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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…