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GAMBIA: Lawmakers Secure Bigger Pensions and Gratuities as National Assembly Approves Bill
On Wednesday, The Gambia’s National Assembly approved the National Assembly Salaries and Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2025. This legislation seeks increase gratuity and pension benefits...
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GAMBIA: Part 2: What are the Facts on the $19.4 Million Arrears Payment Controversy to Karpower?
Since last week's ongoing controversy over the KARPOWER deal, with a different narrative from the state whenever they come out to hoodwink us, Open...
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GAMBIA: Part 1: NAWEC’s Karpowership Deal Under Scrutiny
Part one.Open Gambia Platform received Information from a trusted whistleblower within the statehouse, revealing background information on the National Electricity and Water Company (NAWEC)...
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GAMBIA: Cement Prices Stay Sky-High Even After Cross-Border Import Ban Lifted
Market prices are still remarkably high one week after the Gambia government repealed the ban on cross-border cement imports that was put in place...
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GAMBIA: Inspiring Change: Lamin J. Darboe’s First Gunjur Rally Focuses on Transparency and Community Growth
As the nation prepares for the 2026 presidential election, Lamin J. Darboe, the leader of the opposition National Unity Party, used his first political...
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GAMBIA: Historic Approval: National Assembly Endorses D43.49 Billion Budget for 2026
On Tuesday, the National Assembly approved a national budget of D43.49 billion for the 2026 fiscal year, wrapping up six weeks of thorough examination...
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GAMBIA: In a Major Shift, Mamadi Kurang Renounces Barrow’s Third-Term Bid as He Joins the UDP
On Monday, December 8, 2025, Alhagie Mamadi Kurang officially became a member of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and committed to leading national efforts...
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GAMBIA: Darboe to Police Chief: Ensure Impartiality After Lawyer Touray’s Detention
On Sunday, ANM Ousainu Darboe, the head of the United Democratic Party, called on the nation's police commander to exhibit "impartial application of the...
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GAMBAI: Part 6 — The CMD’s Hidden Receipts
The corruption in the Barrow Administration is so endemic that they had to import a corrupt CMD to run the country's major referral hospital!...
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GAMBIA: BAC Chairman Calls for Immediate Release of Borry Touray
Brikama Area Council (BAC) Chairman Yankuba Darboe has strongly condemned the refusal to grant bail to Borry S. Touray, the Deputy Administrative Secretary for...
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GAMBIA: Barrow Promises to Seek Up to Five Terms, Describes UDP as a Party of “Wounded Lions”
On Monday, President Adama Barrow indicated his openness to pursuing up to five terms in office, intensifying the exchange of words with the opposition...
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GAMBIA: Part 5 — The Procurement Trap
When Suppliers and Insiders Shared the Same Pocket
In every hospital, procurement is the artery that keeps the system alive, buying medicines, equipment, and supplies...
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GAMBIA: Jungler Sanna Manjang Arrested: Former Jungler Now in Army Custody
Sanna Manjang, a former member of the paramilitary death squad known as the "Junglers," is presently being held, according to confirmation from the Gambia...
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GAMBIA: Part 4 — The Man Who Failed Upwards
How a Flawed Recruitment Process Weakened the Financial Nerve of The Gambia’s Main Hospital
In every public institution, the Director of Finance holds a sacred...
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GAMBIA: Gratuity and Pension Increase on the Horizon for National Assembly Members
On Monday, the National Assembly progressed in the debate of the National Assembly Salaries and Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2025. This bill aims to expand...
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GAMBIA: Vacant Council Seats to Be Filled Through January By-Elections
Following the deaths of the two current councilors earlier this year, the Independent Electoral Commission declared on Wednesday that it will hold councilor by-elections...
