Street Debate: Is Gambia’s Adama Barrow getting drunk on power?
By DW
01 December 2021 |
6:00 am
When Gambia's president Adama Barrow came to power in 2016, he promised to step down after three years. His decision to extend his term from three to five years - and seek another - has unsurprisingly divided the country. Edith Kimani meets young Gambians in the heat of the election campaign to hear from both sides.
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