Dave Manneh
Features: *Fraying at the seams: The Gambia’s social fabric.*
Oh, how the once tight-knit community has unravelled, frayed at the edges like a worn-out kaftan. Gone are the days of neighbourly...
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Sainey Darboe
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Opinion: UDP Congress and the death-ward march of a once great party
The recently concluded UDP congress offered a profound glimpse into the state of Gambia’s biggest opposition party, as we barrel...
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Ebrima Scattred Janneh
- Dec 23, 2022
- 3 min
Commentary: Barrow uses Jammeh era laws to clamp down on opposition
"It now looks like Opposition to President Barrow is Against the Law." Like the former dictator, Yahya Jammeh, president Barrow, is all...
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Ebrima Janneh (EB)
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
Opinion: The failure to host the OIC Summit depicts government Ineptitude
A web of deception on the Gambia hosting the OIC Summit this year has finally been untangled. With a breathtaking U-turn, the OIC...
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GunjurOnline
- Oct 30, 2022
- 5 min
Op-Ed: Is the World's Deadliest Profession Also Among the Most Violent?
By Ian Urbina and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff Crimes like this don't often happen on land. A 10-minute slow-motion slaughter captured by a...
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Ebrima Janneh (EB)
- Oct 28, 2022
- 5 min
Opinion: The Gambia is poor because of corruption of our leaders
The Gambia is endowed with abundant natural resources that if properly managed can uplift the country out of abject poverty. Why then it...
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GunjurOnline
- Oct 25, 2022
- 4 min
The Gambia has failed to protect her pregnant women and babies
I am aware that the Gambia is a nation of intractable sycophancy. But for us to reduce ourselves to accepting the balderdash flaunted by...
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GunjurOnline
- Oct 21, 2022
- 4 min
Commentary: Are we serious about our Country?
Following the chaotic debacle of Liz Truss and the mayhem within the Conservative government, one may think that United Kingdom “UK” ‘s...
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GunjurOnline
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
Commentary: Who is in control in the face of worsening cost of living crisis in The Gambia?
The Gambia, bogged down in corruption and deepening cost of living crisis causing hunger, economic misery and instability, but, where is...
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Dida Jallow-Halake
- Aug 24, 2022
- 3 min
Opinion: In Defence of Old White Women!
It was a nice, warm and sunshiny day as I stepped out of my door onto Notting Hill’s crowded Portobello Road W11 and whistled my merry...
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GunjurOnline
- Jul 23, 2022
- 3 min
The Gambia: "Third World people with First World problems" - Nyang Njie
As the social media trial of the much talked about matrimonial saga of Bob Keita and Sainabou Mbye takes another turn, Economist and...
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Basidia M. Drammeh
- Jun 9, 2022
- 2 min
Opinion: From self-denial to self-indulgence: VP Badara Joof says it as it is
When President Adama Barrow named veteran civil servant and renowned educationist Dr. Badara Joof, as his VP, in his Cabinet reshuffle,...
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Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
- May 29, 2022
- 6 min
Analysis | Views on The Government White Paper Regarding the TRRC Recommendations
Analysis | Views on The Government White Paper Regarding the TRRC Recommendations By Pa Louis Sambou Having gone through the White Paper,...
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GunjurOnline
- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
Commentary: Leaders and what they leave behind for the next generation
As I reflect on the wonders of nature, I thought about trees in the forest. I observe that every trees produces fruits not for itself...
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GunjurOnline
- Apr 10, 2022
- 2 min
Commentary: Warm Congratulations to Hon. Kebba K. Barrow
I would like to congratulate Honourable Kebba K. Barrow “KKB” on being elected as a Member of Parliament ‘MP’ for Kombo South following a...
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GunjurOnline
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
Letter to the Editor: The IEC followed what they think is the law, as we all must!
As the debate over the legality of IEC’s rejection of the Momodou Sabally National Assemby Nomination festers, Dida Jallow-Halake has...
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GunjurOnline
- Mar 14, 2022
- 4 min
The IEC cannot interpret the Constitution! - Melville Robertson Roberts Esq
As the debate on the legality of the rejection of the nomination of National Assembly Election Momodou Sabally by IEC returning officer...
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GunjurOnline
- Mar 13, 2022
- 5 min
Commentary: The Momodou Sabally National Assembly Nomination Saga: Sad but Lawful
He is a towering intellectual and first rate orator, served simultaneously as Secretary General and Minister of Presidential Affairs...
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Ebrima Scattred Janneh
- Mar 8, 2022
- 3 min
Gunjur is incredibly proud of Fatoumata Sowe and Mariama Jatta as the first Women Cadi in The Gambia
The story of Fatoumata Sowe and Mariama Jatta as the first women Cadi in the Gambia captured the zeitgeist of equality on grounds of...
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Abdou Saho
- Mar 7, 2022
- 3 min
Open letter to the Inspector General of Police
Featured: Open letter to the Inspector General of Police | Gunjur Online Dear Sir, The spectacular increase of vehicles on the road has...
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Maa Touray
- Feb 15, 2022
- 5 min
Alhagi Conteh's Public Parade in Joining NPP: A Sad Day for Democracy and Humiliation for Kombo
OPINION: Alhagi Conteh's Public Parade in Joining NPP: A Sad Day for Democracy and Humiliation for Kombo On February 8, Alargi Conteh, a...
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Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
- Feb 11, 2022
- 10 min
OPINION: Are Foreign Troops on Gambian Territory Staying For Far Too Long For Their Own Good?
