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UDP Raises Equal-Access Concerns After Conference Centre Rejects Booking, Citing Technical Issues
Ramatoulie Jallow, Event and Conferencing Officer, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre
By Staff Writer
The United Democratic Party (UDP) has raised concerns over what it describes as the continued denial of…
Bensouda Urges Gambians to Reject Tribal, Religious, and Regional Divisions Ahead of 2026 Election
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council
By Fatou Sillah
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, leader of the UNITE Party and flagbearer of Coalition 2026, has urged Gambians to reject attempts to divide the country along tribal,…
Coalition 2026 Says Door Remains Open to Parties That Withdrew From Talks
Assan Martin, Spokesperson, Coalition 2026
By Fatou Sillah
Coalition 2026 remains open to re-engaging political parties that withdrew from its negotiations as it seeks to broaden political consensus ahead of the 2026…
Bensouda Says Coalition 2026 Aims to Unite Gambians, Complete Unfinished 2016 Reforms
Talib Ahmed Bensouda
By Fatou Sillah
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the newly selected flagbearer of Coalition 2026, says his mandate is to unite Gambians and complete the reform agenda that began following the country's political…
Darboe Tells Gambia First Coalition Partners: ‘I Do Not Agree to Anything I Would Not Abide By’
Ousainu Darboe, Party Leader, United Democratic Party
By Seedy Jobe
The Secretary General and Party Leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, has urged partners in the Gambia First Coalition to…
Darboe Says Presidency Will Not Define His Legacy, Reaffirms One-Term Pledge
ANM Ousainu Darboe
By Seedy Jobe
United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Ousainu Darboe has reaffirmed his pledge to serve only one five-year term if elected president, saying his priority is to address the country’s most…