THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF SAKINO
The mysterious death of a professional woman who has chosen to leave the United Kingdom to come and settle in The Gambia in order...
59TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE TO BE COMMEMORATED
Three leaders have presided over the affairs of The Gambia since 1965 which is officially declared as Independence Day even though the country remained...
UN ASSESSMENT MISSION IN THE GAMBIA
Three developments are taking place in the Gambia simultaneously:-
A National Dialogue has been convened to discuss about preserving the nation, safeguarding the state and...
SENEGAL REFLECTING ON ITS FUTURE
25th February, 2024 is less than three weeks away. Foroyaa is enquiring whether any election monitoring body is preparing to send election monitors for the...
D-DAY IS CLOSE IN SENEGAL AS CITIZENS HEAD TO THE POLLS
Developments in Senegal are relevant to The Gambia. The Diaspora of Senegal has the right to vote. On the 25th of February, many Senegalese in...
SENEGAL AND THE FEBRUARY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Constitutions that establish two term limit are designed to put an end to the monarchical system of having a ruler for life. Consequently, each...
A WORLD IN LEADERSHIP CRISIS
Gaza is in shambles. Ukraine is being crushed. Lebanon is under threat. Syria is under occupation. Iraq has been transformed into a proxy state....
THE ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE CREDIT BUYING OF GROUDNUTS
The National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corporation (better known as GGC) and Agib Bank have been collaborating to address the credit buying of...
THE GENERAL MOOD IN THE COUNTRY
As prices rise by the day and people spend more on the movement of persons and goods the cost of living is becoming more...
DIASPORA ECONOMIC POWER SHOULD BE BACKED BY THE RIGHT TO VOTE
The Governor of the Central Bank has made it evident that the low earnings from exports are being cushioned by the high level of...
THE RELATION BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON INTERNATIONAL...
Section 79 of the Constitution reads:
“(1) The President shall be responsible for -
(c) the negotiation and, subject to ratification by the National Assembly, the conclusion of treaties and other international agreements...”
It...
BCC CEO AND FINANCE DIRECTOR CLASH: WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?
The councils are undergoing tremendous strain because of lack of understanding or absence of rules of procedures that should guide their action. The Local...
CONFRONTING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, POVERTY AND ALIENATION: INDUCEMENT TO ILLEGAL MIGRATION
FOROYAA has been speaking to many young people who are wrongly accused of not having skills and are not interested in employing those skills...
THE GROUNDNUT TRADE SHOULD BE LEFT ENTIRELY TO GGC
The focus the president gave to the price of groundnut during his tour gave the impression that the central government has mobilised the required...
JANJANGBUREH FESTIVAL:
PILGRIMAGE OR TOURISM
Juffureh or Janjangbureh are places of interest because of their linkage to some of the latest crimes against humanity that have been...
A PROMISE OR A CONCRETE PLAN FOR CONSTITUTION BUILDING FOR THE...
The five years of Barrow’s administration which started as a coalition government have elapsed without any success in the building of a constitution for...
THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENING IN SIERRA LEONE
Earnest Bai Koroma joined the then chairperson of Ecowas, ex-president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson, ex-president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari and ex-president of Ghana Ayariga...
THE PRESIDENT CONFIRMS AG CHAMBERS’ TAKE ON A REFERENDUM ON THE...
The Gambian public in particular and the international community led by Ecowas have been dilating on the slow progress of the steps taken to ensure...
A NEW YEAR AND ITS CHALLENGES
It is common to celebrate the dawn of a new year, even if one is undergoing hardship. What is however prudent is to utilise...
THE SENEGALESE STATE AND OUSMANE SONKO
When one follows events in Senegal one wonders whether President Macky Sall has the type of advisers that would want him to leave a...
