Tag: President

Human Rights, News, Opinion

We need a Cabinet with Integrity!

In the swearing ceremony of the new Cabinet members, both the President and Vice President made very good speeches. They condemned corruption and malfeasance and re-echoed the very purpose of public office as they called for strong leadership, responsive policies, performance, and accountability that will impact on the quality of […]

Good Book, News

Book Review: In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu’s Congo

by Michela Wrong. Review by Alagi Yorro Jallow . Fatoumatta: Another good book by Journalist Michela Wrong. Of her books, I shared. Her books are worth reading for students of Political Science, public policy influencers, and journalists interested in corruption. As a foreign correspondent stationed in Zaire/Congo, the author, Journalist […]

Human Rights, News, Opinion

On Presidential Attack on Rights Activist Madi Jobarteh, Every Gambia Must be Concerned

Every Gambian must be concerned and forcefully condemn the scathing attack launched against the person of Rights Activist Madi Jobarteh by no less a person than the Head of State. Before the country’s religious leaders, President Adama Barrow dishonestly and misguidedly branded the activist as an arsonist whose only interest […]