Gambia: What Plans Exist for Reform of Local Government Authorities?

Local government elections are scheduled to take place in April 2018, just nine months away.

According to section 193 of the Constitution "Local government administration in The Gambia shall be based on a system of democratically elected councils with a high degree of local autonomy."

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