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GAMBIA: UNDP Report Warns Gambia Must Turn Youth Population Into Economic Opportunity
The Gambia’s growing youth population presents a major opportunity for economic transformation, but the country risks failing to benefit from its demographic advantage unless...
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GAMBIA: Gambian Author Sulayman Jeng Releases New Book on Power and Social Division
Gambian writer Sulayman Jeng has published The Shadow of the Mansa, a new work of fiction that takes readers into an imagined West African...
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GAMBIA: New GFF President Vows to Unite Gambian Football
Newly elected Gambia Football Federation (GFF) president Kemo Ceesay has called on his two election rivals, Sadibou Kamaso and Musa Jammeh, to join his...
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GAMBIA: NDI Raises Electoral Concerns Ahead of Gambia’s 2026 Presidential Election
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) has urged The Gambia’s electoral authorities, political parties and government to take urgent steps to strengthen transparency, reduce political...
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GAMBIA: Nearly a Decade On, Groups Renew Calls for Accountability Over Jammeh Assets
Civil society groups have renewed pressure on the government to act on findings concerning the disposal of assets linked to former President Yahya Jammeh,...
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GAMBIA: Faal Condemns Ethnic Attacks on Bensouda, Warns Against Tribal Politics
APP-Sobeyaa leader Essa Mbye Faal has condemned recent ethnic remarks directed at UNITE leader and Kanifing Municipal Council Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda, describing them...
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GAMBIA: Darboe Distances UDP From Imam Sanyang’s Attack on Bensouda
United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Ousainou Darboe has distanced his party from controversial remarks attributed to Imam Daaru Sanyang about Kanifing Municipal Council Mayor...
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GAMBIA: High Domestic Debt & Credit To The Private Sector
Last week, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank issued a press release. The headline item was the ballooning domestic debt, which currently stands...
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GAMBIA: Election Results Delay: IEC Promises Faster and More Transparent Process
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is taking steps to reduce delays in announcing election results, with lessons from previous polls informing preparations...
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GAMBIA: Imam Daru Sanyang Makes Unsubstantiated Claims Against Bensouda and Supporters
An imam identified as Daru Sanyang has launched a wide-ranging attack on Kanifing Municipal Council Mayor and UNITE presidential candidate Talib Ahmed Bensouda, questioning...
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GAMBIA: Power Cuts Cloud Government’s Claims of Electricity Progress
Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Mines Nani Juwara has defended the Barrow administration’s record on electricity, urging Gambians frustrated by persistent power cuts to...
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GAMBIA: Coalition 2026 Emerges as Potential Third Force in Gambia’s 2026 Presidential Race
Since the 2021 presidential election, debate has intensified over the need for a political “third force” capable of challenging President Adama Barrow and veteran...
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GAMBIA: 862 Alport Workers Demand Managing Director’s Removal
The Staff Association of Alport Banjul Limited has passed a vote of no confidence in the company’s managing director and given the government and...
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GAMBIA: APRC Throws Support Behind Barrow for 2026 Presidential Race
The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) has renewed its political alliance with President Adama Barrow’s governing National People’s Party (NPP), formally backing...
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GAMBIA: UDP at 30: Darboe Reflects on Sacrifice, Resistance and the Fight for Change
United Democratic Party (UDP) leader and Secretary General ANM Ousainu Darboe has paid tribute to party members who endured imprisonment, violence and, in some...
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GAMBIA: Faal Backs Darboe, Says Gambia First Alliance Seeks National Change
People’s Progressive Party (PPP) leader Ousman Madikay Faal has said the Gambia First Coalition’s alliance with the United Democratic Party (UDP) is seeking to...