(JollofNews) – This time tomorrow, 886, 578 Gambians will be casting their votes in the 2016 presidential election. President Yahya Jammeh who has governed the country since July 1994 is being challenged in the polls by Mamma Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress and Adama Barrow who is heading a[Read More…]
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Gambia 2016: Right Group Warns Against Opposition Crackdown
(JollofNews) – Authorities in Gambia must take all appropriate measures to ensure that forthcoming elections – including the period following the results – are held in a climate that is free from violence and which fully respects the right of all people to freely express their views, Amnesty International said today.[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Opposition Coalition Hopeful Of Beating Jammeh
(JollofNews) — Gambia’s opposition parties are rallying together behind a single candidate for the first time in decades, forming a coalition they hope will oust longtime President Yahya Jammeh, who has been accused of human rights abuses throughout his 22-year rule. United Democratic Party candidate Adama Barrow faces Jammeh in[Read More…]
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