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Gambia: Can Barrow Deliver On the Promise of a 'New Gambia'?
IRIN, 8 February 2017
The Gambia's new president, Adama Barrow, received a hero's welcome when he returned to Banjul after his makeshift inauguration in neighbouring Senegal at the end of January. Read more »
Can Barrow Deliver On the Promise of a 'New Gambia'?
Barrow and his coalition government are riding high on a wave of popularity. But they have major challenges ahead in reforming a country that effectively has to be rebuilt from scratch.
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President Adama Barrow has removed the word "Islamic" from the country's name and promises to reform the notorious country's notorious intelligence agency in the weeks ahead. Read more »
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The country was formerly called the Islamic Republic of The Gambia under ousted president Yahya Jammeh. Read more »
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The new president's first job will be to deal with an internal crisis after it emerged his choice of vice president, Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, may be too old, constitutionally, ... Read more »
