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President Barrow Begins Nationwide “Meet the People” Tour
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow on Monday began a three-week nationwide “Meet the People Tour,” a constitutionally mandated exercise aimed at engaging citizens and assessing the impact of…
Barrow Inaugurates Hakalang Road, Calling It a Symbol of Unity and Progress
President Barrow flanked by the First and Second lady during the ribbon-cutting ceremony
By Fatou Sillah
President Adama Barrow on Saturday inaugurated the newly completed Hakalang Road in the North Bank Region, describing…
UDP Leader Warns Gambian Youth Face Greatest Risk if Nation “Sinks” in 2026
By Makutu Manneh
Ousainu Darboe, the Secretary General and leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has warned that Gambian youth will bear the heaviest burden if the country’s future falters after the 2026…
Ousainu Darboe Vows to Continue His Fight for a Better Gambia
Ousainu Darboe, UDP Leader and Secretary General
By Makutu Manneh
Ousainu Darboe, the veteran leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), reaffirmed his long-standing commitment to political reform on Friday, telling…
Talib Bensouda: “We are not opposed to individuals; we are opposed to poverty, corruption, and…
Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda of KMC
By Fatou Sillah
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council, has ruled out returning to the United Democratic Party (UDP), even if offered the party’s flagbearer position for the 2026…
Bensouda: Serving As President Would Be An Honor, “But I Am Not Desperate To Be…
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of KMC
By Fatou Sillah
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council, has dismissed claims that his newly launched political movement is meant to divide the opposition ahead of The Gambia’s…
Essa Mbye Faal Criticizes Gambian Government’s Handling of Jammeh’s Possible Return
Essa Faal -Leader APP-Sobeya
By Makutu Manneh
Essa Mbye Faal, the lead counsel of the Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) and leader of the APP Sobeyaa political party, has accused President Adama Barrow’s…
UDP Leader Urges Barrow’s Advisers: “Tell Him Ousainu Darboe Should Not Be His Agenda”
Ousainu Darboe, Party Leader, UDP
By Makutu Manneh
Ousainu Darboe, leader and flag-bearer of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has called on President Adama Barrow’s advisers to counsel the president to refrain from making him the…
GPAP Leader Dr. Papa Faal Criticizes Government’s Subsidy Policy
Dr. Papa Faal, Secretary General and Party Leader of GPAP
By Makutu Manneh
Dr. Papa Faal, Secretary General and Party Leader of the newly registered Gambian People’s Advancement Party (GPAP), has sharply criticized the government’s…
Darboe Says Mayor Bensouda’s Move Took Him by Surprise
Ousainu Darboe, Party Leader, UDP
By Makutu Manneh
Ousainu Darboe, the leader and flag-bearer of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has expressed surprise at recent actions by Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda, stating that he did not…