In our latest edition of Economic Deep Dive by Dr Ousman Gajigo, he dissects The Gambia’s economic domestic challenges, which he argues is an unfolding emergency that “few people are talking about with the urgency it deserves”.

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The former executive secretary of the Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission elaborates on the country’s collective trauma and the need for a radical shift in Gambian politics.

In this hard-hitting piece Dr Jallow responds to President Barrow’s recent claims that his criticism was only because he was the president.

Dr Ousman Gajigo reviews the Broadcasting and Online Content Regulations and the National Press Accreditation Policy, widely condemned by the Gambia Press Union and media stakeholders. In his review Dr Gajigo opines that “the regulation reflects a disturbing pattern of the Adama Barrow government taking all the wrong lessons from the Yahya Jammeh regime."

He labelled the instruments as “an attempt to restrict press freedom and the general freedom of expression while paying lip service to principles such as standards, fairness, and combating misinformation."

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This first opinion piece by Yusef Taylor, the interim president of the Online Media Association of The Gambia and the editor for Askanwi Media, reviews the Draft National Accreditation Policy and the Broadcasting and Online Content Regulations 2025, highlighting that it will replace the Cherno Jallow Charter of Ethics and the Media Council of The Gambia.

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The Special Select Committee's report on the disposal of Jammeh's assets makes for sobering reading. It provides a gripping account of administrative incompetence, institutional dysfunction, and governance failures.

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Veteran businessman and former President of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ambassador Abdoulie M. Touray, shares this policy advisory note on stakeholders vs shareholders.

His insightful publication delves into the importance of a fully functional stock exchange market.

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Dr Ousman Gajigo highlights the Ministry of Agriculture’s “misplaced priorities” observed during the tabling of the National Food Security Corporation Bill. In this publication, Dr Gajigo argues against the licensing of the import and export of groundnuts, for which Minister Sabally advocated heavy fines reaching D5 million and 5 years’ imprisonment.

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The press recently quoted the Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG) announcing a cut to its monetary policy rate (MPR). The MPR is one of the key tools of monetary policy, and it is the interest rate set by the CBG to manage and guide market interest rates. Within the same press report, the CBG projected strong economic growth.

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The government's annual purchase of groundnuts from farmers is not a long-term viable strategy. It is fiscally draining, has been short-changing farmers, and is a commercial activity for which government entities are ill-suited. It is high time the country implements a strategy that meets the modern needs of the Gambian economy and of farmers in particular.

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Recently, the government announced a temporary restriction on the importation of potatoes and onions, ostensibly to protect local producers. On the surface, this seems like a good decision. However, on closer inspection, it is not the action of a government that is serious about supporting local industry or farmers, particularly smallholders.

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