(JollofNews) – Gambians voted and a winner was declared; the loser conceded but later rejected the results. The loser, incumbent strongman President Yahya Jammeh, is now seeking to have the election overturned in court. Will this dispute create a constitutional crisis in the tiny West African nation? The BBC’s Umaru[Read More…]
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Gambia 2016: All Candidates Cleared To Contest Election
(JollofNews)- The Gambia’s electoral commission has cleared the nomination of all the three candidates seeking to contest next month’s presidential election. As reported earlier by your JollofNews, all the candidates submitted for scrutiny during their nominations a declaration of their assets and showed proof to the electoral commission that they[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Electoral Commission To Decide Candidates’ Eligibility
(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s electoral commission (IEC) will today make a decision on the eligibility of the various candidates seeking to contest next month’s presidential election. Both candidates including President Yahya Jammeh and his challengers, Adama Barrow of the opposition coalition and Mamma Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress, have[Read More…]
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