(JollofNews) -Thousands of Gambians are casting their votes in today’s presidential election. The small West African nation of less than two million people has been ruled by President Yahya Jammeh since 1994, when the then 29-year-old seized power in a bloodless coup. Mr Jammeh who is eyeing a fifth term[Read More…]
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Gambia 2016: Candidates Begins Election Campaign
(JollofNews) – Campaigning for December 1st presidential polls kicked off in the Gambia, after the main opposition figure called for transparent and fair ballots. Candidates contesting next month’s presidential election in the Gambia have today launched their campaign with incumbent Yahya Jammeh setting the ball rolling. Mr Jammeh of the[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Coalition Flag Bearer Due To be Nominated
(JollofNews) – The flag bearer of the opposition coalition in the Gambia is heading to the country’s electoral commission to file his nomination as president Yahya Jammeh’s main challenger in next month’s elections. Adama Barrow, 51, is being accompanied to the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) office on Bertil Harding Highway,[Read More…]
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