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The Gambia

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  • President Adama Barrow greeting supporters in The Gambia. Credit: Joseph Hooker.
    PoliticsThe Gambia

    Gambian voters show unpredictability again to deliver first hung parliament

    By Sait Matty Jaw
    May 31, 2022
    A finely balanced National Assembly can be seen as a sign of both political polarisation and democratic progress. On 9 April, Gambians delivered a ...
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  • The Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh. Credit: UN Photo/Erin Siegal.
    SocietyThe Gambia

    Gambians pursuit of justice for Jammeh’s bogus AIDS cure

    By Saramba Kandeh
    March 1, 2022
    International bodies did little when the president forced patients to take his fake remedy. They can start to make amends by supporting Gambians now.  ...
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  • President Adama Barrow has secured a second five-year term. Credit: Paul Kagame.
    PoliticsThe Gambia

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

    By Sait Matty Jaw
    December 14, 2021
    Having voted for dramatic change in removing Yahya Jammeh in the previous elections, this time the country opted for continuity. On 5 December, The ...
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  • Could President Adama Barrow secure a second term in The Gambia elections? Credit: European Council President.
    PoliticsThe GambiaTop story

    Gambia: The seat-warmer, the forever runner-up, and the return of Jammeh

    By Eromo Egbejule
    November 16, 2021
    Five years ago, Barrow historically defeated Jammeh at the ballot box. Now he’s allying with the former dictator’s party as he bids for a ...
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  • constitution President Adama Barrow of the Gambia at the AU summit in Kigali. Credit: Paul Kagame.
    PoliticsThe Gambia

    The Gambia: Why MPs just shot down the popular new draft constitution

    By Sait Matty Jaw
    September 24, 2020
    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 ...
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  • Gambia's Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou speaks on the first day of hearings in a case against Myanmar alleging genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya population at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Credit: UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ/Frank van Beek.
    Africa InsidersThe Gambia

    Africa Insiders: Tiny Gambia stands up for the Rohingya

    By Africa Insiders
    December 18, 2019
    The essentials: A case of alleged genocide brought against Myanmar by The Gambia in defence of the Rohingya people was heard last week. The ...
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  • President Adama Barrow at his inauguration in 2017. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
    PoliticsThe Gambia

    The Gambia’s president said he’d step down after three years. Will he?

    By Maggie Dwyer & Ismaila Ceesay
    December 12, 2019
    Adama Barrow will reach three years in office in January 2020. A new movement is pressuring him to keep to his word and step ...
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  • President Yahya Jammeh ruled The Gambia for 22 years before stepping down in 2017. Credit: UN Photo/Erin Siegal.
    Africa InsidersThe Gambia

    Insiders Insight: Gambia’s ex-leader accused of rape as truths emerge

    By Africa Insiders
    July 3, 2019
    African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Africa Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ...
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  • The Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh. Credit: UN Photo/Erin Siegal.
    PoliticsThe Gambia

    Seeking justice in The Gambia: Why Jammeh’s days are numbered

    By Celeste Hicks
    June 21, 2018
    The Gambia may not be ready yet. But it’s only a matter of time until the conditions are right to prosecute former president Jammeh. ...
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  • Ferry crossing at Barra. Credit: James Courtright.
    PoliticsThe Gambia

    Rebuilding after the dictator: New Gambia’s slow road to reform

    By James Courtright
    November 20, 2017
    President Jammeh spent over two decades centralising power and sowing distrust. How do you rebuild a nation after that?  How do you dismantle over ...
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