Veteran politician and secretary general of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), Halifah Sallah, has said at a weekend presser that The Gambia needs local government reforms. “You are empowered by the Local Government Act to elect the councillors, the mayors, the chairpersons. Under the act, councils[Read More…]
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Gambia’s Mayor Bensouda Ranked 10th Trailblazer In Africa
The Mayor of Kanifing Municipality, Talib Ahmed Bensouda, has been ranked as the 10th trailblazer in Forbes Africa’s maiden Afri50 award. The eminent Gambian politician and Mayor of the most popular municipality in The Gambia is nominated for the community development category. The Award by Forbes Africa is a novel[Read More…]
‘Africell Is Getting Too Involved With Our Politics These Days’
Young politician and activist, Baboucarr Jeng, has said in an exclusive interview that one of the leading GSM operators in The Gambia, Africell, is becoming too involved in the country’s politics. The author of ‘The Way We See the Problem is the Problem’ made these remarks in an exclusive interview[Read More…]