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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Momodou[/i] [br][b][size=4]The Open Forum: Has Gambia’s Budding Democracy Lost Ground Under Barrow?[/size=4] By Sheriff Bojang Jr. The Chronicle: On Jun 13, 2019[/b] https://www.chronicle.gm/the-open-forum-has-gambias-budding-democracy-lost-ground-under-barrow/ In December 2016, The Gambia became the darling of the world after it voted out President Yahya Jammeh and ended more than two decades of dictatorship. The victory of Adama Barrow and the new so-called political dispensation gave the citizens a glimmer of hope and excitement that after 22 years of hardship, there was indeed light at the end of the tunnel. The new government promised a new dawn of freedom, progress and prosperity, and an ambitious reforms agenda. The president who won the presidency under an opposition coalition ticket, promised to serve the interest of Gambia and Gambians. Across the continent, his victory gave hope to Africa’s democracies. The Gambia and Gambians were hailed across the world for resilience and peace in the face of adversity. Our budding democracy in the months that followed became the envy of the world. So almost three years down the line, has that budding democracy already lost ground? In the maiden edition of The Open Forum, The Chronicle assembles five distinguished Gambians from diverse fields to weigh in on the performance of the Barrow administration. [b]Watch the video for the freestyle panel discussion.[/b] [tube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1yCDmMpFf0[/tube] [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.