France, Dec. 2 -- The Gambia's presidency is up for grabs, with the youth vote playing a pivotal role in the 4 December vote -whereformer dictator Yahya Jammeh still has support, despite living in exile in Equatorial Guinea, accused of rights abuses.

President Adama Barrow is seeking re-election, but with his own NPP party andon a fractured ticket.The transitional president, who said he would step down after three years and not run again, made a surprise announcement when his new NPP party said he was joining forces with Jammeh's APRC party.

There are questions surrounding whether Barrowshould be allowed to run at all.

Meanwhile Jammeh's stamp on the country is everywhere.His face still on the Gambia's dalasi currency, and his heavy-ha...