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GAMBIA: Interior Minister Warns Against Ethnic Incitement as 2026 Polls Approach
The Minister of Interior, Abdoulie Sanyang has warned that the government will take a firm stance against tribalism, hate speech and any form of ethnic incitement as the country...
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GAMBIA: Global Properties Launches The Gambia’s Tallest Commercial Tower
President Adama Barrow yesterday officially inaugurated the 11-storey Global Tower, the new headquarters of Global Properties, describing the landmark development as a powerful symbol...
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GAMBIA: New Oversight Committee to Monitor Fulfilment of Government Promises
The National Assembly on Tuesday approved the establishment of a new oversight committee tasked with monitoring promises and commitments made by government officials before...
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GAMBIA: CTMC Chair Says Opposition Coalition Talks Underway, PDOIS Yet to Join
Professor Yerro Mballow, Chairman of the Coalition Taskforce Mediation Committee (CTMC), says opposition coalition discussions are currently underway among all major political groupings in...
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GAMBIA: The A1 Block and the Data Room Question: Has The Gambia Fully Examined the Geological Treasure BP Left Behind? – Lawyer Ousman M’Bai
As Eni enters The Gambia's most talked-about offshore block, questions remain about whether the country has fully understood the geological intelligence inherited from previous...
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GAMBIA: CTMC Opens Coalition Flagbearer Nominations Ahead of 2026 Presidential Election
The Coalition Taskforce Mediation Committee (CTMC) has concluded its seventh Strategic Session at the Baobab Hotel and officially launched the nomination process for selecting...
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GAMBIA: Mayor Bensouda Blames NAWEC’s Mounting Debt for Gambia’s Electricity Crisis
Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) and leader of the United Movement for Change (UMC), Talib Ahmed Bensouda, has blamed The Gambia’s continued...
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GAMBIA: President Barrow Commissions Gambia’s First National Food and Drug Quality Control Laboratory
President Adama Barrow on Thursday, officially opened The Gambia’s first ever National Food and Drug Quality Control Laboratory, a landmark facility designed to enhance...
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GAMBIA: Unveiling the Truth: Four Critical Factors Behind NAWEC’s Blackout Crisis
An article published by Open Gambia yesterday has outlined what it describes as the key reasons for the recent electricity supply challenges facing The...
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GAMBIA: Port of Banjul Operations Halted as GPA Workers Continue Strike Over Welfare Concerns
Workers of the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) on Thursday 4 June 2026 brought the Port of Banjul to a standstill by staging a sit-down...
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GAMBIA: National Assembly Processing Petitions Against Deputy Speaker Seedy Njie Over Alleged Tribal Comments
Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Fabakary Tombong Jatta, has confirmed that parliament has received petitions lodged against Deputy Speaker Hon. Seedy S.K. Njie...
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GAMBIA: IEC Flags 24,058 Suspected Double Registrations in Voter Registration Exercise
During the 2026 supplemental voter registration drive from April 4 to May 21, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) recorded 24,058 possible double registrations. The...
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GAMBIA: What are the Real Reasons Behind the NAWEC Blackout?
Is NAWEC covering up for the incompetence and failure of Operational and Maintenance Management?
For the past few weeks, the greater Banjul area has been...
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GAMBIA: Government spokesman Defends Barrow Administration Amid Corruption Criticism
The Gambian government’s spokesperson and presidential adviser on diaspora affairs, Ebrima G. Sankareh, has said that corruption should be viewed as a global challenge...
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GAMBIA: NAWEC Defends Power Outage, Cites Rapid Growth in Electricity Demand
The Deputy Managing Director of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), Sompou Ceesay, has described the widespread power outage affecting The Gambia as...
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GAMBIA: Information Minister Defends Government Amid Growing Frustration Over Power Cuts
Minister for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has attributed The Gambia’s ongoing electricity and water supply challenges to decades of underinvestment...
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GAMBIA: Technical Faults in Senegal and Guinea Behind Gambia’s Power Crisis, Says NAWEC Boss
The Managing Director of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), Galo Saidy, has warned that the electricity disruptions affecting parts of The Gambia...
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GAMBIA: Opposition Exploiting Power Outages for Political Gain, Says NAWEC Managing Director
Galo Saidy, the Managing Director of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), has accused the opposition parties of politicizing the country’s current electricity...
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GAMBIA: Global Energy Pressures Behind Gambia’s Persistent Blackouts, Government Spokesman Says
Mr Sankareh, who is also presidential adviser on diaspora affairs, told West Coast Radio that neither the president nor the National Water and Electricity...
