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Nenneh Cheyassin Says Bias and Limited Support Keep Women Out of Politics
Nenneh Cheyassin Secka Kebe
By Seedy Jobe
Nenneh Cheyassin Secka-Kebe of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) says entrenched gender stereotypes, personal attacks, and limited financial support continue to discourage women from…
Saikou Sawo Says Industrialization Hinges on Affordable, Reliable Local Energy
Saikou Sawo
By Seedy Jobe
Saikou Sawo, the flagbearer of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), has argued that industrialization offers the fastest path to tackling unemployment in The Gambia, while stressing that meaningful…
Fanding Baldeh Calls for United Opposition to Challenge Barrow Coalition
Fanding Baldeh
By Seedy Jobe
Fanding Baldeh, a former senior official of the ruling National People's Party (NPP), has urged The Gambia's opposition parties to set aside their differences and unite behind a common front, arguing that…
UDP’s Kurang Calls on IEC to Publish Full Voters Register Ahead of Revising Court
Mamadi Kurang
By Makutu Manneh
Mamadi Kurang, a member of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has called on The Gambia's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to publish the complete voters register from the recent supplementary…
Dr. Isatou Touray Says Unfulfilled Reform Agenda Under President Barrow Motivated Her Presidential…
Dr. Isatou Touray, former Vice President
By Fatou Sillah
Former Vice President and presidential aspirant Dr. Isatou Touray says her decision to seek The Gambia's presidency was driven by what she described as President Adama Barrow's…
Darboe Pledges to Treat Gambian Diaspora as Development Partner, Not ‘an ATM’
ANM Ousainu Darboe
By Seedy Jobe
The leader of the United Democratic Party, ANM Ousainu Darboe, pledged on Friday to reshape the government’s relationship with Gambians living abroad, promising policies that would position the…