” History, both British […]