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Mayor Bensouda Vows to Fight Poverty, Backway Migration Under Coalition 2026 Government
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the flagbearer of Coalition 2026
By Fatou Sillah
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the flagbearer of Coalition 2026, has pledged to tackle poverty and address the economic conditions he says are driving young…
Talib Bensouda Says Political Opposition Has Strengthened His Resolve
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, leader of UNITE and flagbearer of Coalition 2026
By Fatou Sillah
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, leader of the UNITE Party and flagbearer of Coalition 2026, said efforts by his political opponents to derail…
NDP Leader Kebba Madi Bojang Says Party Ready to ‘Rescue’ Gambia After Securing IEC Registration
Kebba Madi Bojang With Joseph Colley
By Seedy Jobe
The leader of the newly registered National Democratic Party (NDP), Kebba Madi Bojang, said his party is ready to begin what he described as the work of "rescuing" The Gambia…
IEC Registers NDP, GLP, and NBP as New Political Parties in The Gambia
Joseph Colley, IEC Chairman
By Seedy Jobe
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has registered three new political parties in The Gambia, bringing the total number of registered parties in the country to 27 ahead of…
“They Don’t Tell Barrow the Right Thing”: NAM Faults Technocrats, Government…
By Seedy Jobe
The National Assembly member for Foni Jarrol, Hon. Kebba Tumanding Sanneh, has criticized the Barrow administration over what he described as misplaced priorities and poor implementation of government…
NDP, NAFAA Form Alliance Ahead of 2026 Presidential Election
By Fatou Sillah
The National Democratic Party and the National Alliance for Accelerated Advancement have formed a political alliance ahead of The Gambia’s 2026 presidential election, with leaders of both groups saying…