When One Dalasi Was Mightier Than Gold – The Standard Newspaper

When One Dalasi Was Mightier Than Gold – The Standard Newspaper

By Kebeli Demba Nyima,Atlanta, GA I still vividly remember my days in primary school when twenty-five bututs could make a child feel rich. With that modest coin, my two siblings and I could buy enough snacks to last through lunch, and sometimes even save a few bututs for the walk home. Those were the years when the Gambian currency was as solid as the old baobab tree that stood beside our classroom. Back then, school life had its own version of …