Opinion
GAMBIA: Denying Reality And Failing At Governing
There is nothing more indicative of a government being increasingly out of touch with reality than persistently claiming the opposite of what real people...
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GAMBIA: The Silent Drowning of a Nation
The Gambia is bleeding, and no one in power seems to hear the screams.
Young people are dying in their thousands. They are swallowed by...
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GAMBIA: PART 1: The Crisis of Leadership Culture. Why have we Tolerated it for so Long?
I have chosen to explore this topic in three parts to approach it methodically within a clear conceptual framework supported by thematic analysis. I...
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GAMBIA: Madi Jobarteh: “Denying Poverty Will Not Stop the Backway”
Concerns have been raised over recent statements by President Adama Barrow suggesting that hunger and extreme deprivation are not widespread in The Gambia. Civic...
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GAMBIA: Criminalizing “False News” Threatens Our Democracy and the Supreme Court Must Say So
In a democracy still healing from years of repression, few laws are as dangerous as one that criminalizes speech for being “false.” Section 152...
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GAMBIA: The Jinack Tragedy: When a Government Fails Its Youth
We just heard Pres. Adama Barrow address the nation about the tragic boat accident off Jinack. Listening to him confirms once again that the...
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GAMBIA: Jinack Kajatta’s VDC Denies Being Involved in Migrant Boat Activities.
Jinack Kajatta's Village Development Committee (VDC) has spoken out against accusations that it is involved in migrant boat operations, calling them "completely false and...
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GAMBIA: Press Conferences Do Not Equal Transparency
The government’s decision to close the year with a press conference is, in principle, a welcome development. Public engagement and accountability are essential in...
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GAMBIA: What If the State Is Not Broken, but Built to Break Us? The Architecture of Predation in The Gambia
At a moment of widespread disillusionment, we must ask the harder question: Why do we excel at blaming our leaders? The record is familiar....
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GAMBIA: Scrutinising the IEC Ahead of the 2026 Presidential Elections in The Gambia
Introduction: A Defining Moment for Gambian Democracy.
Across my published political commentaries and essays on The Gambia’s democratic transition, one institution repeatedly emerges as pivotal,...
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GAMBIA: The Citizenship Paradox at the Heart of The Gambia
The 1997 Constitution of The Gambia lays out tidy legal routes to citizenship, by birth, descent, marriage, and naturalization. On paper, it is orderly...
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GAMBIA: The Gambia’s Dark Turn: Corruption Skyrockets Since Jammeh’s Exit
Baba Galleh Jallow, the former Executive Secretary of the TRRC, stated in an interview with Mustapha K. Darboe on the Verified podcast that the...
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GAMBIA: A Tragedy That Calls for Reflection, Not Division
The brutal killing of Miss Isatou Fatty at her workplace, an exchange bureau, has reignited intense public debate. As is often the case in...
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GAMBIA: A Presidential Media Dinner: for What?
What exactly is the purpose of a presidential media dinner in a context where fundamental media freedoms remain under siege?
In principle, there is nothing...
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GAMBIA: The National Assembly Must Uphold the Constitution and its Standing Orders
The cry of protest from Hon. Modou L. Bah, Member for Banjul North, reverberates far beyond a mere procedural quibble. His public critique of...
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...
