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Gambia Elections 2026
Darboe Rallies Support in Allunhari, URR; Urges Unity Ahead of December Presidential Election
By Seedy Jobe
Ousainu Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party, thanked supporters in the Upper River Region on Saturday after thousands gathered in Allunhari for a rally organized by the UDP-led alliance and its partners…
Mayor Bensouda Says Gambians Should Take Their Anger Over Electricity to the Ballot Box
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council
By Fatou Sillah
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the leader of UNITE and presidential candidate of Coalition 2026, has urged Gambians frustrated by the country’s persistent…
Mayor Bensouda Says UNITE and NUP Plan to Merge Into One Political Party
Dr. Lamin J. Darboe with Mayor Talib Bensouda
By Fatou Sillah
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the leader of UNITE and presidential candidate of Coalition 2026, said UNITE and the National Unity Party are working toward merging into a…
NPP’s Essa Dampha Acknowledges Electricity Crisis but Says Protests Will Not Cost Barrow Election
Essa Dampha
By Seedy Jobe
Essa Dampha, a member of the governing National People’s Party, has acknowledged public frustration over electricity shortages but insisted that President Adama Barrow remains popular enough to win…
Ebrima Dibba Says Barrow Will Be Humiliated If He Contests 2026 Presidential Election
Ebrima Dibba, the national president of UNITE Party
By Fatou Sillah
Ebrima Dibba, the national president of UNITE Party, has urged President Adama Barrow not to seek another term in the 2026 presidential election, warning…
Coach Pasamba Jow Calls for Barrow to Be Voted Out Over Electricity Crisis
Coach Pasamba Jow, a political commentator and human rights advocate
By Fatou Sillah
Coach Pasamba Jow, a political commentator and human rights advocate, has called on Gambians to vote President Adama Barrow out of office in…
Bensouda: Gambia’s Democracy Depends on Institutions, Not Individuals
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council and leader of UNITE
By Seedy Jobe
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council and leader of the opposition UNITE party, has called for sweeping…
Team Gambia 2026 Organizers Call for National Conference to Establish New Coalition
Hon. Sidia Jatta and Hon. Halifa Sallah
By Makutu Manneh
The coordinators of Team Gambia 2026 have called for a national conference on Saturday, Sept. 12, to formally establish the initiative as a political coalition…
IEC Outlines Nomination Requirements for Gambia’s December Presidential Election
Samboujang Njie, Chief Electoral Officer
By Makutu Manneh
The Independent Electoral Commission moved this week to spell out the legal requirements for candidates seeking to contest Gambia's presidential election in December,…
IEC Sets Nov. 3-14 for Presidential Nominations, Forms Available Sept. 21
Joseph Colley, IEC Chairman
By Makutu Manneh
The Independent Electoral Commission has set Nov. 3 through Nov. 14 for the nomination of candidates seeking to contest The Gambia’s Dec. 5, 2026, presidential election.
Joseph…