Episode 19: The Gambian Miracle
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Episode 19: The Gambian Miracle
It’s official – in what almost surely qualifies as a miracle, Yahya Jammeh, the dictator who has ruled The Gambia for 22 years, was voted out of power in a free and fair election, and Adama Barrow, the opposition coalition candidate, was voted in. What was even more surprising? Jammeh conceded defeat and said he would not be contesting the election result. Given that this happened just before Eduardo Dos Santos of Angola announced that he would not be running for president next year, I was prompted to ask what is going on with African dictators. Are we finally seeing the last of them? I hope so. Press play!
Resources
The marbles have spoken: Gambians party after voting out 22yr ruler in shock election upset
Gambia president-elect Adama Barrow talks to Al Jazeera
Gambia’s Adama Barrow says shock win heralds ‘new hope’
The Gambian Dictator Who Kills His Own Family Members To Stay In Power
Witchcraft and execution: the darker side of Gambia
Bitter medicine: how Gambian president claims to cure Aids
Gambian President to Build Controversial Herbal Medicine Hospital for HIV Patients
Gambia’s president warns against protests after elections
Gambia vote a roll of the marbles
Gambians cast votes with marbles instead of ballots
The Gambia: seven facts about the country leaving the Commonwealth
The 7 worst things Gambia’s president Yahya Jammeh has ever said about gay people