The Gambia's electoral commission announces 5 candidates for presidential poll

The Gambia's electoral commission has confirmed five candidates for next month's presidential election. They include incumbent Adama Barrow, who's running for a third term despite initially promising not to do so. It's not clear whether more candidates are still to be named. ANM Hussein Oudabo, United Democratic Party, nomination papers are in order and accepted. The list also includes Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the former mayor of a major Banjul suburb. The government accused him last month of financial impropriety while in office, raising concern he would be disqualified and that mass protests would follow. The West African nation is going to the polls on December 5th, with two weeks of campaigning due to start on Monday.