(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has called on the country’s electoral commission to give accreditation and unfettered access to election observers to protect the integrity of next month’s Presidential election. Mr Jammeh 51, who has been in power since July 1994 and is eyeing a fifth presidential[Read More…]
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Gambia 2016: Dr Isatu Touray: ‘Who Is Going To Change Gambia, If Not Us?’
(JollofNews)– Dr Isatou Touray is on the campaign trail. Over the coming 15 days, the 61-year-old women’s rights activist and academic will cover hundreds of miles, bouncing over rutted rural roads and through narrow lanes in crowded cities, addressing rally after rally. Most will be small affairs on scrubby soccer[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Mamma Kandeh Rubbishes Disqualification Rumours
(JollofNews) – The opposition Gambia Democratic Congress party has rubbished rumours that it has been disqualified from taking part in next month’s presidential election It was rumours on social networking sites that the country’s electoral commission has blocked the GDC’s Mamma Kandeh’s nomination for some unexplained reasons. Mr Kandeh 51,[Read More…]
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