The voting will be closely watched as a test of the democratic transition in The Gambia, where Jammeh ruled for 22 years after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1994.
Each candidate has their own ballot box at Gambian polls, and voters choose their preferred politician by dropping a marble inside one of the boxesThe Gambia, a sliver of land about 480 kilometres long, which is surrounded by Senegal, is one of the poorest countries in the world.The tourism-dependent economy in the former British colony was also dealt a severe blow by the Covid-19 pandemic.
He also served as foreign minister and then vice president under Barrow, before stepping down in 2019.Each candidate has their own ballot box at Gambian polls, and voters choose their preferred politician by dropping a marble inside one of the boxes.Polls are set to close at 1700 GMT.- Jammeh legacy -
A truth commission has heard hundreds give testimony about state-sanctioned abuses under former dictator Yahya JammehAnother political camp, however, is pushing for criminal charges against Jammeh for alleged abuses committed under his rule.Before hearings ended in May, it heard testimony from hundreds of witnesses about state-sanctioned death squads, witch hunts and forcing bogus cures on AIDS patients, among other abuses.
In Zimbabwe the Dick tatter is still around and not even a by-election is happening
Sorry, Yayha Jammeh never fled. He was forced into exile in Equatorial Guinea after negotiations with regional bloc, ECOWAS
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