Gambia at a Crossroad
The country has gone through a regime change in 2016. The change had fundamental objective. Three goals could be readily identified.
First and foremost, the...
DISASTER MUST BE AVOIDED
Every transport must be road worthy. To drive a transport without breaks is to invite the wrath of unpredictable proportion. In the same vein...
SENEGAL’S TRANSITION: ANTAGONISTIC FUTURE OR SMOOTH TRANSFER OF POWER?
total rupture with the past by closing the doors of all ministers and their permanent secretaries and placing them under close watch?
2) How to facilitate a...
ECOWAS PARLIAMENTARIANS SHOULD BE DIRECTLY ELECTED, SAYS NIGERIAN PRESIDENT
The current chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State of Ecowas, President Bola Tinubu has called for evolution of the Ecowas Parliament to...
PURCHASE OF FERRIES MUST BE PUT UNDER CAREFUL SCRUTINY
A number of failed ferry projects costing the nation hundreds of millions should compel the nation to subject any new purchases to careful scrutiny....
SEPARATION OF PARTY AND STATE IN PROGRESS IN SENEGAL
During the presidential election in The Gambia, the PDOIS Manifesto called for separation of party and state by declaring that the PDOIS candidate will...
TERM LIMIIT CONSOLIDATED IN SENEGAL
The fifth tenure in performing the functions of president in Senegal has finally engraved term limit as a means of eradicating self-perpetuating rule. The...
THE SURVIVAL OF THE FERRY SERVICES IN QUESTION
The Ferry Services Limited is responsible for the transportation of passengers and goods between Barra and Banjul.
There have been plans to ensure efficient and...
GAMBIA/SENEGAL BORDER ISSUE: IS THERE A SOLUTION?
After the alleged crossing of the border by Senegalese soldiers recently, the authorities were alerted to discuss the issue in order to know where...
WHERE DOES THE POWER OF A COUNCIL START AND THAT OF...
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT SHOULD BE THE GUIDE
Section 193 of the Constitution states:
“Local government administration in The Gambia shall be based...
POWER PLAY IN TOGO ON THE TERM LIMIT
Togo and The Gambia were the last states that were required to embrace the two term limit. Togo left The Gambia behind in 2019...
SENEGAL HAS DECIDED
The 24th March 2024 presidential election was preceded over by the most eventful developments in the politics of Senegal characterized by a mixture of...
THE INTEGRITY OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MUST BE DEFENDED AT ALL...
National Assembly members have a national mandate. In the performance of their duties, they are not supposed to put partisan interest before national interest....
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC IN FOCUS
The president of the Republic has indicated that a referendum on the Constitution of the Third Republic will take place before the end of...
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS UNDER THE VIEW OF PRO AND ANTI...
Those who are not aware of parliamentary procedure think that yesterday was the D-Day to repeal the Women’s (Amendment) Act 2015, which prohibits female...
CABINET RESHUFFLE AND THE PURPOSE
It is a prerogative of the president to appoint and remove the vice president and ministers under sections 70 and 71 of the Constitution...
THE NEED FOR CLARITY ON SOCIAL PROTECTION MEASURES: SOCIAL PROTECTION FUND...
The level of employment and self-employment in the country must be accurately determined in order to create a data base on the number of...
‘OPERATION FIGHT KUSH’: CAN IT SUCCEED WITHOUT A REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR...
The increased use of hard drugs should compel the authorities to get expert analysis on the scale of drug abuse in the country, the...
THE BATTLE FOR FAIR PRICES MUST BE INTENSIFIED
The need to pursue price stability through information sharing with consumers has been called for by Foroyaa in its Monday edition and focused on...
IT IS UNBELIEVABLE!
The monetary policy committee indicated in its press release of February 2024 that food inflation went down to 21.0 percent in December 2023 from...
