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Coalition or No Coalition: will PDOIS Once again Rise to the Occasion?

By Da One I don’t think the People’s Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) should put its legacy and reputation on the line for...

My Final Response to Tumbul Trawally—Part 2

A Gift to the Nation By Da One Tumbul Trawally Respond: Da One, which language do you think Gambians should choose as their official language, among the...

Probing Atrocities of The Past—The Pursuit of Public Justice for the Many or A Cash Cow for A Supine Few?

By Pa Louis Sambou The democratic verdict was delivered and, on landed the lethal blow which would end the long bitter twenty-two years of pain,...

“The Fierce Urgency of Now”

By Saul Njie, Ph.D. A Country Longing for a Better Moses, for a Better Mandela, and for a Better Polity My last trip to The Gambia...

My Final Response to Tumbul Trawally—Part 1

A Gift to the Nation By Da One The question is not whether you and me as private citizens have any regard for the constitution of...

Stop Squabbling and Create Jobs and Hope for Gambians

By Tumbul Trawally, Seattle, USA First, Happy 59th Independence anniversary to Senegal; I will be remiss if I don’t! Contrary to what Hamat Bah wants Gambians...

A Response to Tumbul Trawally

By Da One Adopting French as a second (official) language will be as bad as having The Gambia returned to slavery and colonialism. Probably, both...

Is the UDP to Blame for Barrow Turning into an Inept ‘Political Animal’?

By Sukai Gaye The Gambia has been dealt with a heavy hand in the arena of leadership. After a feckless, corrupt thirty-year rule of President...

The Burnt Bridge: Fatoumata Tambajang, the Self-serving Egomaniac

By Da One I am going to address you directly, Fatoumatta. A constitutional amendment was undertaken in the legislative assembly of The Gambia for the...

Raped in the Cemetery

By Da One Once upon a time, there was a gathering of all the countries of Golden Kontinent at a Bantaba. The smallest of them all...

Statement by President Barrow at the Swearing-in Ceremony of Vice President Isatou Touray and Other Cabinet Members

STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. ADAMA BARROW PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF VICE PRESIDENT, CABINET...

Gambia is Still Weeping

By Da One Could you imagine a friend telling you the following words: I will never get married until there is system change in The...

Afrikka’s Missing Voice

By Da One From nuclear proliferation to nuclear non-proliferation, from economic models to political systems, from world sporting jamborees to revolutionary technological moments, Afrikka is...

The Election Manifesto of the National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD)—2006

ELECTION MANIFESTOR (NADD)Download The following is a link to the Manifesto of the National Alliance for Democracy and Development for the 2016 General Elections.

The Indispensability of Strong Government Institutions in Democratic Governance

Muddy Waters of Female Circumcision in Islam

Fighting for Democracy and Diversity are Worthwhile

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