Gambia: Land for the Commons –

By M. Sajo Jallow

Land is for the commons, or the community, used for food security, shelter, health, transport infrastructure, and so on, for inclusive, community development. It is an important part of the human condition. An old story of property filled with brutal violence in the process ofprivatizing it, as well as heroic resilience in defendingit, for the common good.

The modern human story, hence civilization, both arise out of mother Africa, based…