Gambians will cast their votes on Saturday using a unique voting system, marbles dropped in each candidate's ballot drum, in a tightly fought presidential election that will test stability and democratic progress in the tiny West African nation.
Nearly 1 million people out of a 2.5 million population are registered to vote in mainland Africa's smallest country. Turnout is expected to be high, according to election officials.
It is Gambia's first democratic election since former President Yahya Jammeh was voted out of office in 2016. The other candidates in the tight race include Essa Mbye Faal, who served as chief counsel of Gambia's Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission that chronicled the abuses of Jammeh's rule and Mama Kandeh, who came third in the 2016 polls and is currently backed by Jammeh.
"In 2016, I was not earning much. A little less than $50, now I'm earning up to $200 per month," he said.
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