Opinion

By Madi Jobarteh Democratic governance is a system where institutions and officials function according to democratic processes and norms. By doing so, they reinforce each other thus preventing conflict…

Dawda Jallow, Minister of Justice and Dr. Ismalia Ceesay Minister of Information By Madi Jobarteh Public officials have a duty to be truthful and honest when they deal with public matters. This is simply because…

Demba Ali Jawo, Former Minister of Information By D. A. Jawo As a follow up to my last piece on the 2024 Draft Constitution (the Dawda Jallow Draft), I found it is quite necessary to highlight some of…

Madi Jobarteh, Human Rights Activist In a democratic republic, a fundamental purpose of the constitution is to provide all rights to citizens and then place obligations on the State to respect, protect and fulfill…

Madi Jobarteh, Human Rights Activist The Barrow Papers have established a governance system never seen in the Gambia since colonial times. Worse than both the 1970 and 1997 constitutions, the Barrow Papers…

Madi Jobarteh, Human Rights Activist The gazetted Barrow Papers which are said to be derived from the 2020 Draft Constitution has severely undermined transparency and accountability by excluding the National…

Demba Ali Jawo, Former Minister of Information By D. A. Jawo The hottest topic in town these past few days had been the release of the new draft constitution, leading to a lot of reactions from…

Dr Ousman Gajigo, economist formerly with ADB By Dr. Ousman Gajigo Any traveler from Basse to the Kombos would notice the sides of the road lined with bags of charcoal…

Demba Ali Jawo, former Minister of Information By D. A. Jawo It appears that relations between the government of the Gambia and the new regime in Senegal are not as rosy as both sides would want us to believe…

Bora Colley, former senior GAF officer By Madi Jobarteh Bora Colley by all accounts is a high-level security threat to the state and society of the Gambia. As a leading member of the…