The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has ended the replacement of lost, stolen or damaged voting cards, as it intensifies preparations ahead of the April-May Local Government elections. Finally brought to a successful end yesterday 7 April, the replacement of faulty voting cards started on 31 March at the various IEC[Read More…]
Tag: Gambia
Two Candidates Withdraw From Local Gov’t Elections
Musa Jobarteh of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and Amat Cham of the United Democratic Party (UDP) have withdrawn from participating in the Local Government elections slated for April and May this year. Musa Jobarteh, who was nominated under PPP’s ticket to contest for Gambisara ward in the Basse administrative[Read More…]
Gambia Confirms H5N1 Bird Flu On Wild Bird Reserve Near Capital
Gambian authorities have detected the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a wild bird reserve, the ministry of agriculture said in a statement seen by Reuters on Thursday, less than one week after neighbouring Senegal reported an outbreak of the disease on a poultry farm. Samples were collected from Gambia’s[Read More…]
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