The alliance between President Adama Barrow’s National People’s Party (NPP) and Mama Kandeh’s Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) is reshaping Gambian politics ahead of the December 2026 elections, strengthening Barrow’s hold in rural strongholds while raising questions about whether such coalitions prioritize citizens or elite survival. Veteran journalist and public affairs commentator Demba Ali Jawo has…
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, leader of the UNITE party has dismissed allegations made by Essa Mbaye Faal against the United Party (UNITE) and the Coalition Mediation Committee (CMC), following Faal’s sudden withdrawal from the ADD-led Coalition 2026 flagbearer race. Faal announced his withdrawal shortly before the flagbearer selection process, claiming concerns over transparency. Responding, Bensouda described…
The Deputy Spokesperson of the National People’s Party (NPP), Hon. Seedy SK. Njie, has downplayed the emergence of the newly formed UNITE Party, insisting it poses no political threat to the ruling party. Speaking on QTV’s State of Affairs programme on Tuesday, Njie described the party led by Talib Ahmed Bensouda as a “nonevent.” “At…
In a move that could reshape the political landscape, the UNITE Party and the National Unity Party (NUP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalising their alliance as the nation heads toward the 5 December 2026 presidential election. The signing ceremony, attended by senior officials and supporters from both parties, was more than a…
In a political landscape often defined by rivalry and short-term alliances, Tuesday’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United People’s Democratic Movement (UNITE) and the National Unity Party (NUP) has been hailed as a landmark moment. At the ceremony in Banjul, UNITE leader Talib Bensouda stood alongside NUP’s Lawyer Lamin J. Darboe…
Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, Secretary General and leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has urged the Senegalese government to reconsider the state of relations between Senegal and The Gambia amid ongoing border negotiations. In a public appeal directed to the President of Senegal, Darboe asked that Gambian farmers be allowed continued access to farmland while…
United Democratic Party (UDP) leader H.E. Ousainu Darboe delivered a fiery address on Saturday, sharply criticizing President Adama Barrow’s administration for failing Gambian farmers and breaking key campaign promises. The rally, which drew thousands from across the Lower River Region, marked a significant moment in the UDP’s push toward the 2026 presidential election. Darboe accused…
Hon. Mama Kandeh, Secretary General and leader of the Gambia Democratic Party (GDC), has called the alliance between his party and the National People’s Party (NPP) a turning point for peace, stability, and development in The Gambia. Addressing a large crowd in his home village of Sare Birom, Jimara Constituency, Kandeh spoke with conviction about…
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and National People’s Party (NPP) Deputy Spokesperson, Seedy Njie, has declared “it’s game over” following the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC)’s formal decision to join President Adama Barrow’s NPP ahead of the December 5 presidential election. Njie described the alliance as a historic moment, noting that President Barrow will officially…
The leader of the With Alliance for Reorientation and Economic Force (WAREF), Mohamed Al Amin Bah, on Sunday officially declared the party’s intention to contest the 2026 presidential election and unveiled a long-term national development blueprint dubbed “Vision 2045: One Vision, One Nation, One Gambia.” Speaking at a press briefing held at the Sea View…
