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Gambia Press Union Warns Proposed Media Licensing Plan Could Undermine Press Freedom
Modou S Joof, Secretary General of the Gambia Press Union (GPU)
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Press Union has raised concerns over a government proposal to introduce registration and licensing requirements for journalists and social…
Essa Mbye Faal Says President Barrow Will Lose 2026 Election Over Policy Misalignment
Essay Mbye Faal, App-Sobeyaa Party
By Fatou Sillah
Essa Mbye Faal, the party leader and secretary general of APP Sobeya, has said President Adama Barrow is likely to lose the 2026 presidential election, arguing that the…
NRA MD: New Barrow-Era Roads Built to Last a Quarter Century
Sulayman Sumareh Janneh, Managing Director, National Roads Authority
By Makutu Manneh
Sulayman Sumareh Janneh, managing director of The Gambia’s National Roads Authority, said roads constructed under President Adama Barrow’s…
NRA Chief Defends Requests for Phones and Laptops From Contractors
Sulayman S. Janneh, Managing Director of the National Roads Authority (NRA)
By Makutu Manneh
The managing director of The Gambia’s National Roads Authority defended a practice flagged by auditors in which project personnel ask…
UNITE Condemns Seizure of Village Head’s Stamp, Calls for Investigation
Kemo Bojang, Spokesperson for the Unite Movement for Change
By Seedy Jobe
The United Movement for Change (UNITE) on Thursday accused the governor of the Central River Region of unlawfully confiscating the official stamp of a village…
CepRass Survey Finds Widespread Public Dissatisfaction With Key Services in Gambia
By Fatou Sillah
A new nationwide survey by the Centre for Policy, Research, and Strategic Studies (CepRass) indicates that public perception of key services in The Gambia remains largely negative, with several sectors drawing…
More Gambians Rate Government’s Handling of Crime Poorly, Survey Finds
By Fatou Sillah
A new national survey by the Centre for Policy, Research, and Strategic Studies (CepRass) finds that more Gambians are dissatisfied than satisfied with the government’s handling of crime, underscoring a broader…
UDP Treasurer Criticizes Voter Attestation System and Government Spending, Calling for Structural…
Hon. Amadou Sanneh, the national treasurer of the United Democratic Party
By Fatou Sillah
Amadou Sanneh, the National Treasurer of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has criticized the use of attestation in The Gambia’s voter…
More Than Half of Gambians Dissatisfied With State of Democracy, Survey Finds
By Seedy Jobe
A majority of Gambians are dissatisfied with the way democracy is functioning in the country, according to a new national opinion survey released Thursday by the Center for Policy, Research, and Strategic Studies…
CepRass Survey Reveals Widespread Discontent with Government’s Diaspora Engagement and Concerns Over…
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By Seedy Jobe
A new national opinion survey by the Center for Policy, Research, and Strategic Studies (CepRass) paints a largely critical picture of public sentiment toward the government’s engagement with the Gambian…