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Opinion | The Gambia’s Insecurity…

April 3, 2025

By Saul Saidykhan   I’ll start with a simple fact: like reptiles and other animals, not all west Africans are...

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Opinion | The Emergency number…

March 24, 2025

By Saul Saidykhan I just read the statement of the GPF on the latest arm robbery incidents which took place...

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Opinion | Defend The Dignity…

March 17, 2025

By Madi Jobarteh It is indeed unfortunate that the State House announced that they were taking over the management of...

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Opinion | Diaspora Voting and…

March 8, 2025

By Madi Jorbateh Contrary to the position of the 25 Gambians NAMs who rejected diaspora voting backed by the Justice...

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A message to every young…

January 9, 2025

By: Alpha Manka Once you cease to speak for popularity and recognition the moment you will start to taste the...

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Opinion | Moving Things

August 28, 2024

By Amadou Manjang I love arranging and rearranging things in our house but my roommate doesn’t. We have two different views,...

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Opinion | Collective Punishment

June 26, 2024

 By Alagie Saidy-Barrow Let me begin by saying I am a huge advocate for holding people accountable for their work. If...

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Opinion | Author Reminds Ousman…

May 20, 2024

By Alagie Saidy-Barrow At the height of his powers, there were very few people in The Gambia with more influence and...

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Opinion | Author Critiques Gov’t…

May 9, 2024

By Alagie Saidy-Barrow A long time ago, some Gambians in Atlanta came up with the idea of celebrating America’s independence on...

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Opinion | The UDP And…

April 16, 2024

                                         Political...

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Opinion | Democracy Wins A…

March 28, 2024

By Almamy Fanding TaalThe change we celebrate today in Senegal is 25 years in the making: the SOPE /ALTERNACE Project...

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Opinion | Crisis Of Legitimacy…

March 8, 2024

       | Things that we ought to consider as a people seven years post dictatorship |By Almamy Fanding TaalWe...

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Column | The unhelpful nature…

February 27, 2024

 By Pa Louis Sambou For most people, the Israel - Palestine question is probably the one conflict whose ugly scenes of...

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Column | How serious must…

February 15, 2024

By Pa Louis Sambou  The premise of thought of most fair-minded people is no doubt that, dialogue is always preferable to anything...

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Opinion | ‘Injustice Anywhere Is…

January 22, 2024

           |Legal Luminary Shares Views On South Africa’s Legal Case Against Israel At ICJ|    By Almamy...

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Opinion | We Did Not…

January 10, 2024

   | Former Gambian Diplomat Shares His Thoughts On The Political Trowback Of 2016 |By Mbemba Tambadou  Before the December 2016 presidential...

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|Opinion| Africa’s future beyond 2024…

January 4, 2024

Ebrima Faal| Africa’s leadership landscape is a constellation of stories, encompassing triumphs and tribulations, visionary leadership and struggles against historical...

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AOHJ Pays Courtesy Call To…

January 4, 2024

 Team OutpostA delegation from the Association of Health Journalists (AoHJ), led by its president Sally Jarju, paid a courtesy call...

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OPINION

Opinion | THE STATE OF…

December 14, 2023

   | Author Shares His Views On The Current Political And Economic Criss Of The Country |By Dembo BadjieThe ‘bread...

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Opinion | The Surge Of…

November 22, 2023

A RECOMMENDATION TO  EVERY CITIZENS, PARTICULARLY RELEVANT AUTHORITIES ON HOW TO ADDRESS THIS ENDEMIC MENACEBy Alhagie Sillah When are we going...

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Opinion | Author Shares His…

October 19, 2023

A recent tragedy of our AirportBy Mod Lamin Conteh Once upon a time, there existed a small mainland country in West...

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Opinion | Almamy Fanding Taal…

August 26, 2023

|Is here such a thing as Democratic Authoritarianism? Turkey under the Leadership of Recep Tayyib Erdogan|By Almamy Fanding TaalOn July...

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Column | Does a coup…

August 6, 2023

| The threat of military action in Niger by ECOWAS, and the role which The Gambia must play as a...

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Opinion | Is Our Education…

July 17, 2023

| Legal Luminary Almami Fanding Taal Weighs In His Views On The Gambia’s Education System |By Almami Fanding TaalCharles Jow...

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| Opinion | The Tragedy…

July 1, 2023

 |Gambian medic hammers his views on corruption, urges resistance against self-greed on power| By Dr. Mod Lamin Conteh Corruption has long plagued...

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OPINION

Encomium | Alpha Robinson pays…

May 17, 2023

Late Hon Omar Amadou (O.J) Jallow | Former NAWEC boss, Alpha Robinson’s solemn tribute to the late venerable Hon Omar (O.J)...

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OPINION

Opinion | The ‘Veil’ Issue…

May 14, 2023

| Community Leader, Philip Saine sheds light on ongoing ‘veil’ issue, urges vigilance against extremist ideologies packaged as something else...

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Column | Do drivers of…

May 10, 2023

| The veiled ploy, masked behind the school ‘veil’ civil suit |  By Pa Louis SambouPoverty, crime, corruption, unemployment, worse...

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Analysis | Kanifing Mayoral Race:…

May 1, 2023

 Photo Credit: IECBy AMO MANNEH   The people of Kanifing Municipality (KMC) will head to the polls in about 19 days...

