The Gambia has a unique system of voting that does not involve the use of paper ballots in casting votes – instead it uses marbles.
Vote buying subverts a key component of a functioning democracy - elections.
Whoever wins the elections will face two key challenges: reviving the country’s democratic credentials and stimulating the economy.
Museveni’s attempt to gain support in urban areas in the 2021 elections was not only about repression. But it still failed.
President John Magufuli won a second term by a contested landslide and looks set to take even greater control of Tanzania's democratic space.
