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- ↑ "The Gambia. Legislative Election, 2007". Electoral Geography. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ↑ "Abdoulie Bojang is new Speaker". The Point. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ "Five Gambian NAMs sworn in to serve in ECOWAS Parliament". The Point. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ "APRC raises eyebrow over Parliamentary elections". The Point. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ↑ "Ally of ex-Gambian dictator sworn in as parliament speaker". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-04-18.