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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...
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GAMBIA: Sangomar Under Scrutiny: What Senegal’s current Oil and Gas Disputes Mean for The Gambia – Lawyer Ousman F. M’Bai
Introduction
For years, the Sangomar development was presented as a flagship achievement for Senegal and its international partners. Questions regarding fiscal arrangements, project economics and...
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GAMBIA: US Forces Disable Gambia-Flagged Vessel Accused of Breaching Iran Blockade
The United States military has disabled a Gambia-flagged cargo vessel after it allegedly attempted to breach an American-enforced blockade on Iranian ports, marking another...
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GAMBIA: President Faye Arrives in The Gambia for Key Bilateral Talks
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye arrived in The Gambia on Saturday on a one-day working visit, highlighting the strong and lasting relationship between...
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GAMBIA: Resignation Alone is not Accountability
The mounting allegations against Chief of Defence Staff Mamat O. Cham have raised serious questions that cannot be answered by silence or public relations...
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GAMBIA: Controversy Surrounds Retirement of Nyangen Alkalo in Niani District
The Office of the Governor of the Central River Region (CRR) has confirmed the retirement of Mr. Baboucarr Nyang from his role as Alkalo...
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GAMBIA: UMC’s Rapid Rise: Mayor Bensouda Declares It the Largest Political Party
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council and leader of the Unite Movement for Change (UMC), says his party has grown...
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GAMBIA: Talib Bensouda Elected Head of UMC Executive Team
The Unite Movement for Change (UMC) has unveiled a new leadership team, with Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council, emerging as...
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GAMBIA: CTMC Advances 5th Strategic Session on Coalition Building at Baobab Hotel
The Coalition Taskforce Mediation Committee (CTMC) held its 5th strategic session on Saturday, 16 May 2026, at the Baobab Hotel in Kololi. The meeting,...