Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC)

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Gambia’s Opposition UDP Wins Absolute Majority From Jammeh Party

The Gambia's longtime opposition won an absolute majority in parliamentary elections, easily defeating the party of...

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The Vote Gambia’s President Barrow Must Win

Gambians will today vote for members of their one-chamber parliament. They are the first polls since Yahya Jammeh left...

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Gambians Head To Polls For First Post-Jammeh Vote

Gambians head to the polls on Thursday for the first time since the departure of longtime leader Yahya Jammeh, with...

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Dancing In the Dark With Jammeh’s Diehard Supporters

They came to dance in green t-shirts adorned with Yahya Jammeh's grinning face and to sing the old songs of adulation...

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Gambia Ruling Coalition Breaks Up Ahead of April Poll

The Gambia's ruling coalition has broken apart ahead of a parliamentary poll next month, dealing a blow to new...

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Gambia Coalition Near Collapse Over Legislative Election

Gambian coalition parties that united last year to deliver the first new president in 22 years are unlikely to run...

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The Real and Imagined Crimes of Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh

The Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh wielded a potent mix of brute force and mysticism to keep citizens in a...

International

Managing President Yahya Jammeh’s Exit

"I have decided today in good conscience to relinquish the mantle of leadership of this great nation with infinite...

Opinion

Gambia President For 1 Billion Years At End Of A Dream

On 22 July 1994 he invaded peaceful Gambia political space with dangerous weapons and dislodged the nation’s serving...

International

US Asks Citizens To Leave Amid Political Uncertainty

The United States (US) has asked its citizens in the Gambia to leave the tiny West African country which is currently...

International

Gambia Appoints Judges From Nigeria and Sierra Leone For Jammeh’s Poll Petition

Gambia’s Supreme Court will go ahead with hearing of the presidential poll petition brought by the party of outgoing...

Opinion

Pink Sheeting An African Election

By the time Charlotte “lip gloss” Osei, Ghana's electoral Commissioner conceded defeat to the NPP and Nana Addo...

Opinion

Yahya Jammeh Must Step Aside

The people of Gambia went to the polls on December 1, 2016. And as a result, incumbent President Yahya Jammeh lost the...

Opinion

Jammeh Deserves Hard Butt-Kicking

Even by West African standards, The Gambia, with a population of just under 2 million, is a very small country....

Politics

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh ‘concedes Defeat’

President Yahya Jammeh, who has ruled The Gambia for 22 years since he staged a coup, has conceded defeat to opposition...