Opinion
GAMBIA: Gambian Migrants, Diplomatic Comfort, and the Art of Official Reassurance
Listeners of Coffee Time radio were treated last Friday to what might best be described as a masterclass in diplomatic consolation therapy. The host,...
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GAMBIA: Senegal’s AFCON Triumph: A Life Lesson Beyond the Pitch
In the chaos and controversy of the match, when a late penalty was awarded to Morocco that many saw as questionable, and Senegal’s coach,...
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GAMBIA: Uganda: The Same Story Across Africa
What is unfolding in Uganda today would be an insult to democracy to call an election. It is, in substance and effect, the blatant...
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GAMBIA: The Myth of the ‘Best Government’ And Why PPP Nostalgia Distorts Gambian History
In recent times, beneficiaries and defenders of The Gambia’s former People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government have grown increasingly vocal in portraying their 30-year rule...
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GAMBIA: By-Elections in Foni and Kiang: A Reflection of Political Reality, Not a Prediction of 2026
The outcomes of the recently concluded by-elections in Foni and Kiang are best understood as a continuation of the country’s long-standing political patterns rather...
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GAMBIA: COPG Leader: Gambia at the Crossroads of Economic Strife
According to Mr. Celestine Kujabi, Secretary General of the Coalition of Progressive Gambians (COPG), the Gambia is currently experiencing economic conflict as its people,...
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GAMBIA: Opportunity Decides Everything
In the wake of every Backway tragedy, a familiar narrative resurfaces. Public officials and sections of society portray those who embark on these dangerous...
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GAMBIA: Venezuela after Maduro and When Raw Power Delivers Results
When I wrote my last paper, “Venezuela and the Triumph of Raw Power Politics” in the immediate aftermath of Nicolás Maduro’s stunning capture by...
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GAMBIA: PART 2: The Opposition Influence
The most significant political movement in the country is the UDP, if we are to go by membership numbers and the votes gained in...
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GAMBIA: Migration is a Natural Phenomenon, Cannot be Politized
Those that characterizing illegal migration as a result of bad government it is a blatant misunderstanding the history of migration or intentionally politicking it....
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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...
