Ports, power, and the promise of development: Gambia’s new dependency dilemma
[The Standard - The Gambia] - 15/12/2025
By Adama Faye In August 2024, Gambia signed a 500 million-dollar port expansion agreement with the Dubai-based DP World, which promised Banjul a modernised gateway and made it a major maritime hub in West Africa. Government officials celebrated it as a breaking point in development—the type of (…)
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In recent weeks and months, the nation has been shaken by a troubling number of murder reports. Each incident (…)
[The Standard] - 16/12/2025
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By Kebeli Demba Nyima,Atlanta, USA Young democracies tend to watch their presidents, their police and their (…)
[The Standard] - 9/12/2025
From state house to exile: Why African presidents so often become political refugees, a Gambian reflection
By Salifu Manneh Across Africa, the presidency has become one of the most dangerous jobs, not while in office, but (…)
[The Standard] - 16/12/2025
