The Gambia has just come out of the most hotly contested as well as contentious elections that this country had ever had for a very long time. The outcome was however a surprise to many people, even to President-elect Adama Barrow’s own supporters. For instance, we heard one of his[Read More…]
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Disgraced Ex-president Jammeh Looms Over Gambia Election
At a pre-election rally last month, supporters of Gambia’s main opposition coalition cheered the opening of the star attraction – a speech by former President Yahya Jammeh delivered over a crackly phone line from exile 2,000 miles away. “(President) Adama Barrow destroyed everything good I left for Gambians to benefit[Read More…]
Gambia 2021: 6 Cleared To Contest Election
The Gambia’s electoral commission has cleared six candidates to contest next month’s Presidential election. Over 20 candidates submitted their nomination papers this week, but after going through the lot, the electoral commission trimmed the numbers down to six. The chairman of the electoral commission said the candidates, President Adama Barrow[Read More…]
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