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Gambia Warns Visa Overstays may Lead to Travel Penalties

Gambia Warns Visa Overstays may Lead to Travel Penalties

Africa-Press - Gambia. Gambia’s foreign affairs minister on Tuesday warned that Gambians who overstay their visas in the United States are contributing to new...
NPP Candidate Promises Tractor and Development in Bantanjang

NPP Candidate Promises Tractor and Development in Bantanjang

Africa-Press - Gambia. Abdoulie Badjie, the candidate of the ruling National People’s Party in the forthcoming Bantanjang Ward by-election, has promised voters that his...
Jobs Alone Won’T Deter Youth from Backway Migration

Jobs Alone Won’T Deter Youth from Backway Migration

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, said on Monday that the creation of job opportunities by...
Senior NPP Officials Urge Support for Abdoulie Badjie

Senior NPP Officials Urge Support for Abdoulie Badjie

Africa-Press - Gambia. Senior figures in The Gambia’s ruling National People’s Party urged voters in Bantanjang Ward, in the Foni region, to unite behind...
Udp'S Hagi Suwaneh Critiques Barrow Administration

Udp’S Hagi Suwaneh Critiques Barrow Administration

Africa-Press - Gambia. Hagi Suwaneh, National Youth President of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has criticized President Adama Barrow for failing to address the...
PDOIS Delays Congress Due to Quorum Shortage

PDOIS Delays Congress Due to Quorum Shortage

Africa-Press - Gambia. The People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) on Sunday adjourned its party congress to Jan. 24, 2026, after failing...
NPP Contests Independent and UDP in By-Elections

NPP Contests Independent and UDP in By-Elections

Africa-Press - Gambia. The National People’s Party (NPP) will contest the January 10, 2026, by-elections in Bantanjang and Kaifa Wards, facing two independent candidates...
Dr Ceesay Criticizes BCC KMC and West Coast Councils

Dr Ceesay Criticizes BCC KMC and West Coast Councils

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has criticised the Banjul City Council (BCC), the Kanifing Municipal...
Halifa Sallah Urges PDOIS Delegates to Resist Oppression

Halifa Sallah Urges PDOIS Delegates to Resist Oppression

Africa-Press - Gambia. Halifa Sallah, Secretary General of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), has urged party delegates to stand firm...
UMC Clarifies Alagie Njie'S Status in Bantanjang Election

UMC Clarifies Alagie Njie’S Status in Bantanjang Election

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Unite Movement for Change (UMC) has clarified that it is not fielding a candidate in the upcoming Bantanjang Ward by-election,...