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Essa Faal: Barrow’s Reforms Left Gambia’s Elections Worse Than Jammeh Era
Essa Mbye Faal, leader of the opposition APP-Sobeya
By Fatou Sillah
Essa Mbye Faal, leader of the opposition APP-Sobeya, accused President Adama Barrow of overseeing electoral changes that have left The Gambia's…
Nenneh Kebe Credits Herself and Saikou Sawo With Reviving the PPP
Saikou Sawo and Nenneh Cheyassin Kebe, GEP
By Fatou Sillah
Nenneh Cheyassin Kebe, a former vice-presidential candidate of the People’s Progressive Party, has credited herself and Saikou Sawo with helping…
Nenneh Cheyassin Kebe Denies Bypassing PPP Leadership in Talks With UDP
Nenneh Cheyassin Kebe
By Fatou Sillah
Nenneh Cheyassin Kebe has rejected allegations that she and Saikou Camara engaged the United Democratic Party without authorization from the People’s Progressive Party, saying…
NAWEC PRO Says Electricity Supply Is Stable Despite Sporadic Outages
Buba Badjie, Public Relations Officer, NAWEC
By Seedy Jobe
The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) said this week that the country's electricity supply remains stable overall, even as customers in some areas continue to…
Prosecutors Add Charges Against Jobarteh as Police IT Expert Testifies on Video Evidence
Magistrate Manneh
Prosecutors have broadened their case against Abdul Wahab Jobarteh, replacing three traffic-related charges with a new seven-count indictment as the trial opened this week at the Kanifing Magistrates' Court.
The…
ActionAid Trains More Than 50 Journalists and Influencers Ahead of Gambian Election
Group photo of participants.
By Makutu Manneh
With The Gambia's presidential election set for December 5, ActionAid International The Gambia held a three-day training this week for more than 50 journalists, bloggers, and social media…
State Drops Criminal Case Against Atif Amin
The Director of Public Prosecutions has discontinued criminal proceedings against Atif Amin, who had been accused of impersonating a Pakistani diplomat and committing a series of related offenses.
Principal Magistrate M.…
UDP Plans Over 1,000 Legal Challenges to Voter List
Lamin Manneh, Deputy External Affairs Secretary of the United Democratic Party (UDP)
By Makutu Manneh
The United Democratic Party said this week that it intends to file more than 1,000 cases with the country's revising court,…
Gibba Says Foni Residents Are Ready to Defend Gambia’s Territorial Integrity
Almameh Gibba, the National Assembly member for Foni Kansala
By Fatou Sillah
Almameh Gibba, the National Assembly member for Foni Kansala, has warned that residents of Foni are prepared to defend The Gambia’s territorial integrity if…
Gambia Hosts African Tax Leaders for Talks on Revenue Reform and Digitalization
By Seedy Jobe
The Gambia Revenue Authority, in partnership with the African Tax Administration Forum, convened tax officials from across Africa on Wednesday for a high-level forum focused on strengthening domestic revenue collection…