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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‘Senegal Has No Ulterior Motive In Gambia’
The Senegalese High Commissioner in Banjul Bassirou Sène has said he is surprised that some Gambians, who are complaining about the presence of foreign forces, could easily forget that without those forces Yahya Jammeh would have still been here. A survey conducted in May by Afrobarometer revealed that an overwhelming[Read More…]
President Barrow Urges Gambians To Get Vaccinated
President Adama Barrow has encouraged all Gambians to be cooperative and supportive of the ongoing vaccination campaign to help combat the coronavirus pandemic in The Gambia. Mr Barrow made the remarks after receiving his second dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at the State House on Wednesday. President Barrow stressed[Read More…]
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