Explainer: Understanding Gambia’s crisis over adopting a New Constitution

Explainer: Understanding Gambia’s crisis over adopting a New Constitution

A key commitment made by President Adama Barrow during his 2016 coalition presidential campaign was to establish a new constitution intended to curtail presidential and governmental powers. After winning the election and assuming office, Barrow established the Constitutional Review Commission, led by Justice Cherno Sulayman Jallow. A new constitution (2020 draft) was created after extensive …