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The Politics Of Justification: How Rationalising Wrongdoing Threatens Gambia's Democracy – The Standard Newspaper

By Ebrima Ceesay In the years following Yahya Jammeh’s departure, The Gambia has often been framed as a nation in transition, tentatively moving from authoritarian rule toward democratic renewal. Yet, from my vantage point in the UK, I have observed a quieter, more insidious shift taking place alongside these political changes: the normalisation of unhealthy psychological defence mechanisms, particularly the rationalisation of wrongdoing. This i…
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The Standard Gambia broke the news in Gambia (the) on Friday, May 8, 2026.
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