Our National Debt Nightmare
Dr. Ousman Gajigo The Gambia’s total public debt is now around D120 billion. Given that our own Minister of Finance and Economic Affairshas recently admitted that…
Category: OPINION
Bad Senegambia Bridge Deal Means No Competing Infrastructure for 100km
Dr. Ousman Gajigo The government recently admitted that its concession agreement with Africa50 ‘only’ excluded competing bridges for a 50m radius. In addition to…
Africa50 Agreement: Badly Negotiated without Transparency
Dr. Ousman Gajigo Since last year, I have maintained that the government’s concession agreement with Africa50 on the Senegambia Bridge could have been…
The Senegambia Bridge Agreement is a National Loss.
By Madi Jobarteh Thanks to Dr. Ousman Gagigo, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has now uploaded the Concession Agreement on the Senegambia Bridge…
The Dismal Budget and Economic Situation
Dr. Ousman Gajigo The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs recently released the 2025 budget. Before discussing the substance of its…
Meet the People Tour: A Constitutionalized Ponzi Scheme
By Abdoulie Bojang For years, the “Meet the People Tour” in The Gambia has been touted as a government initiative…
The Persecution of The Voice Newspaper
Dr. Ousman Gajigo It is now several weeks since President Adama Barrow filed a defamation lawsuit against the Voice Newspaper. Upon…
Do We Know Every Detail about the Africa50Deal?
Dr. Ousman Gajigo It was announced a few days ago that Africa50 has now taken over the operation of the Senegambia Bridge. This is the…
EFSCRJ Welcomes the Police Investigation of the IEC with Concern
Madi Jobarteh We have noted the public statement by the Gambia Police Force issued on 15 October 2024 that they are…
Ecowas – Crisis in Regional or African Integration?
Gradual integration path The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) is one of the eight (8) sub-regional pillars forgradual integration recognized by the African Union (AU). It…