Gambia

  • Jan 12, 2023
  • 6 min read

Gambia's Barrow faces civilian-military tensions

Gambian authorities claim to have foiled a coup attempt

Gambia
  • Dec 8, 2021
  • 7 min read

Gambian election presages authoritarian turn

President Adama Barrow overwhelmingly won a second term in the December 4 election

Gambia
  • Nov 23, 2021
  • 7 min read

Africa faces the challenge of ‘choiceless democracy’

Dissatisfaction with democratic dividends underpins a recent wave of coups and protests across the continent

Africa
  • Mar 31, 2021
  • 7 min read

The Gambia will see a tight presidential race

The incumbent faces his former vice-president and mentor in presidential polls later this year

Gambia
  • Jan 8, 2020
  • 7 min read

The Gambia's Barrow unlikely to be shifted by protests

The president is refusing calls to step down and hold new elections

Gambia
  • May 15, 2018
  • 7 min read

Sahelian countries face acute hunger crisis

Drought and insecurity have combined to lead UN agencies to warn of malnutrition dangers in the months ahead

Chad
  • Sep 27, 2017
  • 7 min read

West African bloc will raise voters' expectations

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is positioning itself as a guarantor of electoral democracy

West Africa