The hottest political topic in this country today is the petition by the United Democratic Party (UDP) to the Supreme Court against the election of President-elect Adama Barrow, claiming some electoral malpractices and calling for the annulment of the results. It is quite a tall order indeed, especially considering the[Read More…]
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Gambian Police Remand, Charge “Genocide Apostle”
Police in The Gambia say they have charged a 47-year-old man with terrorism and incitement to violence over an inflammatory audio calling for post-electoral violence by opposition groups. The man identified as Lamin Darboe has been in police custody since December 8th, a day after an audio linked to him[Read More…]
After The Landslide Victory For Barrow; What Next?
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…]