The Electoral Dialogue Series, an initiative of the Centre for Research, Policy and Development (CRPD), is a roundtable dialogue series that will bring together political party leaders, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), the Media and other key stakeholders in the electoral and political process. The dialogue series is a platform for…
Details
A radio show making the airwaves in The Gambia has hit its second phase. The show dubbed ‘The Mandate’ which is held every Saturday from 10 am to 11 am is a radio program designed around raising awareness on the use of hate speech, misinformation, and falsehood by candidates and their supporters around key political issues…
Details
Gambia Participates and Centre for Research and Policy Development (both civil society organizations) and the Councilor for Box Bar Ward, Banjul North (Councilor Abdou Aziz Gaye)on June 23rd 2021 filed a summons before the High Court of The Gambia against the Mayor of Banjul (Rohey Malick Low), the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the Attorney…
Details
The Centre for Research And Policy Development (CRPD) convened a meeting of civil society representativesoperating at national and grassroots levels to assess the level of preparedness of all electoral stakeholdersfor the December 2021 presidential election. This meeting held under the theme, ‘Connecting the Ground,’took place at Metzy Hotel, from June 26 to 27, 2021 and…
DetailsCRPD Condemns President Adama Barrow’s Threat to Limit PartyPolitical Activities Post-December 4th Presidential Election
Two leading CSO groups, Gambia Participates and Centre for Research and Policy Development, have mounted a legal challenge on the decision of the National Assembly (NA), awarding a colossal sum of money for a building loan scheme to themselves, worth almost 55 million dalasi. The lawsuit filed on December 28th, 2020 is asking the court to:
Details