Tagged: Gambia
Conrad Omodiagbe
Gambia: President Clings To Power As Election Nears
The election umpire in the Gambia, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), has announced its plans for the country’s upcoming general elections scheduled to hold in 2021, setting December 4, 2021, as the official date for the presidential polls. The Commission made this known through a statement that contained the calendar for the elections. Party nominations […]
Ibraheem Sanusi
Is Gambia Africa’s game changer?
2016 was punctuated by intriguing electoral outcomes in Africa. From the controversial in Uganda to near misses and credible electoral processes in Gabon and Benin respectively. The Gambia joined the cohort of credible elections with the concession of defeat by H.E Prof. Dr. Sheikh Yahya Jammeh; one of the longest serving Presidents in Africa, who […]
The Election Network
Yahya Jammeh rejects Gambia Election Results “in totality”, shortly after promoting Army Officials
The Gambia is in for another shock tonight. President Yahya Jammeh who shocked observers all over the world after conceding defeat to opposition candidate, Adamma Barrow has just reversed himself according to reports out of the country. Jammeh appearing in a broadcast to the nation televised on the state run GRTS announced his rejection of the […]
The Election Network
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 […]
The Election Network
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 […]
The Election Network
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 […]
The Election Network
Gambia’s polls close despite internet shutdown and ban on international calls
The long awaited polls in the Gambia closed amidst a total shutdown of the internet and international calls into the country. Gambians woke up to the realisation that they could not contact family and friends outside Gambia or share their experiences about the general elections. This is regular practice in Gambia during general elections, but […]