The Gambia

BANJUL

To Boycott or Not to Boycott the Gambia’s Elections

By Saikou Jammeh
When Gambians go to the polls for the country’s local government elections on Thursday Apr. 4, they will have fewer candidates to choose from as six of the country’s seven opposition parties are boycotting the elections. But one opposition party says it will be fighting political repression here by participating in the elections.  

Case to Abolish Gambian Death Penalty Falls on Toothless Court

By Saikou Jammeh
The court of justice for the West African economic community is expected to hear a civil society case calling for the abolition of the death penalty in the Gambia this December, four months after the execution of nine prisoners shocked the world.