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Author: Sait Matty Jaw

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Sait Matty Jaw

Sait Matty Jaw is a lecturer at the political science department of the University of the Gambia and the Executive Director of the Center for Research and Policy Development based in Banjul. He is currently working on the ESRC-funded ‘Local Perceptions and Media Representations of Election Observation in Africa’ project.

  • President Adama Barrow greeting supporters in The Gambia. Credit: Joseph Hooker.
    PoliticsThe Gambia
    By Sait Matty Jaw
    May 31, 2022
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    Gambian voters show unpredictability again to deliver first hung parliament

    A finely balanced National Assembly can be seen as a sign of both political polarisation and democratic progress. On 9 April, Gambians delivered a decidedly mixed ...
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  • President Adama Barrow has secured a second five-year term. Credit: Paul Kagame.
    PoliticsThe Gambia
    By Sait Matty Jaw
    December 14, 2021
    1407
    0

    Why the people picked Barrow again in Gambia’s best-run elections ever

    Having voted for dramatic change in removing Yahya Jammeh in the previous elections, this time the country opted for continuity. On 5 December, The Gambia’s electoral ...
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  • constitution President Adama Barrow of the Gambia at the AU summit in Kigali. Credit: Paul Kagame.
    PoliticsThe Gambia
    By Sait Matty Jaw
    September 24, 2020
    4156
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    The Gambia: Why MPs just shot down the popular new draft constitution

    Replacing “Jammeh’s constitution” had been one of President Barrow’s priorities. So why did his supporters abruptly end the process?  On 22 September, a landmark bill to ...
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