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GAMBIA: Should the UDP Executives Demand a Rerun of their Flagbearer Selection Process to Save The Gambia?
The outcome of the UDP's choice of candidate for the 2026 presidential elections has sparked mixed feelings, outrage, and rebellion among players, supporters, sympathisers,...
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GAMBIA: Before our Press Conference Ended, PIU was Deployed to PURA: Is this Government Really Serious about Dialogue?
We are dealing with a paranoid government.Earlier this Tuesday, during our press conference, we announced that—since we were previously denied the opportunity to submit...
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GAMBIA: Reimagining Political Party Governance: A Model for Reform
Since the emergence of multiparty politics in the Gambia in the late 1950s, leaders have defined the nature, direction, strength, and membership of political...
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GAMBIA: Open Letter to Mayor Talib Bensoud
Dear Mayor Bensouda,I write to you yet again.The mistake many make is believing that if they once stood by you, or offered support along...
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GAMBIA: Concerns Regarding a Possible Cover-Up in the Ongoing Investigation of the Cybercrime by Foreign Nationals were Raised by a Gambian Involvement
Open Gambia Platform received information from an anonymous contact within the Police investigation, as reported by the Gambia Police Force Facebook page, “POLICE INVESTIGATE...
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GAMBIA: Why expecting a Witness to Self-Incriminate at the LGC is Neither “Taking Responsibility” nor is it Required by Law
A Commission is not a criminal court and witnesses keep High Court privileges.Under the 1997 Constitution, a Commission of Inquiry is mandated to “conduct...
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GAMBIA: My Opinion on the Recent Questioning of Imam Abdul Kareem Alkali Kuyateh
I would like to share my opinion regarding the recent questioning of Imam Abdul Kareem Kuyateh by the police. First of all, let me...
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GAMBIA: Imam Abdul Kareem Kuyateh’s Magal Remarks Spark Outrage as Government Rushes to Appease Mourides
A heated controversy has erupted after young Gambian imam Abdul Kareem Kuyateh declared during a Friday sermon that the annual Magal of Touba is...