On December 4th 2021, Gambians went to the polls to elect the President of the 4th Republic of The Gambia. A total of six out of 26 Independent Candidates and Political Parties were formally certified as qualified to compete in the said elections On the 5th December the Independent Electoral[Read More…]
Year: 2022
Guinea-Bissau: Many Dead After Coup Attempt, President Says
A reported coup in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau has left many members of the security forces dead, its president says. Umaro Cissoko Embaló said the situation was under control, calling it a “failed attack against democracy”. Gunfire erupted near a government building on Tuesday in the capital Bissau[Read More…]
President Adama Barrow Is Giving Gambians Another Dose Of The Same Sour Medicine
There is no doubt about the difficult transition that the country went through in the last five years. The controversy surrounding the term of the presidency had to be resolved by a protest that was, according to President Barrow himself, violently suppressed with teargas and other high-handed state tactics. Enjoying[Read More…]
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