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IEC DENIES DISCREPANCY IN SUPPLEMENTARY REGISTRATION DATA

The Independent Electoral Commission IEC has said there is no discrepancy in its supplementary voter registration information provided to the public. The Commission made the clarification in response to concerns raised by the opposition UDP which demanded the release of all information from the 2026 supplementary voter registration exercise, alleging a discrepancy of 28,932 voters between...
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IEC DENIES DISCREPANCY IN SUPPLEMENTARY REGISTRATION DATA

The Independent Electoral Commission IEC has said there is no discrepancy in its supplementary voter registration information provided to the public. The Commission made the...

Reparations Commission says proceeds from Jammeh’s house sale in US yet to arrive 

By Omar Bah and Olimatou Coker The Gambia Reparations Commission says it has not yet received the $2,507,911.73 recovered from the forfeiture and sale of former President Yahya Jammeh's mansion in Potomac, Maryland, United States...

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