Opinion
GAMBIA: Cabinet’s Excise Duty Waiver on Cement: A Stark Policy Failure Unveiling State-Capture and Monopoly Abuse
On 12 December 2025, the Barrow administration issued a press release announcing the Cabinet’s approval of a temporary waiver of excise duty on imported bagged cement, citing logistical challenges...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Integrity Over Money: Dr. Gajigo Says No to Undefined D30 Million Government Contract
Development economist turned politician Dr. Ousman Gagigo has characterized The Gambia's ongoing underdevelopment as a "fundamental failure of leadership."Dr. Gagigo stated on Coffee Time with...
Opinion
GAMBIA: When the State Forgets its Duty
A nation is judged not by the poetry of its promises, but by the honesty of its actions. When the Gambian state is measured...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Billions Vanished: Scrutinizing NAWEC, Karpower, and Government Accountability
Bun Dawda made an appearance on AG Radio Tuesday night. He presented an in-depth analysis of the dynamics between NAWEC, Karpower, the Ministry of...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Mai Ahmad Fatty’s Kerr Fatou Interview: A Dangerous Justification of Self-Perpetuating Rule and Corruption
The interview conducted by Mai Ahmad Fatty on Kerr Fatou on Thursday December 11 is deeply troubling given the kinds of arguments he advanced....
Opinion
GAMBIA: The National Assembly Should Charge the Finance Minister with Contempt
The Minister of Finance, Seedy Keita, has knowingly misinformed the National Assembly and such conduct meets the threshold of contempt of parliament. When he...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Selective Justice in The Gambia: Why Is Mama Jabbie Untouchable?
In The Gambia today, public confidence in the justice system is slowly eroding—not because people oppose the rule of law, but because they see...
Opinion
GAMBIA: The Politicization and Weaponization of Institutions are Hallmarks Dictatorship
The recent arrest and charges against Borry Touray by the Gambia Police Force are illegitimate, selective, and politically motivated. They constitute yet another attempt...
Opinion
GAMBIA: NAWEC and KARPOWERSHIP: Billions Wasted
Newspapers recently reported that the government of The Gambia still owes Karpowership an arrear of $19.6 million. That amount is nothing compared to what...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Jammeh’s Ghost Return, Sanna Manjang’s Fall, and the Circus in Between
The arrest of Lt. Colonel Sanna Manjang, Yahya Jammeh’s most infamous “Jungler” and a fugitive who vanished into the Casamance woods for nearly a...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Lack of Quorum in the National Assembly is Betrayal and Disrespect of Electorates
The failure of the National Assembly to sit on Tuesday December 2 due to lack of quorum is not just disappointing, it is a...
Opinion
Hypocrisy and Double Standards by NPP, UDP and the IGP Must be Confronted
Since UDP’s Borry S. Touray made those incendiary and dangerous remarks in Jambur, what has been most shocking is not the remarks themselves but...
Opinion
GAMBIA: The Capture of Notorious Jungler Sanna Manjang
The capture of notorious jungler Sanna Manjang is a powerful reminder that no matter how long it takes, justice has a way of catching...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Was Guinea-Bissau’s November 26 “Coup” a Staged Drama or Just Another Institutional Breakdown?
The November 26, 2025 “coup” in Guinea-Bissau has triggered two very different reactions. Many readers praised my earlier analysis for capturing the political and...
Opinion
GAMBIA: The Never-Ending Cement Crisis
Every few months, Gambians regularly experience cement shortages. As I write this piece at the end of November, the country is undergoing yet another...
Gambia News
GAMBIA: Government’s Groundnut Price is too Low
With the rainy season having ended, the Ministry of Agriculture recently announced the price they will offer to farmers for purchasing groundnuts. The announced...
Opinion
GAMBIA: November Without Jammeh, A Homecoming that May Never be
As November 2025 approaches its final days, many Gambians, especially in Foni, are still holding their breath for the long-promised return of former President...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Partisan Pitfalls: Political Analyst Warns Against Misusing “Meet the People” Tour
Biran Gai, a political science lecturer at the University of The Gambia, has urged members of the National Assembly to remind the president that...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Barrow’s “No Free Hospital” Claim Is a Confession of Failure, Not a Defense
When President Adama Barrow told Gambians at the Meet the People Tour that “There is no hospital in the world where you can get...
