Explainers

Barrow’s partisan Commission of Inquiry and matters arising

Barrow’s partisan Commission of Inquiry and matters arising

Barrow’s partisan Commission of Inquiry and matters arising

Dawda Baldeh March 7, 2023

President Adama Barrow, on Friday, February 24, 2023, swore in a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the...

Sierra Leone 2023 Election: Tracking the differences between voter and national identity cards

Sierra Leone 2023 Election: Tracking the differences between voter and national identity cards

Sierra Leone 2023 Election: Tracking the differences between voter and national identity cards

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay March 6, 2023

Sierra Leoneans are no strangers to Identity Cards (IDs), whether Voter IDs or National IDs, citizens have...

Assessing Securiport contract breach and its subsequent chaos

Assessing Securiport contract breach and its subsequent chaos

Assessing Securiport contract breach and its subsequent chaos

Mariam Sankanu March 6, 2023

Public Outcry There is a public uproar in The Gambia over the content of an audit report...

Liberia’s dual citizenship debacle: The voice of the people or the wants of elites?

Liberia’s dual citizenship debacle: The voice of the people or the wants of elites?

Liberia’s dual citizenship debacle: The voice of the people or the wants of elites?

Jackson C. Clay Jr. March 1, 2023

Liberia held a referendum to vote on some proposed changes to the country’s constitution on December 8,...

Electronic transmission of result: The proposed process Vs reality with IReV BVAS

BVAS

Electronic transmission of result: The proposed process Vs reality with IReV

Lois Ugbede February 27, 2023

Full Text The use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the electronic transmission/upload of election...

Explainer: Renewed commitment to ending Female Genital Mutilation in The Gambia

Explainer: Renewed commitment to ending Female Genital Mutilation in The Gambia

Explainer: Renewed commitment to ending Female Genital Mutilation in The Gambia

Mariam Sankanu February 23, 2023

According to the World Health Organisation, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or...

Is it illegal for individuals to carry pepper spray, as police spokesperson claims?

Is it illegal for individuals to carry pepper spray, as police spokesperson claims?

Is it illegal for individuals to carry pepper spray, as police spokesperson claims?

Stephanie Adams-Douglas February 23, 2023

Two top police officers at the core of public relations – the police spokesperson and head of...

Glossary: Election-related terms, abbreviations you need to know

Glossary: Election-related terms, abbreviations you need to know

Glossary: Election-related terms, abbreviations you need to know

Phillip Anjorin February 21, 2023

All hands are on deck as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) prepares to conduct another general...

How “Void Votes” could decide 2023 election in Sierra Leone

How “Void Votes” could decide 2023 election in Sierra Leone

How “Void Votes” could decide 2023 election in Sierra Leone

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay February 21, 2023

There will be 3,374,358 people voting in the general election this June, the highest since Sierra Leone...

Regulatory failure, a function that undermines public sector development: “Liberia in focus”

Regulatory failure, a function that undermines public sector development: “Liberia in focus”

Regulatory failure, a function that undermines public sector development: “Liberia in focus”

Varney Dukuly February 17, 2023

Regulatory failure is defined in different ways by different people. According to the London School of Economics,...

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