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Ousainu Darboe, UDP Leader and Secretary General By Makutu Manneh Ousainu Darboe, the veteran leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), reaffirmed his long-standing commitment to political reform on Friday, telling…

Essa Faal -Leader APP-Sobeya By Makutu Manneh Essa Mbye Faal, the lead counsel of the Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) and leader of the APP Sobeyaa political party, has accused President Adama Barrow’s…

Ousainu Darboe, Party Leader, UDP By Makutu Manneh Ousainu Darboe, leader and flag-bearer of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has called on President Adama Barrow’s advisers to counsel the president to refrain from making him the…

Dr. Papa Faal, Secretary General and Party Leader of GPAP By Makutu Manneh Dr. Papa Faal, Secretary General and Party Leader of the newly registered Gambian People’s Advancement Party (GPAP), has sharply criticized the government’s…

Ousainu Darboe, Party Leader, UDP By Makutu Manneh Ousainu Darboe, the leader and flag-bearer of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has expressed surprise at recent actions by Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda, stating that he did not…

Ousainu Darboe, UDP Party Leader By Makutu Manneh Ousainu Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has cautioned that President Adama Barrow could turn out to be worse than former President Yahya Jammeh, saying the…

Madi Jobarteh By Makutu Manneh Human rights activist Madi Jobarteh, who also serves as the Executive Director of the Edward Francis Small Center for Rights and Justice (EFSCRJ), has accused the Gambian government of fostering…

By Makutu Manneh Thirteen civil society organizations have called on the Gambian government to offer competitive salaries and better incentives to security personnel as part of efforts to combat bribery and corruption within the…

By Makutu Manneh A coalition of thirteen civil society organizations urged the Gambian government this week to accelerate long-delayed security sector reforms, warning that political inertia and institutional resistance threaten to…

IEC officials By Makutu Manneh The Gambia’s political landscape grew more crowded on Thursday, as the country’s Independent Electoral Commission announced the registration of two additional parties — the Gambian People’s Advancement…