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Meet President-elect Adama Barrow, opposition leader set to unseat Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh after 22 years in power
Adama Barrow, former presidential candidate of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and leader of Gambia’s opposition force, contested and won the most consequential Gambia elections in the past 51 years. Head of the Electoral Commission revealed that the opposition candidate won the elections by a whopping 50,000 votes, with incumbent president Yahya Jammeh trailing behind […]
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After 22 years in power, Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh concedes defeat in symbolic elections
In what is considered to be a bright light in Africa’s nascent democracy, Yahya Jammeh who has brutally ruled the west African nation is set to concede the presidency to opposition candidate, Adama Barrow. Yahya Jammeh will concede defeat to the leader of the opposition coalition after ruling The Gambia for 22 years. The chairman […]
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Gambia’s historic elections: the aftermath
Gambia’s polls closed at 5pm throughout the 1,422 polling stations in 53 constituencies, within the seven administrative regions of Ghana. The elections were held amid a contentious political environment and ban on all forms of local and international communication. Polls opened early in the small West African nation with a total of over 880, 000 […]
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Ghana’s early voting and the case of missing names
Ghana’s early voting started off with great expectations under the new Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei. The commission assured the public of it’s preparedness for the special voting exercise, but in reality the voters register for the special voters was bungled. Hundreds of security officials, electoral commission staff and media personnel showed up […]
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4 things you need to know about the controversy surrounding Ghana’s early voting
Early voting in Ghana will hold on December 1st, for key individuals who will play special roles on the December 7th general elections. Over 114,000 registered voters, consisting of the election security task force, police, immigration, prisons officials, national fire service, electoral commission officials and journalists are expected to cast their votes ahead of the […]
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How Mamma Kandeh’s decision could offset Gambia’s opposition’s chances against Yahya Jammeh
Mamma Kandeh, leader of Gambia’s Democratic Congress (GDC), revealed to his supporters on the stump that he would not be joining the opposition coalition due to a lack of transparency and democracy in the selection of the coalition’s presidential candidate, Adama Barrow. Gambians on the continent and the diaspora have expressed concerns about the failure […]