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Barrow Rejects Claims of Hunger in Gambia, Pledges Continued Development
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow has rejected assertions that hunger remains a significant problem in The Gambia, dismissing remarks by an unnamed political rival who has pledged to eradicate…
Barrow Ties Completion of North Bank Projects to December Election Outcome
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow told supporters in Farafenni on Saturday that the completion of major infrastructure projects planned for the North Bank Region would depend on voters returning…
Barrow Vows to ‘Retire’ Darboe From Politics, Praises Faal for Joining His Coalition
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow said Saturday that he intended to force his longtime political rival, Ousainou Darboe, into retirement at the December presidential election, while praising Essa Mbye…
“MC Cham Jr. Rejects Independent Candidate Leading Opposition Coalition: ‘Let That…
MC Cham Jr., National Campaign Manager of UNITE
By Seedy Jobe
MC Cham Jr., the national campaign manager of UNITE, has rejected proposals for an independent intellectual to lead a potential opposition coalition, arguing that…
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.…
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…
UNITE’s National President Dibba: ‘Only Death Can Keep Bensouda Off the Ballot’
Ebrima Dibba, the national president of UNITE Party
By Makutu Manneh
Ebrima Dibba, national president of the UNITE Party, has declared that the party’s leader, Talib Ahmed Bensouda, will contest the upcoming presidential…
Faal to Join Barrow’s Coalition; Talks Reportedly Covered Land Allocation, Diplomatic Posts…
President Adama Barrow and Essa Faal
By Fatou Touray
Essa Mbye Faal, one of President Adama Barrow’s most outspoken critics, will join forces with the president and his National People’s Party ahead of the December…