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Liberia’s dual citizenship debacle: The voice of the people or the wants of elites?

Liberia’s dual citizenship debacle: The voice of the people or the wants of elites?

Liberia’s dual citizenship debacle: The voice of the people or the wants of elites?

Jackson C. Clay Jr. March 1, 2023

Liberia held a referendum to vote on some proposed changes to the country’s constitution on December 8,...

Joseph Nyumah Boakai deciding to support Alexander Cummings after retirement, False!

Joseph Nyumah Boakai deciding to support Alexander Cummings after retirement, False!

Joseph Nyumah Boakai deciding to support Alexander Cummings after retirement, False!

Varney Dukuly March 1, 2023

Claim: ‘Former Vice President has decided to support Cummings following retirement from politics,’ Sekou Kalasco Damaro, Presidential...

False! No fatality recorded from Bo Stadium incident Fatima Bio

Fatima Bio

False! No fatality recorded from Bo Stadium incident

Foday Moriba Conteh February 28, 2023

Claim: An online news platform, Theorganiser.net, claims that Bo Stadium collapsed and killed some school girls. Verdict:...

Explainer: Things you should know about ballot boxes and ballot tokens in The Gambia

Explainer: Things you should know about ballot boxes and ballot tokens in The Gambia

Explainer: Things you should know about ballot boxes and ballot tokens in The Gambia

Dawda Baldeh February 23, 2023

The Gambia is a small country in West Africa with a unique voting system using marble tokens...

Explainer: Renewed commitment to ending Female Genital Mutilation in The Gambia

Explainer: Renewed commitment to ending Female Genital Mutilation in The Gambia

Explainer: Renewed commitment to ending Female Genital Mutilation in The Gambia

Mariam Sankanu February 23, 2023

According to the World Health Organisation, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or...

How “Void Votes” could decide 2023 election in Sierra Leone

How “Void Votes” could decide 2023 election in Sierra Leone

How “Void Votes” could decide 2023 election in Sierra Leone

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay February 21, 2023

There will be 3,374,358 people voting in the general election this June, the highest since Sierra Leone...

Regulatory failure, a function that undermines public sector development: “Liberia in focus”

Regulatory failure, a function that undermines public sector development: “Liberia in focus”

Regulatory failure, a function that undermines public sector development: “Liberia in focus”

Varney Dukuly February 17, 2023

Regulatory failure is defined in different ways by different people. According to the London School of Economics,...

Explainer: Did The Gambia Coalition 2016 implement only three out of 22 of Barrow’s manifesto on democracy and rule of law?

Explainer: Did The Gambia Coalition 2016 implement only three out of 22 of Barrow’s manifesto on democracy and rule of law?

Explainer: Did The Gambia Coalition 2016 implement only three out of 22 of Barrow’s manifesto on democracy and rule of law?

Mariam Sankanu February 16, 2023

On January 13, 2023, Madi Jobarteh, a human rights activist and social commentator, had a face-off in...

Violating electoral laws with impunity: The case of politicians and pre-campaign in Liberia

Violating electoral laws with impunity: The case of politicians and pre-campaigning in Liberia

Violating electoral laws with impunity: The case of politicians and pre-campaign in Liberia

Jackson C. Clay Jr. February 16, 2023

The election is a key pillar in every democratic dispensation, and the story in Liberia is no...

Explainer: The state of Liberia’s 2022 National Housing and Population Census

Explainer: The state of Liberia’s 2022 National Housing and Population Census

Explainer: The state of Liberia’s 2022 National Housing and Population Census

Gloria Wleh February 16, 2023

Census involves the complete enumeration of the population of a country. It shows the number of household...

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