Kanifing Municipal Council Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda has confirmed his candidacy for the United Democratic Party’s (UDP) flag-bearer position, saying he is ready to challenge party leader Ousainou Darboe and unseat President Adama Barrow in the 2026 presidential elections. Bensouda submitted his application days ago and spoke to journalists shortly[Read More…]
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Editorial: Bensouda’s Broken Promise Risks Tearing UDP Apart
Gambia’s main opposition party is at a dangerous crossroads, and the man trying to push it closer to the brink is the young mayor of the Kanifing Municipality Talib Bensouda. For years and months, Talib consistently promised that if the leader Ousainou Darboe declared his intention to contest the 2026[Read More…]
Scrapping Of KMC’s Health Financing Scheme Smacks Of Lack Of Empathy’
A one-time senior staff of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) has contended that the roll-back of the KMC health financing scheme by the Talib Bensouda administration suggests lack of sympathy and empathy on the part of the Kanifing Municipality mayor. The KMC health financing initiative was modelled on other health[Read More…]
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