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Police Raid Jammeh’s No To Alliance Meeting

By Nelson Manneh The Police Intervention Unit (PIU) on Sunday raided and disrupted a meeting organised by the renegade faction of the APRC (Yaya Tamba...

Gambian High Commissioner to Botswana Presents Credentials to President Eric Masisi

By Nelson Manneh Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay, the High Commissioner of The Gambia to Botswana, on Wednesday, 14 February 2024 handed over her credentials to President...

NAMs Urged to Introduce Quota System for More Women Participation in...

By Sariba Manneh 'Election Watch Committee' (EWC), which is an Election Observer Mission, has recommended the Gambia's National Assembly to prioritise the legislation of a...

Political Parties, Candidates Urged to Observe Electoral Laws

By Nelson Manneh The Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission, Alieu Momarr Njai, has call on all political parties and candidates to fully observe the...

“367 Candidates Nominated for Council Elections Nationwide” 

By Nelson Manneh The Independent Electoral Commission has endorsed the nominations of three hundred and sixty-six candidates nationwide for the upcoming Councillorship elections scheduled in...

DP, GANU File No Candidates in KM

By Assan Bah The Returning Officer for Kanifing, Joseph Collehy, said the Democratic Party (DP) and Gambia Alliance for National Unity (GANU) who were scheduled...

Deputy Chairperson of Basse Area Council Resigns From UDP

By Lamin Fatty The Vice Chairperson of Basse Area Council and member of the United Democratic party, has resigned from the UDP. Youba Jawara, the Ward...

PDOIS Selects Candidates for Council Elections in Wuli

By Lamin Fatty The People’s Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) on Saturday 4th February 2023, accomplished their candidate selection ahead of the 2023...

Gambia, EU Hold Political Dialogue

BANJUL, 17th January 2023:- The Government of the Republic of The Gambia and the European Union (EU), held a high-level political dialogue under ex-article...

Aspiring Independent Candidate Speaks Ahead of BAC Elections 

By Louise Jobe Lamin Jammeh, a native of Kombo Sukuta, has disclosed to this medium last weekend, his intention to contest in the upcoming Local...

PDOIS Selects Two Candidates Ahead of March Local Government Elections

By: Kebba AF Touray from Wellingara Yareh, Wuli East, URR The People’s Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) party on Sunday 1st January 2023,...

Barrow: NPP Government Determined To Transform Gambia Into haven of Democracy

By Makutu Manneh President Adama Barrow, the Secretary General and Party Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP), said his NPP led government remains determined...

NO NEED TO SEPARATE MAYORAL AND OTHER COUNCIL ELECTIONS

The separation of mayoral and other council elections did create an absurd situation that has never been interrogated. Even before the Supreme Court declared...

Kenya Elections: Former Botswana President to head Commonwealth Observer Group

The Commonwealth has announced the appointment of Botswana’s former president Festus Mogae to lead its observer group for Kenya’s upcoming general elections. The 20-person Group...

EWC Recommends IEC To Publish Election Results on its Website

By Nelson Manneh Elections Watch Committee (EWC) has recommended for the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to publish all election results including the 2021 presidential and...

CPD Engages Stakeholders on Inclusion of Political Debates in IEC Calendar

By: Aja Musu Bah-Daffeh The Commission on Political Debates (CPD) on Tuesday, 31 May 2022, engaged stakeholders on a day-long dialogue on the inclusion of...

PDOIS Provide Analysis of Recent Council Elections and Maps Out Way...

By Yankuba Jallow The People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) on Tuesday, 24th May provided their analysis of the recent by-elections for the...

NPP To Contest All Council By-Elections Seats

By Nelson Manneh The National People’s Party (NPP) will contest all the four wards in the upcoming local government by-elections scheduled on Saturday, May 14,...

IEC Nominates 14 for 2022 By-Elections

By Nelson Manneh The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Friday, April 29, 2022 informed Foroyaa that they have endorsed the nomination of fourteen candidates for...

IEC Okays 5 Independent Candidates For Local Government By-Elections

By Nelson Manneh Five independent candidates have been accepted by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to partake in the forthcoming council by-elections, pursuant to section...