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Talks of political alliances dominated the Gambian public space as the Independent Electoral Commission (iec) scaled up its preparation for the 4 December presidential election. President Adama Barrow’s launching of his National People’s Party (npp) ultimately severed his relationship with the United Democratic Party (udp) which brought him to political prominence. Notwithstanding the mushrooming of the number of parties, only six contested the election. The official release of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (trrc) report gave respite to some victims of human rights abuses during the high-handed Yahya Jammeh’s administration. Despite critical cries of corruption in high places, only one case was substantiated. The Freedom House corruption index rank was the same as that of 2020. During the period under review, the judiciary and the legislature were functional and law enforcement officers maintained order in isolated instances of breach of peace. A number of accredited diplomats presented letters of credence. On the whole, the country remained characteristically calm.