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Gambia:
Commonwealth Preliminary Statement On Presidential Election
Daily Observer, 29 November 2011
The Commonwealth Expert Team dispatched to observer The Gambia's presidential election held on November 24th, has issued a preliminary assessment on the election. Read more »
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Gambia:
The Nation Poll, Peaceful but More Reforms Needed - Commonwealth Team
Commonwealth, 28 November 2011
A Commonwealth expert team which observed the 24 November 2011 elections in The Gambia has said that although the poll was conducted in a peaceful manner, more democratic reforms… Read more »
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Gambia:
AU Observers - Election Results Truly Reflect the Will of the Gambian People
Daily Observer, 28 November 2011
The Observer Mission Team that was dispatched by the African Union (AU), to observe the 2011 Presidential Election in The Gambia has finally declared that the election was… Read more »
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Gambia:
Commonwealth Gives the Country's Election a Clean Bill of Health
Daily Observer, 29 November 2011
The Gambia's November 24th Presidential Election was free, fair and transparent, says the head of the Commonwealth Election Observer Mission team who led a 12-man observer… Read more »
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Gambia:
Jammeh Confident of Re-Election
RNW Africa, 24 November 2011
Gambians voted Thursday in polls which some observers said were skewed in favour of long-time incumbent Yahya Jammeh, who heaped scorn on criticism that his regime is repressive. Read more »
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Gambia:
Votes in Presidential Poll
RNW Africa, 24 November 2011
Gambians were voting on Thursday in polls tipped to hand incumbent Yahya Jammeh a fourth term at the helm of the tiny tropical state which he is accused of ruling through fear and… Read more »
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Gambia:
Locals Cast Ballot With Marbles
RNW Africa, 24 November 2011
It would be any schoolboy's dream: hundreds of thousands of clinking glass marbles at the ready for a high-stakes contest. But this is no game, it is Gambia's presidential poll and… Read more »
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Gambia:
Citizens to Vote in Polls Tipped to Return Jammeh
RNW Africa, 24 November 2011
Gambians vote Thursday in an election tipped to hand incumbent Yahya Jammeh a fourth term at the helm of the tiny tropical state which he has ruled with an iron fist and shroud of… Read more »
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West Africa:
ECOWAS Statement On the 24 November 2011 Presidential Election in the Gambia
Ecowas, 22 November 2011
The ECOWAS Commission has informed the President of the Gambia about its decision not to dispatch an ECOWAS Observer Mission to the Presidential Election scheduled to take place in… Read more »
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Gambia:
Commonwealth Observer Team to Monitor Elections
AEP, 24 November 2011
A Commonwealth Expert Team, led by Former Foreign Minister of Nigeria Professor Bolaji Akinyemi will observe Gambia's presidential elections due to take place on 24 November 2011. Read more »
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Gambia:
IEC Calls for Objectivity as it Briefs Observers Ahead of Tomorrow's Election
Daily Observer, 23 November 2011
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Tuesday briefed Election Observers about tomorrow's Presidential Elections, urging them to feel free in The Gambia and conduct their… Read more »
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Gambia:
Country Wraps Up Poll Campaign With Mass Rallies
RNW Africa, 23 November 2011
Gambia's short election campaign wrapped up Tuesday with rival presidential candidates staging mass rallies in the tiny capital Banjul ahead of the poll tipped to hand incumbent… Read more »
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Gambia:
APRC Supporters Urged Not to Use Campaign Materials On Election Day
Daily Observer, 23 November 2011
The presidential candidate and leader of the ruling Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction party (APRC) has called on his supporters and militants not to use any… Read more »
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Gambia:
Commonwealth Team to Observe Thursday's Presidential Election
Daily Observer, 23 November 2011
A Commonwealth Expert Team will observe tomorrow's Presidential Election secretary general Kamalesh Sharma announced in a press release sent to the Daily Observer. Read more »
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Gambia:
Climate of Fear Ahead of Presidential Poll
UNIRIN, 31 August 2011
Human rights advocates watching Gambia are worried that abuses against perceived dissenters will rise as the November presidential election nears, killing any chance of a free and… Read more »
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Gambia:
Governor Predicts Victory for President in November Poll
Daily Observer, 29 August 2011
The governor of the Lower River Region (LRR) has predicted a landslide victory for President Jammeh and the APRC in the November 24th Presidential Election. Read more »
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Gambia:
President Jammeh Lashes Out at the Opposition
Daily Observer, 25 August 2011
The president of the Republic has once again lashed out at the country's opposition politicians, saying they are bent on playing tribal politics. His Excellency Sheikh Professor… Read more »
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Gambia:
You Are Welcome
Daily Observer, 23 August 2011
As the 2011 political race draws near, the conduct of Gambians show that they are once more ready to endorse President Jammeh and the APRC at the polls. This is due to the fact… Read more »
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Gambia:
Jammeh Threatens to Kill Human Rights Defenders - Report
allAfrica, 24 September 2009
Activists have launched a campaign to have the headquarters of a top African human rights body moved from the Gambia after the country's president reportedly threatened to kill… Read more »
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Gambia:
Timeline of Crackdown On Journalists
UNIRIN, 20 July 2009
Below is a timeline outlining the arrests and detention of prominent journalists in Gambia over recent years, as reported by Reporters without Borders and Amnesty International. Read more »
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Gambia:
Rights Still Being 'Eroded' Says Gambian Opposition Leader
allAfrica, 24 March 2003
Wedged into the heart of Senegal, the tiny west African nation of Gambia is often overlooked. But the Gambia has had a difficult history, particularly during the past decade after… Read more »
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Gambia:
Several Jammeh Opponents Arrested Following Elections
allAfrica, 24 October 2001
Less than a week after last Thursday's presidential elections, in which President Yahya Jammeh emerged victorious, there has been a spate of arrests of members of the opposition… Read more »