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Yakumba Jaiteh Criticizes D50 Million Women’s Fund Distribution, Calls for Equal Access Across Party…
Yakumba Jaiteh, Deputy Senior Administrative Secretary
By Seedy Jobe
Yakumba Jaiteh, the United Democratic Party’s Deputy Senior Administrative Secretary, has criticized the government over the distribution of a D50 million…
Yakumba Jaiteh Says UDP Government Would Reserve at Least 30% of Cabinet Posts for Women
Yakumba Jaiteh
By Seedy Jobe
Yakumba Jaiteh, the United Democratic Party’s deputy senior administrative secretary and a member of its Policy and Legal Committee, says a UDP government would ensure that women hold at least 30 percent…
Prof. Sidat Yaffa Says Coalition 2026 Unity Agreement Marks New Chapter for The Gambia
Prof. Sidat Yaffa
By Seedy Jobe
Professor Sidat Yaffa, leader of the Gambia Movement for Progress, described the signing of the Coalition 2026 unity agreement on Thursday as a significant political commitment that he said…
Coalition 2026 Spokesman Predicts Victory, Casts Bensouda as Leader to ‘Rescue’ Gambia
By Seedy Jobe
Assan Martin, the spokesperson for Coalition 2026, has declared that the opposition alliance is poised to form the next government, casting its leader, Talib Ahmed Bensouda, as the candidate capable of…
Bensouda Says ‘Growth Alone Is Not Enough,’ Pledges Jobs, Reliable Energy, and Accountability
Mayor Talib Bensouda, UNITE
By Seedy Jobe
Coalition 2026 flagbearer Talib Ahmed Bensouda said The Gambia’s economic growth must translate into better living conditions, jobs, and opportunities for ordinary citizens, as he…
Coalition 2026 Formalizes Opposition Alliance as Bensouda Pledges Unity Over Personal Ambition
Coalition partners at the signing ceremony
By Seedy Jobe
Coalition 2026 on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding formally bringing together opposition parties and political movements ahead of The Gambia’s Dec. 5…