One of the most damaging legacies of the Jammeh dictatorship is a politics of make-believe, a politics which does not recognize the importance of truth in framing and conducting our national discourse, or in preserving our healthy social norms and values, or respecting our sacred religious obligations which forbid lying in pursuit of worldly gains….
Photo Credit: Professor Yerro Mballow Professor Yerro Mballow, a renowned social and political analyst, has forecast a significant shift in Gambia’s political landscape heading into the 2026 presidential election. According to Prof. Mballow, the opposition parties may have a chance to unseat President Adama Barrow’s National People’s Party (NPP) if they can form a united…
Part I: The Voice That Stirred a Nation Today marks four years since the untimely passing of Pa Nderry Mbai, a fearless journalist whose pioneering work in internet broadcasting continues to inspire societal and political change. He inspires so many young and older adults to engage in the third liberation struggle and to be active…
“He who votes, hopes.” But what happens when that hope becomes hollow—when the rituals of democracy—elections, constitutions, speeches—fail to transform the daily lives of ordinary people? Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama put it bluntly: “Nobody cares about democracy; what the people want is good governance—a government that offers opportunities and prosperity to the people.” In…
In the Gambia, political drama continues unabated with ever more interesting episodes. On Saturday, we witnessed a massive welcome of UDP’s leader, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe. For a moment, the whole place was painted yellow, yet, less than 24 hours later, Kanilai became green as supporters of Jammeh converged in thousands to listen to an audio…
Have you ever seen parents weeping at the altar, crying, “God, why my children?” — while heaven whispers back, “But you’re the one who pushed them away from Me.” It is a painful truth: many parents who once dedicated their children to God later become the very obstacle between their children and Him. Bringing a…
The recognition of Palestine as a sovereign state by about 150 of the 193 Member States of the United Nations (UN), recently joined by countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada, and France, is undoubtedly a welcome development. It offers a glimmer of hope for the much-needed two-state solution that could bring lasting peace to…
An Evening with The Kankurang! Ansumana assumed instant ownership of any road, path or bush track on whatever mode of transport he chose to take. On this particular occasion I was seated on the pillion seat of his Baotian Superstar gazing at the galaxy of stars above whilst being expertly conveyed through the bush from…
If we lose peace, we lose everything. Look around us at our brothers and sisters in nations once full of promise, now broken by the scourge of war, political strife, and lawlessness. Look at the shattered streets of Liberia, the blood-soaked soils of Sierra Leone, Congo, Sudan and Somalia, the instability creeping into Mali, Burkina…
The Electrocution … At Brikamaba the apprentice, hanging by one arm on the back of the gele-gele, assured me that the vehicle was traveling to Janjangbureh ‘Macatty’ so, as I was going there, I clambered aboard the rusty wreck and squeezed in beside a lady with an infant in one hand and a chicken in…
