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Biran Gai: Any Winning Opposition Alliance Must Include the UDP
Biran Gai
By Makutu Manneh
Political analyst Biran Gai has urged The Gambia's opposition parties to approach coalition negotiations with greater realism, arguing that any alliance seeking to challenge President Adama Barrow in the…
NUP Leader Says 2026 Election Remains Wide Open, Warns Barrow Against Complacency
Lawyer Lamin J. Darboe
By Makutu Manneh
Lamin J. Darboe, leader of the National Unity Party (NUP), said President Adama Barrow should not assume victory in The Gambia's December 2026 presidential election, arguing that the…
Kandeh Defends Alliance With Barrow, Says Challengers Will Only Waste Their Resources
Mama Kandeh, Party Leader of GDC
By Fatou Sillah
Mama Kandeh, the leader of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), said on Saturday that any candidate seeking to challenge President Adama Barrow in the 2026 presidential election…
Fofana Says Barrow’s Governance Record Makes Case to Voters ‘Easy’ Ahead of December Poll
Kebba Lang Fofana, Nominated National Assembly Member
By Fatou Sillah
Kebba Lang Fofana, a nominated National Assembly member and National Youth Secretary General of the ruling National People’s Party (NPP), said the party believes…
Darboe Praises New Jali Hospital but Faults Barrow Government for Uneven Distribution of Health…
Ousainu ANM Darboe, Party Leader, United Democratic Party
By Seedy Jobe
United Democratic Party (UDP) Secretary General and Party Leader Ousainu Darboe on Saturday praised the government for constructing a new…
Darboe Urges Senegal to Let Border Farmers Harvest Before Territorial Talks
Ousainu Darboe, Party Leader, United Democratic Party
By Seedy Jobe
The leader of the United Democratic Party, ANM Ousainu Darboe, appealed on Saturday to Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to allow Gambian farmers…