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Ebrima Dibba Urges UNITE Supporters to Focus on Defeating President Barrow
Ebrima Dibba, National President of UNITE
By Fatou Sillah
Ebrima Dibba, the national president of the UNITE Party, has urged the party’s supporters to avoid political battles with other opposition groups and concentrate instead…
UNITE Women’s President Says Barrow, Not UDP, Is Party’s Main Political Concern
Matty Kanyi, National Women’s President for Unite Movement for Change
By Fatou Sillah
Matty Kanyi Sambou, the national women’s president of the UNITE Party, has said President Adama Barrow—not the opposition United Democratic…
NDI Pre-Election Mission Cites Democratic Gains, Stalled Reforms Ahead of Gambia’s 2026 Election
By Makutu Manneh
The National Democratic Institute has praised The Gambia’s democratic progress over the past decade but warned that stalled constitutional reforms, restrictive laws, and broad presidential powers remain…
Gibbi Mballow Confident of Re-Election, Vows to Break Lower Fulladu West’s One-Term Trend
Gibbi Mballow, National Assembly Member (NAM) for Upper Fulladu West
By Seedy Jobe
Hon. Gibbi Mballow, the National Assembly member for Lower Fulladu West, says he has "no doubt" he will win re-election, arguing that his…
Lamin Manneh Says UDP Election Results Plan Is About Transparency, Not Undermining IEC
Lamin Manneh, Deputy Administrative Secretary for External Affairs of the United Democratic Party
By Fatou Sillah
Lamin Manneh, the United Democratic Party’s deputy secretary for external affairs, has defended the party’s…
Essa Faal Condemns Tribal Remarks Against Mayor Talib Bensouda
Essa Mbye Faal, APP-Sobeyaa
By Fatou Sillah
Essa Mbye Faal, the leader of the APP-Sobeyaa party, has condemned recent ethnic remarks directed at Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the leader of UNITE and mayor of the Kanifing…