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GAMBIA: From Exile, Jammeh Calls for Unity, Equality and Eradication of Poverty
Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh has warned against tribalism and regional divisions, urging Gambians to put aside ethnic differences and unite behind a common national vision centred on peace,...
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GAMBIA: Barrow Claims Opposition Is Trying to Disrupt His Nationwide Tour
President Adama Barrow has accused the United Democratic Party (UDP) and other opposition groups of organising roadside demonstrations to heckle him during his ongoing...
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GAMBIA: IEC Plans to Recruit Nearly 10,000 Election Officials Ahead of December Polls
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is preparing to recruit nearly 10,000 temporary election workers as The Gambia gets ready for the December 5 presidential...
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GAMBIA: UDP Leader Rejects Calls to Step Aside, Keeps Door Open to Opposition Unity
United Democratic Party (UDP) leader and Gambia First Coalition presidential candidate Ousainu Darboe says opposition forces still have an opportunity to unite ahead of...
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GAMBIA: Darboe Warns Ethnic Politics Could Undermine Gambia’s National Unity
United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Ousainu Darboe has accused the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) of contributing to ethnic tensions in The Gambia, saying...
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GAMBIA: Darboe Calls Faal a ‘Flip-Flop Politician’ Over Barrow Alliance
United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Ousainu Darboe has accused APP-Sobeyaa leader Essa Mbye Faal of political inconsistency, while rejecting his claim that the UDP...
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GAMBIA: FPAC Seeks D6m Cut to State House Budget, D17m Boost for Civic Education
The National Assembly’s Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) has recommended cutting D6 million from the Office of the President’s proposed 2027 budget and...
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GAMBIA: Bensouda Urges Barrow to Act Against Ministers Accused of Fueling Tribal Divisions
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council and presidential candidate for Coalition 2026, has urged President Adama Barrow to take a firm...
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GAMBIA: Bensouda Accuses Barrow’s Government and Opposition of Targeting Coalition 2026
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, mayor of Kanifing Municipality and presidential candidate of Coalition 2026, has accused both the government and opposition parties of directing attacks...
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GAMBIA: Government Signs Contract for Banjul International Airport Modernisation Studies
The Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure has signed a contract with Concorde Aviation Intelligence to assess plans for the modernisation of Banjul International...
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GAMBIA: Jammeh’s Seized Assets: GALA Questions Government’s Silence on Parliamentary Report
Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA) has called on President Adama Barrow to explain what his government has done to address parliamentary findings on the...
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GAMBIA: ‘I Defeated Jammeh’: Barrow Dismisses Darboe’s Central Bank Remark
President Adama Barrow has responded to remarks by United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Ousainou Darboe about the use of state resources in elections, predicting...
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GAMBIA: Faal Cites Economic Growth as He Backs Barrow Ahead of December Election
Essa Mbye Faal, leader of APP-Sobeyaa, has praised the economic performance of President Adama Barrow’s administration, arguing that the progress recorded in recent years...
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GAMBIA: Mai Fatty Targets UDP as He Urges Wuli Residents to Reject Opposition
Mai Ahmed Fatty, leader of the Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) and coordinator of the National People’s Party (NPP) Political Alliance Secretariat, has called on...
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GAMBIA: Rain Disrupts Fajikunda Opposition Rally as Darboe Calls for Grassroots Campaigning
United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Ousainu Darboe has called on his supporters to turn their enthusiasm into votes in the December 5 presidential election,...
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GAMBIA: Barrow Tells Upper River Voters to Judge His Government by Its Record
President Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to give his administration another term, arguing that the December 5 presidential election will determine whether the country...
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GAMBIA: Jawo Accuses Barrow of Turning Meet the People’s Tour into Re-election Campaign
Former Information Minister and veteran journalist Demba Ali Jawo has criticised President Adama Barrow’s ongoing Meet the People’s Tour, accusing the government of using...
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GAMBIA: Darboe Tells Barrow: State Resources Cannot Save You on December 5
United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Ousainu Darboe has predicted that President Adama Barrow will lose the December 5 presidential election
, arguing that access to...
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GAMBIA: Bensouda Pledges to End ECOMIG Mission if Elected President
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, leader of UNITE and Coalition 2026, has pledged to end the presence of ECOMIG troops in The Gambia and shut down...