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INVESTIGATION DOSSIER: How an £8,515 Donor-Funded Borehole Project for Fayunku Women Garden Unravelled By Gunjur Online Investigations Desk   Background: A Project Meant to Empower In February 2025, Gunjur Online reported on the commissioning of a new borehole and water supply system at the Fayunku Women’s Garden in Gunjur. You can read that story here >> Linking Without Borders Commissions Borehole at Fayunku Women’s Garden in Gunjur Gunjur Online’s headline of the commissio

The Gambia’s Democratic Crossroads: How Barrow Squandered the Authority That Made Him By Dave Manneh Mandinkas have a concept for the kind of authority Adama Barrow once had: fang majiyo aniƞ horromo niƞ boo-ñaa : the quiet legitimacy that accrues to someone humble, respectful, sociable. This is not the theatrical magnetism that Western political theory calls charisma. It is authority grounded in character rather than spectacle, earned through conduct rather than claimed thro

What If the State Is Not Broken, but Built to Break Us? The Architecture of Predation in The Gambia   By Dave Manneh, Securing Futures: Land Rights Action Collaborative (SFLRAC)   At a moment of widespread disillusionment, we must ask the harder question: Why do we excel at blaming our leaders? The record is familiar. Jawara was complacent; Jammeh, brutal; Barrow, a squandered promise. This blame holds truth, yet risks missing the real target. What if the failure lies not in

The Environmental Pain of Dredging in Gunjur Sambuya The devastation unfolding along the Gunjur Sambuya coastline is a painful reminder...

As the race for the United Democratic Party (UDP) flagbearer heats up, anticipation is growing within The Gambia’s political landscape....

When Journalism Endangers a vulnerable Interviewee: The case of Peter Gomez's Interview with Abdoulie Sanyang. By Salifu Manneh, Thursday...

A leading Gambian historian has dismissed as “bogus” a claim that the coastal village of Kartong once shared a border with Sanyang and...

In the annals of Gambian scholarship and service, the name Professor Sheikh Ibrahim B. Touray shines with rare brilliance, a linguist,...

That it occurred at all was The Gambia’s wonder of wonders. On 19 January 2017, a jubilant nation watched His Excellency Adama Barrow...

For years, millions of dalasis were lost to mismanagement as Brikama — the headquarters of the WCR and one of the largest towns in the...

Echoes Across the Border: Parallels Between Faye-Sonko and Barrow-Darboe Tensions in West African Politics West Africa is no stranger to...

What does the future hold for The Gambia? Where are we going from here? Salifu Manneh reflects on the state of our nation. By Salifu...

In this month’s Spotlight, Gunjur Online shines a light on the Kombo Sillah Association UK (KSA-UK) - a dynamic, community-rooted charity...

The Outlaw Ocean is a riveting anthology podcast that explores the most lawless place on earth — the vast unpoliceable ocean.   In season...

By Muhammed Lamin Dibba – Migration Specialist and AI Policy Negotiator in Humanitarian Contexts, Switzerland Introduction: A New...

Live a little, my friends; live a little. Like flowers, we are destined to bloom and eventually fade away, much like perennials. Therein lies our essence and the natural progression of life, for anything that cannot die cannot truly be beautiful.

By Dave Manneh - Research Lead Securing Futures: Land Rights Action Collaborative   What does it mean to own the earth beneath your feet?...

The By Dave Manneh - Research LeadSecuring Futures: Land Rights Action Collaborative   The Gambia faces a long struggle for fair land...

By Hon. Momodou Charreh Gibba, Gunjur Ward Councillor Good morning Gunjur. Many people may not fully understand this, but citizen...

Since the ouster of Yahya Jammeh, our homeland has entered a new dawn, sparking extensive conversations about justice, liberty,...