Gambian President Adama Barrow has stirred anger and confusion ahead of a December 4 presidential poll, after forming an electoral alliance with ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh’s political party. The pact has proved deeply controversial: Barrow himself ended Jammeh’s brutal rule in a 2016 election, sparking hopes of a new democratic era[Read More…]
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Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: Lessons To Learn From The “Grace To Grass” Fall Of PPP, APRC, NCP, GPP
Once upon a time, the PPP and APRC dominated the political landscape of the Gambia; like that towering, intimidating colossus, a bogeyman with a frightening larger than life stature. Between them, they shared 51 years of our life, 29 and 22 years respectively. What has happened to the mighty? Where[Read More…]
Gambia: The Current Coalition Collision, The Way Forward & Potential Outcomes
(JollofNews) – As we all are aware, the Coalition which comprises of (UDP, NRP, PDOIS, PPP, NCP, GPDM GMC and Isatou Touray and team) was the product of a desperate desire to oust former president who was increasingly edging closer to declaring a one party state akin to an Islamic[Read More…]