It was an electoral squall of monumental proportions. The Gambian President Adama Barrow, who won re-election last Saturday, made it seem so easy against his opponents, including his fiercest and former ‘’political god-father’’ Ousainou Darboe of the United Democratic Party (UDP). After the final tally, President Barrow, 56, received 457,[Read More…]
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Gambia 2021: US Urges Barrow To Implement Unfulfilled Reform Promises
The United States’ Government Tuesday called on President Adama Barrow of the Gambia to use his second term in office to fulfil the reform promises he made in 2016. Edward “Ned” Price, spokesman for the United States Department of State, said while Washington recognises that significant progress has been made[Read More…]
Gambia 2021: PDOIS Accepts Election Results
One of the opposition parties that contested last week’s presidential elections against President Adama Barrow has accepted the final results announced by the electoral commission. Halifa Sallah of the People’s Democratic Organisation For Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) said his party has not seen any tangible evidence of vote rigging during[Read More…]