Ethnic Politics: The Bane of Gambian Electioneering
By Demba Ali Jawo As we get closer to the December 5 presidential elections, some politicians are using all sort of tactics, including stoking ethnic tensions in order to win…
Melville Roberts Calls for Darboe-Bensouda Dialogue Ahead of December Elections
UK-based Gambian political commentator and member of UNITE Party, Melville Roberts, has called for dialogue between the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), led by Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, and the United…
OP-ED | Beyond the Blackout: The Gambia’s Energy Crisis and the Cost of Deferred Development
By Dr Lamin K. Janneh The electricity crisis that brought Gambians onto the streets on 7 September 2026 requires a more serious national conversation than an explanation of why the…
OP-ED: Beyond Borrowing: Fiscal Sustainability, Institutional Discipline and Developmental Local Governance in Brikama Area Council
By Dr Lamin K. Janneh Brikama Area Council’s reported decision to seek a D50 million Ecobank facility deserves careful scrutiny, but not partisan judgement. A Council resolution dated 28 July…
Is The Constitution According to the Gambia Bar Association A Sacred Text, a Political Tool, or Both?
By Retired Lt. Colonel Samsudeen Sarr, Former Commander of The Gambia National Army and Diplomat at the United Nations There is an old saying that even a stopped clock is…
A Constitutional Victory Without a Constitutional Remedy, What the Ceesay Ruling Really Means
By Bakary S Sonko MSC International Management| BSc International Relations and Diplomacy | BSc Business Administration. The Supreme Court’s judgment in (Modou Ceesay v. The Government of The Gambia) will…
A Flawed Appointment: Why Mr. Edi M.O. Faal Cannot Be The Gambia’s Next Chief Justice
By Musa Bassadi Jawara, Economist & Author This essay is a scholarly research I conducted. It is merit-based and reflects my personal philosophical argument on the standards required for the…
Misunderstanding The Law: Divorce Does Not Automatically Entitle Any Wife To Half Of A Man’s Property
By Counsel Melville Roberts There is a dangerous wave of misinformation currently spreading across The Gambia following the recent judgment delivered by Justice Ebrima Jaiteh in a matrimonial property dispute,…
Nanama Questions Justice Campaigns Following Yunusa Mbye’s Murder
US-based Gambian public affairs commentator Nanama Keita has raised a concern regarding the recent calls for justice for former student leader Yunusa, questioning whether the public outcry following the alleged…
The Sliding Scales of Gambian Democracy
By Demba Ali Jawo When Gambians braced the dust and hut sun in December 2016 to vote massively against the Yahya Jammeh dicttatorship, they all had quite high hopes for…