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…
Talib Bensouda Challenge Commission of Inquiry Finding Against Him in Appeal Court
By Kexx Sanneh Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of Kanifing Municipality, has filed a Notice of Appeal with the Court of Appeal, challenging the Commission of Inquiry’s findings against him on…
State Files Motion for Recusal of Four Justices in the Challenge Against Chief Justice Faal Appointment
By Kexx Sanneh The Attorney General’s Chambers has filed a motion before the Supreme Court seeking the recusal of four Justices, including Chief Justice Edrissa Faal himself, from hearing the…
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…
Lamin J. Darboe Condemns Hate Speech Directed at Mayor Bensouda
The National Unity Party leader and Secretary General, Lawyer Lamin J. Darboe, has strongly condemned what he described as hate speech and ethic directed at UNITE Party’s leader, Mayor Talib…
Gambia Gov’t Says Bullock Military Camp Fence Demolition “Provocative”
The Government of The Gambia has expressed deep concern over a border incident involving members of the Senegalese Armed Forces at the Bulock Military Border Post in the West Coast…
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 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…