Five Master's Degree students of the University of The Gambia (UTG) have defended their thesis on African history after 24 months of thorough academic work at the country's highest institution of learning.
The five candidates that defended their thesis before a panel including Professors Jean-Jacques Ngor Sene, Assan Sarr, Bala Saho and Stephen Ney are: Sana Saidykhan, whose dissertation was on 'the invention of chiefs where there were no kings or subjects - a study of chieftaincy in Foni, 1893-1923'; Malang Fanneh -'the life history of Musa Molloh - colonial encounter and the consolidation of the state of Fulladu, 1870-1931'; Alhagie Y. Babou - 'Sheriff Shikhna Sheikh Mahfouz of Darsilami Sheriff - a study of Islam in Cassamance, 1857-1919'; Samba Bah - 'a comparative study of chieftaincy in colonial Gambia; a case study of Kombo, 1893-1964,' and Sait Matty Jaw on 'PDOIS political outlook 1986 to 1994 - approaches and challenges'.
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