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Gambia Decides 2026
Coalition 2026 Formalizes Opposition Alliance as Bensouda Pledges Unity Over Personal Ambition
Coalition partners at the signing ceremony
By Seedy Jobe
Coalition 2026 on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding formally bringing together opposition parties and political movements ahead of The Gambia’s Dec. 5…
NDP Leader Kebba Madi Bojang Addresses 2026 Ambitions, Opposition Alliances, and Party Funding
Kebba Madi Bojang, NDP.
By Seedy Jobe
Kebba Madi Bojang, leader of the National Democratic Party, says he is not desperate to become president but would accept the responsibility if Gambians choose him, as he addressed his…
PPA Breaks With GFA, Joins UNITE-NUP Alliance Ahead of 2026 Election
Dr. Ousman Gajigo, Patriotic Progressive Alliance (PPA)
By Staff Writer
The Patriotic Progressive Alliance, led by Dr. Ousman Gajigo, has ended its merger with Gambia For All and will join the UNITE-NUP alliance ahead of…
Biran Gai Says UDP Support Is Crucial to Any Opposition Coalition Seeking Victory in 2026
Biran Gai
By Fatou Sillah
Political analyst Biran Gai says the United Democratic Party’s established support base will be crucial to any opposition coalition hoping to defeat the National People’s Party in the 2026…
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…
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…
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…