The Truth About The Rapidly Thinning Boundary Between ECOMIG and Senegalese Government Foreign Policy Interests & Its Implications
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Maa Touray
- Feb 9, 2022
- 4 min
Hamat Bah Putting on Teengadeh (Fulani straw hat) During the Swearing in Ceremony was Misplaced
Opinion: Hamat Bah Putting on Teengadeh (Fulani straw hat) During the Swearing in Ceremony was Misplaced. Representation Matters, But...
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Lamin Darboe, Leicester, UK
- Jan 11, 2022
- 2 min
THE SPECTACLE OF DEATH - LESSONS FROM THE DEATH OF MY MUM
I say Jazakallah to each and everyone for your support and encouragement to bear the loss of my dear mum with patience and fortitude....
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Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
- Dec 26, 2021
- 4 min
Op-ed: The Need To Disarm All Possibilities For a Government Dominated Parliament Come April 2022
The Need To Disarm All Possibilities For a Government Dominated Parliament Come April 2022
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Ebrima Sonko
- Dec 8, 2021
- 3 min
UDP Party Leader ANM Ousainou Darboe should accept the outcome of the election results in good faith
UDP Party Leader ANM Ousainou Darboe should accept the outcome of the elections results in good faith
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Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
- Dec 7, 2021
- 4 min
OPINION: Presidential Elections 2021: Why We Lost?
How The Gambian Opposition Walked Itself Into A Crushing DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Defeat
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Omar A. Manjang
- Nov 21, 2021
- 3 min
Features: We are the cause of our own problems and the solutions will not come from the sky
Days back in the Gambia when you want to buy imported rice you have to hide simply because doing so was associated with a lot of negative de
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Written by Mustapha Dumbuya
- Nov 20, 2021
- 2 min
Featured: Road safety must be everyone’s business
Times without numbers that avoidable accidents are occurring in our communities as a result of negligence. Accidents are not only caused...
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Lamin Darbo
- Nov 16, 2021
- 2 min
Opinion: A Reflection on Kombo South in light of the upcoming Election | Gunjur Online
As election looms, this is a great opportunity for Gambians to reflect on the past half decade. The developments and it's underlying...
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Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
- Nov 8, 2021
- 5 min
Opinion: Presidential Election 2021 Nominations & the Big Questions Emerging From it
The tricky business of relying on Military Junta decrees to organise democratic elections in a post dictatorship era For anyone who’s had...
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Basidia M. Drammeh
- Nov 3, 2021
- 2 min
OPINION: Jammeh must be reined in before the country catches fire!
Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s latest hate speech and unprovoked tirade against a major ethnic group in the country is typical...
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Written by Mustapha Dumbuya
- Nov 3, 2021
- 2 min
OPINION: GDC Leadership disappointed all patriotic Gambian
I want to unveil and register my soaring disappointment, dissatisfaction, and frustration to GDC under the watch of Mama Kandeh. I always...
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Buba Ceesay, Gunjur
- Oct 29, 2021
- 2 min
Opinion: One sided justice: another trait of the Barrow led administration
Someone needs to tell president Adama Barrow that this our country, The Gambia, does not belong to him or his family. The Gambia belongs...
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Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Opinion: Why We Must Not Weaponise Section 62 of the Constitution
We should be easing, not unduly heightening pre-election tension As the Presidential election nears, section 62 of the Constitution...
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Omar A.J Saho
- Oct 24, 2021
- 2 min
Commentary: Maternal mortality
No women should die in pregnancy and during childbirth. The efficiency of a government, its healthcare system, and level of development...
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Basidia M. Drammeh
- Oct 18, 2021
- 3 min
Opinion: Can APRC survive the upheaval?
No sooner had the news spread like wildfire that Gambia’s former erratic strongman Yahya Jammeh would address his supporters last Friday...
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Basidia M. Drammeh
- Oct 9, 2021
- 3 min
OPINION: When victims get abandoned! | GunjurOnline
President Adama Barrow’s controversial visit to the family of his successor Yahya Jammeh is the culmination of a series of initiatives...
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GunjurOnline
- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
Editorial: UDP’s Bakary Tarawally must apologise to Imam Muhammad Lamin Touray
The constitution of the Republic of The Gambia guarantees freedom of political association for every Gambian citizen regardless of their...
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Yahya Barrow
- Sep 19, 2021
- 3 min
Commentary: The Common Ground
It is almost impossible for humans to unanimously come to terms. This is quite evident and manifested in our beliefs, culture, ethics,...
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Basidia M. Drammeh
- Sep 18, 2021
- 1 min
Opinion: Outrageous!
It has been reported that at least 200 expectant mothers have lost their lives in the Gambia between July 2020 to September 2021. The...
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Lamin Darboe, Leicester, UK
- Sep 16, 2021
- 6 min
OPINION: THE DANGER OF BACKBITING TO A COMMUNITY
Backbiting is one of the cardinal sins in Islam and its so dangerous that it can land a person in helfire even though he might be seen as...
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Omar Bah
- Sep 12, 2021
- 5 min
Opinion: Four Fundemental Reasons Why You Should Vote Barrow out
The most powerful tool at our disposal as citizens is our collective ability to vote. To entrust someone with our country to steer us...
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Dr. Therese Ann Markow
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
Op-Ed: The other side of the coin…COVID-19 resistance, susceptibility, and outcome
People wonder why some people, despite close and even intimate contact with a gravely ill COVID-19 patient, never get sick? The answer to...
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