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OPINION

PREPARATION FOR RAMADAN

March 20, 2023

 Beware of The Sinister Thief: Social MediaSocial media has transformed our way of life. While social media may offer some ...

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Column | A case for…

February 26, 2023

By Pa Louis Sambou During the same week in which the subject of reintroduction of the death penalty in the UK...

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OPINION

History| Jihad Of The Pen:…

December 31, 2022

 By Sheriff Saidykhan Educator, Philosopher, Revolutionary, Sheick Amadou Bamba was/is regarded as one of the founding pioneers of Islam in West...

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OPINION

Open Letter | Still keeping…

December 26, 2022

Image: Dave MannehBy Dave Manneh and Abdoukarim Sanneh for The Brufut Land Restitution Secretariat   Mr Njie,          You gave a lecture on...

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Opinion| Inspiring Youngstars General Secretary,…

October 20, 2022

  By Musa SaidykhanFor almost 8 years in the medical school, I was taught anatomy, physiology, and even histology in the...

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Analysis | Views on The…

May 27, 2022

 By Pa Louis SambouHaving gone through the White Paper, I cannot help but say that our transitional justice journey may...

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OPINION | Gambia: A Hub…

April 22, 2022

Author: Ebrima L. DamphaOur country, The Gambia, is trekking a route of an unimaginable quagmire!By Ebrima L. DamphaMr. President, Corruption has...

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OPINION | National Assembly Election…

April 11, 2022

D.A Jawo, Former Information Minister By D. A. JawoGambians have spoken through their ballots by electing those they want to represent...

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OPINION | A Nation In…

April 10, 2022

 By Sheriff SaidykhanThe political, and religious differences has for the past years been unabated in the country. The political division...

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OPINION

OPINION | Lawyer Lamin J…

March 13, 2022

Lawyer Lamin J DarboHe is a towering intellectual and first rate orator, served simultaneously as Secretary General and Minister of...

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OPINION | A Gambian Youth’s…

March 10, 2022

By: Toney F MendyThe comments of Chebbo Cham on The Standard News Paper [March 3, 2022] that The Gambia should be an Islamic State...

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OPINION

Momodou Ndow, expounds his views…

February 8, 2022

Casamance is essentially the place where you will find the last forest of Senegal, and it could dissapear entirely soon!...

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Column | Are Foreign Troops…

February 7, 2022

| The Truth About The Rapidly Thinning Boundary Between ECOMIG and Senegalese Government Foreign Policy Interests & Its Implications |   By...

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OPINION

Opinion| Adieu Pa Modou Faal:…

January 18, 2022

   By Sheriff SaidykhanWhen people of great virtures left the face of the earth, many people reminded themselves of the...

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Opinion| Saul Saidykhan offers his…

January 13, 2022

 By Saul SaidykhanPaul Begala and James Carville saved Americans from the countless TV Talking Heads by capturing the essence of...

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Opinion | Saul Saidykhan hammers…

January 6, 2022

By Saul SaidyKhanIn a leaked audio call between Barrow and an unidentified IEC official on election night, the president could...

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OPINION

D. A Jawo Offers Advice…

January 2, 2022

 A Piece of Advice to President-elect BarrowBy D. A. JawoNow that President-elect Adama Barrow has received a strong mandate from...

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OPINION | 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳…

December 17, 2021

Writer and Political Scientist diagnosis the Issues with The Gambia’s Political systemBy Saul SaidykhanFew 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗗𝗣...

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OPINION | Presidential election 2021,…

December 9, 2021

   Key Takeaways Why UDP Lost By Alieu SussoThe outcome of the Presidential election was greeted with shocked for many people in...

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OPINION | Former GNA Lieutenant…

November 22, 2021

“Be Careful Gambia” Writes MintehBy Dr. Binneh Minteh Memorializing November 11th, 1994 Extra-judical Executions In The Gambia ( Part II): Essa...

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OPINION | Paradigm Shift in…

November 19, 2021

By Philip SaineThe Gambia Electoral Cycle has reached a climax for the 2021 Presidential Elections. A total number of 962,...

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OPINION | D.A Jawo Shares…

November 18, 2021

By D. A. JawoAs we approach the last lap of the campaign for the December 4th presidential elections, it may not be...

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OPINION | Reasoning an APRC/NPP…

September 23, 2021

By Philip Saine (Contributing Author)On Thursday 2nd September, 2021 the National People’s Party (NPP) and the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) formed an...

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OPINION | “Doff Yi”: My…

July 8, 2021

By Amran Gaye (contributing author)In 2011, while in college in the US, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It was...

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REJOINDER | Open Letter to…

January 15, 2021

 In a press conference held or broadcast on Friday 15th January 2021 which was widely reported by several media outlets, your party leader and flag...

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REJOINDER | Response to Mai…

October 14, 2020

Rejoinder: ‘Christians’ complaints over draft should be taken seriously’ By Pa Louis Sambou Having come across the above captioned article which was...

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REJOINDER | Response to Mr…

October 8, 2020

 Rejoinder – ‘PLANS TO RESURRECT DRAFT WITHOUT CRC ARE UNLAWFUL’  By Pa Louis Sambou Having read the above captioned article which was published in...

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REJOINDER | Unsolicited Response to…

October 4, 2020

Rejoinder - ‘Open Letter to President Adama Barrow: Resubmit the Bill for a referendum and let the people decide’  By Pa Louis...

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