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Muddy Waters of Female Circumcision in Islam 

By Momodou Buharry Gassama, Stockholm, Sweden The current...

Fighting for Democracy and Diversity are Worthwhile

 By Tumbul Trawally, Seattle, U.S.A  Narcissists do not...

Guest Essays

The Indispensability of Strong Government Institutions in Democratic Governance

By Tumbul Trawally Seattle, USA To those who second-guess or question the importance of having strong government institutions in term-limited democracies—the political impasse in Senegal, and its resolution in a...

Muddy Waters of Female Circumcision in Islam 

By Momodou Buharry Gassama, Stockholm, Sweden The current debate surrounding female circumcision, also known as...

Fighting for Democracy and Diversity are Worthwhile

 By Tumbul Trawally, Seattle, U.S.A  Narcissists do not have the ability to self-reflect; cannot see...

The Vanguards of the Paradigm Shift against their Intellectual Progenies—Part 7

By Musa Sanneh From July 29th to 31st, 2023, PDOIS held its "midterm congress" in Penchami...

The PDOIS Heresy—Part 3

By Musa Camara  The People’s Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) is preparing to hold...

The Army’s Place is in the Barracks and at the Borders—not in the Streets of Banjul and Sere Kunda

By Tumbul Trawally Some very dark, ominous clouds are looming on the horizon, over The Gambia, in relation to the “Three Years Jotna” saga. Army...

President Barrow Must Sack Army Commander, Brigadier General Mamat Cham

By Madi Jobarteh It is with deep concern that none other than the Director of Press and Public Relations Amie Bojang Sissoho would host a...

Yahya Jammeh Almost Destroyed the Fabric of Gambian Society

By Tumbul Trawally, Seattle, USA One thing we have all learned from the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) is how effectively Yahya Jammeh lethally...

Three Years “Jotna” or Five-Year Mandate for President Barrow

By Tumbul Trawally, Seattle, USA The interview of the Resident EU Ambassador to The Gambia, Attila Lagos, with the Chronicle Newspaper is very telling. The Ambassador...

The State of the Farming Season in The Gambia

By Mohamadou Musa Njie (Papa)​​ It is now mid-august, and The Gambia is currently experiencing irregular rains. These irregular rains patterns are somehow linked to...

The Gangrene that Stubbornly Festers

By Da One Functional institutions are meant to add to the quality of life of the citizenry. On the one hand, they provide necessary social...

Gambia, Why Should Little Amat Die?

By Da One  Why should I, a grown man, be shedding hot tears in the sweet evening breeze, after the sweltering heat of the day...

The Yankuba Touray Saga

By Foday Samateh  Ever known for his histrionics and theatrics as a loquacious minister in Yahya Jammeh’s military-turned-civilian dictatorship, Yankuba Touray was in full character...

TRRC v Yankuba Touray, et al: The Scandal Behind The Gambia’s Transitional Justice

By Pa Louis Sambou It comes as no secret that the pursuit of justice in normal times in itself is a challenge let alone doing...

Preparation for Adama’s Resignation

By Da One By all indications, Adama Barrow is buying time to garner public support for him to go beyond the agreed three-year coalition deal....

To the Power that Be: Social Media is Here to Stay

By Da One Life in the 21st century as we know it will be hard to imagine without the internet. No part of human existence...

Land Grabbing in Afrikka

By Da One Arable agricultural land is in abundance in Africa. Land acquisition is comparatively uncomplicated and relatively cheap, labor cost is one of the...

A Case for Another Senegambian Confederation

By Tumbul Trawally, Seattle, USA I was astounded by Sanna Sabally’s statement before the “Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission” (TRRC) that soldiers have a right to intervene...

The Gambia is Another Failed State

By Da One Seeking power just for its sake, entitlement to positions of financial and material privileges, dominating spaces of political discourse with hate speech and toxic...

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