By Pa Louis Sambou Having gone through the White Paper, I cannot help but say that our transitional justice journey may not have been so chaotic and rocky had we had…
Author: Pa Louis Sambou Jr
OPINION | Gambia: A Hub for Corruption
Author: Ebrima L. Dampha Our country, The Gambia, is trekking a route of an unimaginable quagmire! By Ebrima L. Dampha Mr. President, Corruption has been part of social interaction since the beginning…
Peace Hub Embark On Nationwide Youth Leadership Forum
By Alimatou S Bajinka Peace Hub The Gambia (PHTG) has on Monday 11 April 2022, embarked on a nationwide Youth Leadership Forum. The Nationwide Youth Leadership Forum(YLF) is Supported by the United…
APRC Faction Victory in Foni: Jammeh’s Influence in Gambian Politics
Former Gambian President, Yaya Jammeh By Amadou Manjang Five parliamentary seats in the Foni Kansala districts, West Coast Region (WCR) has been won by independent candidates loyal to the former President Yahya…
OPINION | National Assembly Election Postmortem
D.A Jawo, Former Information Minister By D. A. Jawo Gambians have spoken through their ballots by electing those they want to represent them in the National Assembly for the next five years….
OPINION | A Nation In Emotion of Division
By Sheriff Saidykhan The political, and religious differences has for the past years been unabated in the country. The political division has sifted into tribal, and individual prejudices. Many political parties…
OPINION | Lawyer Lamin J Darbo Weighs in, on the Electoral Commission’s Rejection of the Nomination of UDP’s Busumbala Constituency Candidate, Momodou Sabally
Lawyer Lamin J Darbo He is a towering intellectual and first rate orator, served simultaneously as Secretary General and Minister of Presidential Affairs under His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhagie Dr Yahya A….
OPINION | A Gambian Youth’s Response to A Religious ‘Leader’ Who Calls for An Overthrow of Democratic Statehood and Imposition of Islamic State in The Gambia
By: Toney F Mendy The comments of Chebbo Cham on The Standard News Paper [March 3, 2022] that The Gambia should be an Islamic State are an expression of potent delusional wishes, but even beyond that,…
Column | Are Foreign Troops on Gambian Territory Staying For Far Too Long For Their Own Good, Undoing All The Good They Have Done?
| The Truth About The Rapidly Thinning Boundary Between ECOMIG and Senegalese Government Foreign Policy Interests & Its Implications | By Pa Louis Sambou The presence of foreign troops…
GPU calls for safety of journalists ahead of parliamentary election
Photo credit: Majac By Sheriff Saidykhan The Gambia Press Union (GPU) called for the safety and security of journalists ahead of the Parliamentary and local government elections. Many journalists in the…