President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has urged opposition parties to be patient and await their time, asserting that his National People’s Party (NPP) aims to govern the country for generations to come. Speaking at a political rally in the Upper River Region, organised by the NPP’s National Women’s Mobiliser,[Read More…]
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Gamia’s Ex-Finance Minister Urges Assembly To Scrutinise Gov’t Contracts ‘Awarded To NPP Sympathisers’
Amadou Sanneh, former Finance Minister of Gambia and treasurer of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), has urged the National Assembly to investigate road construction contracts allegedly awarded to sympathizers of the ruling National People’s Party (NPP). Speaking at a gathering in Tuba Sanchaba, where some NPP supporters reportedly defected[Read More…]
Gambia’s Foreign Minister Tangara Loses Commonwealth Top Job
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ghana’s seasoned foreign minister, has clinched the role of Commonwealth Secretary General, making history as the first African to hold this position since Nigeria’s Chief Emeka Anyaoku stepped down in 2000. The 61-year-old diplomat prevailed over Mamadou Tangara of Gambia and Joshua Setipa of Lesotho during the[Read More…]
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