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DARBOE SETS 75% VOTE TARGET FOR UDP IN KM

By Fatou Gassama United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Ousainu Darboe has set a target of 75 per cent of the vote for his party in the Kanifing Municipality ahead of the 5th December presidential election. Darboe made the declaration on Saturday while addressing supporters at a UDP rally held at Kotu Quarry hosted by Banjul Mayor Rohey...
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DARBOE SETS 75% VOTE TARGET FOR UDP IN KM

By Fatou Gassama United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Ousainu Darboe has set a target of 75 per cent of the vote for his party in...
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Pa Njie says Bensouda will not contest election, risks going to jail

NPP supporter and socio-political commentator, Pa Njie 'Girigara' has declared that Unite party leader Talib Bensouda's name will not be on the ballot for the December presidential election and that he risks going to...

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Team Gambia Coalition sets October for flag-bearer selection

By Arret Jatta The Team Gambia Grand Coalition 2026 has set 17th to 30th October for the selection of its presidential candidate ahead of the...

UNDP calls for greater women’s participation in Gambian politics 

By Olimatou Coker The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for stronger participation of women in political leadership and decision-making in The Gambia, urging...

US transfers $2.5M to The Gambia’s victims reparations fund

By Olimatou Coker The United States government has transferred approximately US$2.5 million in proceeds from the sale of a property linked to former president Yahya...

IEC SETS CONDITIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

By Arret Jatta The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has outlined a range of requirements that presidential aspirants must meet to contest elections in The Gambia. According...

IEC sets November 3–14 for presidential nominations

By Arret Jatta The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that presidential candidates will be nominated from 3rd to 14th November 2026, ahead of the...
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Ndeye Anta Kebé: On the legacy of the legendary Ndiouga Kebé and ties to Gambia

Babacar Kébé, known as Ndiouga or El Hadji Babacar Kébé, was a titan in the Senegalese business world. He was born in 1914 in Kebé Ndeuth in the Louga region and died on 13th...
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Ndeye Anta Kebé: On the legacy of the legendary Ndiouga Kebé and ties to Gambia

Babacar Kébé, known as Ndiouga or El Hadji Babacar Kébé, was a titan in the Senegalese business world. He was born in 1914 in...

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MEDINA UTD SEEKS TO ELIMINATE VISITORS IN CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SATURDAY

Gambian champions Medina United returns to action in the Caf champion's league preliminaries on Saturday at the newly refurbished Independence stadium. They are up against Star FC of Sierra Leone in the second leg...
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MEDINA UTD SEEKS TO ELIMINATE VISITORS IN CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SATURDAY

Gambian champions Medina United returns to action in the Caf champion's league preliminaries on Saturday at the newly refurbished Independence stadium. They are up...

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Talib Bensouda’s political divorce with Lamin J Darboe is imminent

By Musa Bassadi Jawara Coalition 2026 was unveiled with fanfare in Brikama on 6th September, 2026. What the public saw was unity. What a trained political observer saw was a marriage without chemistry — a marriage...
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MEDINA UTD SEEKS TO ELIMINATE VISITORS IN CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SATURDAY

Gambian champions Medina United returns to action in the Caf champion's league preliminaries on Saturday at the newly refurbished Independence stadium. They are up...

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DARBOE SETS 75% VOTE TARGET FOR UDP IN KM

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Unite chieftains blast Pa Njie Girigara, call him ‘Satan’

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Team Gambia Coalition sets October for flag-bearer selection

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US transfers $2.5M to The Gambia’s victims reparations fund

By Olimatou Coker The United States government has transferred approximately US$2.5 million in proceeds from...

IEC SETS CONDITIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

By Arret Jatta The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has outlined a range of requirements that...

IEC sets November 3–14 for presidential nominations

By Arret Jatta The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that presidential candidates will be...

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