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Gambia Decides 2026
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 Pledges Cabinet Representation, Accessibility Laws for Persons With Disabilities
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council
By Seedy Jobe
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the mayor of Kanifing and leader of UNITE Party, has pledged to make disability inclusion a matter of law under a UNITE-led…
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…
APP-Sobeyaa Confirms Talks With Ruling NPP Over Possible 2026 Alliance
Essa Mbye Faal, the leader of APP-Sobeyaa
By Staff Writer
APP-Sobeyaa has confirmed that it is holding talks with the ruling National People’s Party over a possible political alliance ahead of The Gambia’s 2026 presidential…
NCCE Urges Voter Participation, Warns Against Hate Speech Ahead of Dec. 5 Election
By Seedy Jobe
The National Council for Civic Education has urged Gambians to participate actively and responsibly in the Dec. 5 presidential election, warning that voter apathy and hate speech could undermine public…