President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has used a rally organised by women to defend the economic record of his government ahead of next month’s presidential election. Mr Barrow, 56, seeking a second presidential term and is being challenged in the polls his political godfather, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe of the[Read More…]
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Gambia 2021: Jaha Dukureh: The FGM Activist Hoping To Be President Of Gambia
Jaha Dukureh was a young mother of three with little campaigning experience when she started a movement in the Gambia to end female genital mutilation, backed by the Guardian. In the seven years that followed she advised Barack Obama in the US, where she was then living, helped have FGM[Read More…]
Gambia 2021: Halifa Sallah Asks Gambian Voters For Chance To End Decades Of Pain, Poverty
An opposition leader in the Gambia has called on voters to back him in the polls to end the many decades of poverty and economic stagnation. Halifa Sallah, 68, of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) said the Gambian people have been let down by various political[Read More…]
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