The burden and promise of governance in West Africa: A comparative reflection on The Gambia

[The Standard - The Gambia] - 11/02/2026

By Mohammed Jallow Governance remains the single most decisive instrument through which nations either ascend into prosperity or descend into cycles of stagnation and despair. In West Africa, governance has not merely been an administrative function but a historical battlefield where ideals of (…)

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