Conateh, Swaebou (1944 - )

Swaebou Conateh was born in 1944 in Dippakunda. He holds a first degree in Journalism from Kansas University received in 1968. Before obtaining his Master’s degree in Communication in Nigeria at Lagos University in 1987, he studied Resource Management in Radio broadcasting in London in 1972. A seasoned journalist, Mr Conateh has an invaluable experience as a media specialist in broadcasting and print media. From 1976-1986, he was appointed Director of Information. He is presently the Editor in Chief of the Gambia News and Report. From 1991 to date he is the founder and head of The Gambia Communications Agency. Mr Conated is also a co-founder and editor of Ndanaan in 1971.

Mr Conateh has published 17 poems, 1 short story, a play for Radio broadcasting and 5 essays. His Great Wrinkles Up The sky’s Sleeves is a collection of 25 poems published in 1981, though some of them were written in 1965. The poems rxpress the nitty-gritty of life in the village. In 1982, his second collection of 30 poems, Blind Destiny is published in Banjul in 1982. The poems deal mainly with the theme of liberty in post independent Africa.