Sait Matty Jaw, Author at African Arguments

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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.

Politics The 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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Politics The Gambia

By Sait Matty Jaw
December 14, 2021
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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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Politics The Gambia

By Sait Matty Jaw
September 24, 2020
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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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