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Kemo Bojang Says Coalition 2026 Is Gaining Ground Among Young People, Women in URR
Kemo Bojang, Deputy Party Leader for Political Matters and Media Relations, UNITE
By Fatou Sillah
Kemo Bojang, the UNITE Party’s deputy leader for political matters and media relations, says Coalition 2026 is gaining…
Biran Gai Says Opposition’s Chances of Removing Barrow Are Slim
Biran Gai, Political analyst
By Fatou Sillah
Political analyst Biran Gai says the opposition’s chances of defeating President Adama Barrow in the 2026 presidential election remain slim, arguing that divisions among opposition…
NDP Leader Says Leaving NPP Was Necessary to Protect His Life and Reputation
Kebba Madi Bojang, NDP
By Seedy Jobe
Kebba Madi Bojang, the former national youth president of the National People’s Party and now leader of the National Democratic Party, has said he left the NPP because he feared…
Suwaibou Touray Accuses President Barrow of Inducing Voters Ahead of 2026 Election
Honorable Suwaibou Touray, National Assembly Member for Wuli East
By Fatou Sillah
Suwaibou Touray, the leader and secretary general of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), has accused…
Suwaibou Touray Says Opposition Needs Grand Alliance to Defeat Barrow
Suwaibou Touray, National Assembly Member for Wuli East
By Fatou Sillah
Suwaibou Touray, the secretary general and party leader of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism, or PDOIS, says opposition groups…
Bakary Badjie Signals Interest in 2027 KMC Mayoral Race, Says Focus Remains on Presidential Election
Bakary Y Badjie, Minister of Youth & Sports
By Fatou Sillah
Bakary Y. Badjie, The Gambia’s minister of youth and sports, says he remains interested in running for mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council, but that any…
Youth Minister Dismisses Bensouda as Threat to Barrow’s 2026 Re-Election Bid
Bakary Y Badjie, Minister of Youth & Sports
By Fatou Sillah
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Bakary Y. Badjie, has dismissed Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda as a serious threat to President Adama Barrow’s re-election bid,…
APP-Sobeyaa Leader Essa Faal Appeals for Chance to Govern, Pledges Government for All
Essa Mbye Faal, APP-Sobeyaa
By Makutu Manneh
Essa Mbye Faal, leader of the APP-Sobeyaa Party, has appealed to Gambians to give his party an opportunity to govern, pledging to lead an administration that serves all…
Fatou Jaw Manneh Calls for Diaspora Voting, Says Barrow’s Nine Years Are ‘Enough’
Fatou Jaw Manneh
By Seedy Jobe
Fatou Jaw Manneh, a presidential aspirant, launched her campaign on Saturday with a call for electoral reform and political change, arguing that President Adama Barrow’s nine years in office have been…
IEC Chairman Says Removal of Registration Interviews Makes Nationality Verification Difficult
Joseph Colley, Chairman, Independent Electoral Commission
By Fatou Sillah
The chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, Joseph Colley, has said that the removal of interviews from The Gambia’s voter registration process has…