Campaigning for Gambia’s December 4th presidential election has been taking place in a largely carnival atmosphere but beyond this feel-good facade lurks a perceptible cocktail of tension and fear over its possible aftermath. The knives are out, the campaign rhetoric from all sides has hardened, and the plot and sub-plot[Read More…]
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Disgraced Ex-president Jammeh Looms Over Gambia Election
At a pre-election rally last month, supporters of Gambia’s main opposition coalition cheered the opening of the star attraction – a speech by former President Yahya Jammeh delivered over a crackly phone line from exile 2,000 miles away. “(President) Adama Barrow destroyed everything good I left for Gambians to benefit[Read More…]
Gambia 2021: Police Provides Security Details To Candidates
As part of its proactive policing strategies, the Gambia Police Force (GPF) Tuesday provided political parties on the campaign trail with detailed security to help mitigate and manage any potential security concern that may emerge. Each presidential candidate has been provided with a platoon of police personnel from the Police[Read More…]
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