Opinion
GAMBIA: 𝐃𝐮𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞
In recent weeks, public discourse in The Gambia has tilted heavily in favour of fast-tracking approval for Starlink. Social media commentary and segments of...
Opinion
GAMBIA: The Starlink License Delay: Who Is Blocking The Gambia’s Digital Future?
The Gambia is currently facing a digital crisis that no amount of diplomatic "exploration" can hide. While President Adama Barrow speaks of a "Digital...
Opinion
GAMBIA: In Banjul, Accountability Is Not Defamation
The unfolding dispute within the Banjul City Council between Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe and Councilor Fallou Gallas Ceesay Jnr is not a personal quarrel....
Opinion
GAMBIA: Seven Languages and One Confused Classroom
I listened to Dr. Habibatou Drammeh, The Gambia’s Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, on Coffee Time with Peter Gomez on Tuesday, 10 February...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Senegal’s Stadium Offer, a Test of Our Political Maturity
I warmly welcome and salute the Government of Senegal for its brotherly and pan-Africanist offer to open its stadiums to Gambian international matches. This...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Long-Term Solutions For Groundnuts
The government’s annual purchase of groundnuts from farmers is not a long-term viable strategy. It is fiscally draining, has been short-changing farmers, and is a commercial activity...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Truth, Sacrifice, and the Hard Choices of Coalition Politics
Politics has a way of forcing uncomfortable honesty. There are moments when wishful thinking must step aside and reality must be confronted without fear...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Why The CepRass Poll is Not a Crystal Ball for an Opposition Victory in 2026
The latest CepRass opinion poll, unveiled ahead of The Gambia’s December, 2026 presidential election, has landed like a firecracker in the opposition camp. Militants...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Retired Lt. Col. Pens Gripping Open Letter to Reparations Commission
Dr. Badara Loum
Chairperson
Reparations Commission
Logix Building, Kotu, OIC Highway
KMC, The Gambia29/1/2026
Dear Dr. Loum,
I write this open letter in response to the statement made by the...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Deception On Universal Electricity Access- Dr. Ousman Gajigo
In a recent press statement, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay claimed that The Gambia is on course to achieve universal electricity access before the end of...
Opinion
GAMBIA: The Tomato Paste Ploy: What The Republic Investigation Reveals
This story goes far beyond tomato paste. It is about how State Land, Tax exemptions, and Political power are being abused, at the expense...
Opinion
GAMBIA: A Beacon of National Importance: Hon. Halifa Sallah Stands Not at an Ending but at a Higher Calling
This monumental transition does not mark the end of Hon. Halifa Sallah’s service to the nation; rather, it signifies a profound shift from partisan...
Opinion
GAMBIA: Money: The Alpha and Omega of Political Leaders
Money has become the devil that engulfs Gambian leadership. "Tourneh sen khel yi, ba dunge khelat dara ludul def ko di" alpha and omega....
Opinion
GAMBIA: Misrepresentation and Harassment of EFSCRJ by Minister Ismaila Ceesay
As the founder and Executive Director of EF Small Centre, I bear legal and moral responsibility to promote and defend the legality, legitimacy, integrity,...
Opinion
GAMBIA: APEX and the Noble Art of Repeating History
There is something admirably Gambian, and tragically predictable, about the sudden appearance of APEX, a coalition-building initiative determined to do what history has repeatedly...
Opinion
GAMBIA: The Diminishing Tourism Sector
Recently, while using the ferry in Banjul, I noticed a large group of tourists that are staying in Gambian hotels on their way to Senegal to...
