Opinion
GAMBIA: The Gambia is Drowning, and President Barrow Must Wake Up!
The Gambia is at a crossroads, engulfed in a crisis of governance that is eroding every facet of national life. Poverty is deepening, polarization...
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GAMBIA: Justice for Omar Badjie: Never Again Must Mean Never Again.
Another Gambian youth is gone. Omar Badjie of Mandinaring did not die by accident; he died after an encounter with those sworn to protect...
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GAMBIA: Why Was Netanyahu Given a UN Podium to Address the World?
The sight of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu standing at the podium of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to address the world was...
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GAMBIA: Rejoinder to Mai Ahmad Fatty’s Rejoinder on the Legality of the Removal of the Auditor General
In the wake of the unconstitutional removal of the Auditor General (AG) by the President, Halifa Sallah wrote an open letter highlighting the security...
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GAMBIA: Talib Bensouda: A Call To Lead Gambia In 2026- Tombong Saidy
As the 2026 presidential election approaches, Gambians from all walks of life are rallying behind one name: Talib Ahmed Bensouda. Across the political divide,...
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GAMBIA: Gambia: Never Again is Never Again
Recent civil developments in The Gambia have caused some people to doubt the possibility of non-repetition of dictatorship in this country. The police crackdown...
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GAMBIA: Why President Barrow was Right to Remove Auditor General Modou Ceesay
The Auditor-General’s office is no ordinary department. It is the watchdog of public finance, demanding integrity, discretion, and absolute trust between the officeholder and...
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GAMBIA: The Auditor General Controversy- What Next?
The controversy surrounding the removal by force the Auditor General, Modou Ceesay from his office by the Police Intervention Unit after he rejected his...
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GAMBIA: Statement on the Removal of the Auditor General
The government’s decision to remove the Auditor General is highly disturbing. The National Audit Office (NAO) plays an important role in accountability and transparency. This office...
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GAMBIA: Should the UDP Executives Demand a Rerun of their Flagbearer Selection Process to Save The Gambia?
The outcome of the UDP's choice of candidate for the 2026 presidential elections has sparked mixed feelings, outrage, and rebellion among players, supporters, sympathisers,...
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GAMBIA: Before our Press Conference Ended, PIU was Deployed to PURA: Is this Government Really Serious about Dialogue?
We are dealing with a paranoid government.
Earlier this Tuesday, during our press conference, we announced that—since we were previously denied the opportunity to submit...
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GAMBIA: Reimagining Political Party Governance: A Model for Reform
Since the emergence of multiparty politics in the Gambia in the late 1950s, leaders have defined the nature, direction, strength, and membership of political...
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GAMBIA: Open Letter to Mayor Talib Bensoud
Dear Mayor Bensouda,
I write to you yet again.
The mistake many make is believing that if they once stood by you, or offered support along...
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GAMBIA: Concerns Regarding a Possible Cover-Up in the Ongoing Investigation of the Cybercrime by Foreign Nationals were Raised by a Gambian Involvement
Open Gambia Platform received information from an anonymous contact within the Police investigation, as reported by the Gambia Police Force Facebook page, “POLICE INVESTIGATE...
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GAMBIA: Why expecting a Witness to Self-Incriminate at the LGC is Neither “Taking Responsibility” nor is it Required by Law
A Commission is not a criminal court and witnesses keep High Court privileges.
Under the 1997 Constitution, a Commission of Inquiry is mandated to “conduct...
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GAMBIA: My Opinion on the Recent Questioning of Imam Abdul Kareem Alkali Kuyateh
I would like to share my opinion regarding the recent questioning of Imam Abdul Kareem Kuyateh by the police. First of all, let me...
