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Fatou Jaw Manneh Says Gambia’s Future Hinges on Replacing Barrow in 2026
Fatou Jaw Manneh
By Seedy Jobe
Fatou Jaw Manneh, an outspoken journalist and aspiring presidential candidate, delivered one of her most forceful critiques yet of President Adama Barrow’s administration, arguing that…
NPP Condemns UDP Lawyer’s Remarks, Calls for Apology
NPP party logo
By Seedy Jobe
The National People’s Party on Sunday sharply denounced comments made by Borry S. Touray, the United Democratic Party’s administrative secretary for legal affairs, after a…
Minister Sabally Dismisses Corruption Concerns, Says Cost-of-Living Complaints Not Reflected on…
Demba Sabally, Minister of Agriculture
By Makutu Manneh
Agriculture Minister Demba Sabally on Friday dismissed mounting public criticism over corruption and the rising cost of living, arguing that such…
Agriculture Minister Defends Groundnut Price Amid Mounting Criticism
Demba Sabally, Agriculture Minister
By Makutu Manneh
Agriculture Minister Demba Sabally on Friday defended the government’s decision to set the 2025–26 groundnut purchasing price at D38,000 per ton, pushing back…
President Barrow Pushes Back on Claims He Is Politicizing Meet the People Tour
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow on Friday rejected mounting criticism that his annual “Meet the People Tour” has increasingly taken on the tone and trappings of a political…
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe Criticizes Election Timetable, Citing Exclusion of Women and Christians
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe of Banjul
By Seedy Jobe
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe of Banjul on Sunday sharply criticized the Independent Electoral Commission for scheduling candidate registration for two upcoming municipal…
Doudou Jah Urges Victims’ Center to Use Social Media to Press Government on Delayed Compensation
Dodou Jah
By Fatou Sillah
Doudou Jah, a member of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) and a frequent political commentator, has urged The Gambia’s Victims’ Center to intensify its…
Madi Jobarteh Defends Lawmaker Bakary Badjie in Dispute Over Salaries Bill
Madi Jobarteh
By Fatou Sillah
Human rights advocate Madi Jobarteh has come to the defense of Bakary Badjie, the National Assembly member for Foni Bintang, after a contentious debate erupted over the National Assembly…
Yusef Taylor Criticizes Salary Adjustments That Place Speaker on Par With Vice President
Yusef Taylor, Journalist
By Fatou Sillah
Journalist Yusef Taylor has raised concerns over newly approved salary adjustments for members of The Gambia’s National Assembly, arguing that the changes create…
Madi Jobarteh Criticizes Government as Youth Migration Crisis Deepens
Madi Jobarteh
By Seedy Jobe
A prominent civil rights activist has sharply criticized the Gambian government’s handling of migration and youth employment after new data showed dozens of young Gambians disappearing in…