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Madi Jobarteh Challenges Political Coalitions to Make Agreements Public
By Seedy Jobe
Human rights activist Madi Jobarteh has called on political parties and coalitions contesting The Gambia’s 2026 presidential election to publish the agreements underpinning their alliances, arguing that voters…
NAWEC Signs $14.2 Million Deal to Electrify 241 Communities in URR and CRR
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambian government, through the National Water and Electricity Company, has signed contracts worth about $14.2 million to bring electricity to 241 communities in the Upper River and Central River…
MoHERST Holds Consultative Workshop on Curriculum Design for TVET Centres of Excellence
By Seedy Jobe
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology (MoHERST) on Friday held a one-day consultative workshop to help shape curricula for The Gambia’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training…
NaLOA President Calls for Dialogue as Pressure on Grazing Lands Fuels Farmer-Herder Conflicts
Ebrima Jallow, President of the National Livestock Owners Association (NaLOA)
By Seedy Jobe
The president of the National Livestock Owners Association (NaLOA), Ebrima Jallow, has called for greater dialogue among…
VP Jallow: Africa Should Not Have to Choose Between Basic Energy Needs and a Cleaner Future
By Seedy Jobe
Vice President Muhammed B.S. Jallow has called for greater international investment to help African households transition from firewood and charcoal to cleaner cooking technologies, warning that cost and…
APP-Sobeyaa Founders Reject NPP Alliance, Call for Essa Faal’s Resignation Ahead of Barrow Meeting
Essa Faal, APP-Sobeyaa
By Staff Writer
A group of founding members and senior officials of APP-Sobeyaa has rejected the party’s proposed alliance with President Adama Barrow’s National People’s Party and called for the…
Ebrima Dibba Defends Young Politicians Against Claims They Abandon Their Principles
Ebrima Dibba, National President, UNITE
By Makutu Manneh
Ebrima Dibba, the national president of UNITE Party, has pushed back against suggestions that young politicians are prone to abandoning their principles and…
UDP’s Lamin Manneh Says Faal, Kandeh and Ceesay Fell Victim to ‘Popularity Delusion’
Lamin Manneh
By Seedy Jobe
Lamin Manneh, a prominent member of the United Democratic Party, has argued that the political trajectories of Gambia Democratic Congress leader Mama Kandeh, Citizens’ Alliance leader Dr.…
GIA Workers Stage Sit-Down Strike, Accuse Government of Favoring NIRO
GIA Staff
By Seedy Jobe
Employees of Gambia International Airlines staged a sit-down strike at the company’s headquarters at Banjul International Airport on Thursday, accusing the government of favoring private…
UNITE’s Ebrima Dibba Details Failed Talks With Essa Faal, Accuses Him of Prioritizing Presidential…
Ebrima Dibba, National President of UNITE Party
By Makutu Manneh
Ebrima Dibba, national president of the UNITE Party, has disclosed details of what he described as unsuccessful private talks with APP-Sobeyaa leader Essa Mbye…