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What If the Machine Survives Because the Ritual Demands Performance? The Architecture of Predation in The Gambia By Dave Manneh, Securing Futures: Land Rights Action Collaborative (SFLRAC) Sunday, February 15, 2026 In December, I diagnosed The Gambia's state as a predatory system. That analysis established what the architecture is: a machinery that fuses presidential authority with sacred kingship ( Mansayaa ) and mystifies theft through statutes like the State Lands Act 1991

Former Gunjur United, Wallidan FC and The Gambia U20 Scorpions striker Dawda Darboe has officially signed his first professional contract with Slovakian club FC Vion Zlaté Moravce-Vráble, marking a major milestone in his young career. Darboe, who spent the 2024/25 season on loan at Fortune FC, caught the attention of scouts from Zlaté Moravce early last year following a series of impressive performances. He was monitored alongside his U20 teammate and Fortune FC forward Ali O

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 Gambia Telecommunications Company (GAMTEL) has signed a US$50 million Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with SYSROAD to upgrade and modernise the country’s national broadband and digital infrastructure - an initiative expected to significantly improve internet connectivity across communities, including towns and villages in the West Coast Region. The agreement was signed on Wednesday at the Bakadaji Hotel in Bijilo in the presence of senior government officials,

Life is often unpredictable, but for one determined 26-year-old single mother, resilience and faith turned hardship into triumph. Salimatta Jabang has graduated with a BA (Hon) in Community Leadership from the University of Lancashire | Photo credit: University of Lanacshire Salimatta Jabang, daughter of Mahawa Keita of Gunjur and Lamin Jabang of Pirang, has graduated with a BA (Hons) in Community Leadership from the University of Lancashire , defying overwhelming personal

Sanna Manjang's Prosecution is Not a selective Justice as argued by others.. By Lamin E Fatty Unlike Sanna, the co-conspirators for the crimes he is charged for today, have made themselves available to a quasi judicial proceeding, some of them have voluntarily disclosed evidence/facts that may not have been known by the State or the Commission (due to limitless challenges present at the time). some have gone beyond the convenience of just narrating what they knew or can remem

Former Youth MP for Kombo South, Hon. Omar A. Manjang who also serves as a teacher and farmer is currently in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, participating in the maiden edition of the Africa Digital Agriculture Conference. Hon. Omar A. Manjang at the Africa Digital Agriculture Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The landmark gathering, taking place at the African Union Commission headquarters , brings together young farmers, innovators, policymakers, and investors from across the co

Ahmed Manjang, Gunjur-born Lecturer in Medical Microbiology at the University of The Gambia (UTG) Medical School , is representing The Gambia at a three-day international conference themed “Water in All Its Forms in a Globalised World.” The event, held from November 25–27, 2025 in Saint-Louis, Senegal, is organised by the Institute of Advanced Studies of Ndar/Saint-Louis in partnership with Gaston Berger University, the National Academy of Sciences and Techniques of Senegal,

“A Nation Without Rule of Law Stands on Quicksand” as NUP’s Dr. Lamin J Darbo Launches 2026 Bid

Impeccable sources have confirmed to Gunjur Online that top Gambian constitutional and human rights lawyer, Dr. Lamin J. Darbo , has been appointed as Secretary General, Party Leader, and Flagbearer of an unnamed registered political party ahead of the 2026 presidential election . Dr. Darbo, who hails from Gunjur, previously resigned from the United Democratic Party (UDP) following the party’s recent flag bearer contest for 2026 Presidential election. At the time, he announc

By Gunjur Online News Desk | Gunjur, 19 October 2025 The Gambia has successfully hosted its first Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas (ICCA) National Assembly, marking a major milestone in the country’s efforts to strengthen community-led environmental conservation. Participants at the First Gambia ICCA National Assembly at Metzy Hotel The two-day event, held on 15th and 16th October 2025 at Metzy Hotel, was hosted by the Gunjur Environmental Protection and Development G

Badara N. Bajo, Executive Director of GEPADG and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Global CSO National Focal Point, was among the...

As Gambia’s opposition landscape shifts under growing factional tensions, speculation is mounting that Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC)...

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...

Gunjur Online is proud to celebrate the remarkable academic achievement of Zainab Scattred Janneh, who has attained an outstanding set of...

Prominent Gunjur-born barrister Lamin J. Darbo has been ruled out of the United Democratic Party’s (UDP) flagbearer race due to an...

Brikama Area Council (BAC) Chairman, Yankuba “Yanks” Darboe, has officially withdrawn from consideration for the United Democratic...

Embattled Gambian political activist Bubacarr Bob Keita has issued a public apology following widespread backlash over his decision to...