On behalf of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and on my own behalf, I hereby acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 23 February, 2025 congratulating me and my party on our victory in the Masembeh Ward by-election, held on 22 February, 2025. I would like to express my appreciation of the content and tone of…
The Edward Francis Small Centre for Research and Justice has expressed concern over the “administrative action” by the Gambia Police against former police public relations officer ASP Binta Njie for comments she made on social media. The human rights and justice body states: “In the wake of the Masembeh by-elections, one Baboucarr Bahoum, a known…
Bakary S. Jarjue, candidate of the main opposition United Democratic Party, has been chosen by the electorate of Massembe ward as their councillor. Joseph Colley, vice chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission, announced the results and gave notice of the total number of votes cast in the by-election on Saturday. The UDP candidate got 700…
The All People’s Party (APP) Sobeyaa alliance, led by international Gambian lawyer Essa Faal, has condemned the arrest on Monday, 17 February, of Luis Boutanos “for merely exercising his democratic right to free speech”. The APP Sobeyaa states that Boutanos’s only crime was raising the failures of the Barrow Government, the arrest for which, the…
The United Democratic Party (UDP) strongly condemns the arrest of Mr Luis Boutanos, a Gambian citizen, on 17th February 2025, for expressing his frustration with the Barrow Government’s governance of The Gambia. Mr Boutanos’ arrest, reportedly stemming from a social media video in which he criticised the government, is a blatant violation of his constitutional…
Amid the joyous celebrations across the country over The Gambia’s Independence Day, the Patriotic Youth Movement on 18 February staged a public lecture on crucial concepts relevant for nation-building and the nurturing of effective and accountable governance. The Patriotic Youth Movement (PYM) is a youth-led movement that aims to champion patriotism and purposeful political participation…
Governor Samba Bah of Upper River Region (URR) has promised more political commitment to ending Female Genital Mutilation, particularly in his region. Governor Bah made this disclosure on Wednesday during a press conference briefly after the launching of a cross-border project to end Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence in…
President Adama Barrow has re-echoed that his government has enormously enhanced the independence of the Gambia’s Judiciary in line with the rule of law and good governance. The Gambian leader made the statement at the Law Court Complex in Banjul along the Independence Drive during the opening of the Legal Year 2025, which he presided…
Momodou Bah, leader of the African Federalism and Republican Orientation Movement (AFRO Movement) and presidential aspirant for 2026 elections, has said that under the leadership of President Adama Barrow, The Gambia has seen a troubling increase in violent crimes, putting the safety of its citizens at risk. Mr Bah was speaking during an interview with SeniGambia newspaper…
President Adama Barrow has come clean to say he would contest the next presidential elections in 2026. In a recent interview granted QTV, the president, who has been beating around the bush all this while about his intention to run for a third term in office, has come out loud and clear when such a…
