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If Barrow is inaugurated, it will mark the first peaceful transfer of power since the country gained independence. Incumbent Yahya Jammeh, who seized power in a 1994 military…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216441
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Out of ECOWAS’s 15 member states, only Togo and The Gambia do not have a two-term stipulation. However, the regional organisation is pushing for every member state to set such…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224717
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GAMBIA: Coup fears intensify as president refutes poll
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES216608
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GAMBIA: Intervention will quickly end Gambian impasse
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES217423
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GAMBIA: Immunity deal could be key to ending impasse
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES217226
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Behind both phenomena lies popular frustration with the perceived inability of democracy to deliver peace and development, and an absence of manifest differences in socio-economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265653
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GAMBIA: Incumbent could provoke regional intervention
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES217066
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The coup leaders are adamant that they should be allowed to lead the transition, while ECOWAS insists that they should hand over to an interim civilian government.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256368
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The continent’s trajectory is not a uniformly bleak one, however, as it also features the only two countries to move towards democracy during the COVID-19 pandemic: Malawi and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266234
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International agreement that all unconstitutional transfers should be condemned and punished is being tested by carefully designed takeovers that appear to adhere to democratic…