Politics

A mayoral candidate for the Kanifing Muncipal Council, Assan Martin, has joined an independent candidate Papa Njie, the two candidates have confirmed on Thursday. “We are glad to announce that mayoral candidate Lawyer Assan Martin has…

The Gambian leader is going on an annual leave at his native village in Jimara on May 2, the office of the president has said in a statement issued on Monday. Adama Barrow will spend his annual leave at his home…

The only female candidate who submitted her papers for nomination in the KMC moyoral race, Fatima Sarr, has been disqualified. All the ten candidates who have nominated for the mayoral race of Kanifing Municipality have been accepted except…

Talib Bensouda, the mayoral candidate for the United Democratic Party, has denied reports that an Australian oil company, Far, has been involved in funding his campaign activities. Bensouda, a young politician who is considered to be the…

As candidates for mayoral and area council elections heads to the Independent Electoral Commission for nomination, the United Democratic Party leader, Ousainou Darboe, has issued a statement urging people to vote for their candidates.…

The party of the former autocratic ruler Yahya Jammeh has promised a tough fight for the mayoral race of Gambia’s biggest municipality as its candidate Ousman Jatta nominates for what many believes may be the country’s toughest mayoral…

Since 2016 when Gambia and China resumed ties, the Asian country has intensified development support to the small nation. China now competes with European Union for support to Gambia. The Asian country gives over D1 billion as grants in…

Civil society organization in The Gambia led by West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) have certified the country’s Thursday local government elections that gave lead to United Democratic Party as ‘free, fair and transparent’. A…

The former party of President Adama Barrow, the United Democratic Party, has swept the local government elections polls winning 62 of the 120 seats contested for. The Gambia Democratic Congress party led by a former ally of ex President…

Polls have closed across Gambia in what is the country’s first local government election since the shocking defeat of the former dictator Yahya Jammeh. Eight political parties are battling for 113 seats with several independent…