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Mayor Bensouda Says Gambians Should Take Their Anger Over Electricity to the Ballot Box
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council
By Fatou Sillah
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the leader of UNITE and presidential candidate of Coalition 2026, has urged Gambians frustrated by the country’s persistent…
Mayor Bensouda Says UNITE and NUP Plan to Merge Into One Political Party
Dr. Lamin J. Darboe with Mayor Talib Bensouda
By Fatou Sillah
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the leader of UNITE and presidential candidate of Coalition 2026, said UNITE and the National Unity Party are working toward merging into a…
NPP’s Essa Dampha Acknowledges Electricity Crisis but Says Protests Will Not Cost Barrow Election
Essa Dampha
By Seedy Jobe
Essa Dampha, a member of the governing National People’s Party, has acknowledged public frustration over electricity shortages but insisted that President Adama Barrow remains popular enough to win…
Ebrima Dibba Says Barrow Will Be Humiliated If He Contests 2026 Presidential Election
Ebrima Dibba, the national president of UNITE Party
By Fatou Sillah
Ebrima Dibba, the national president of UNITE Party, has urged President Adama Barrow not to seek another term in the 2026 presidential election, warning…
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…