{"id":88767,"date":"2025-10-26T17:16:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T17:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation"},"modified":"2025-10-26T17:51:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T17:51:56","slug":"jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation","title":{"rendered":"Jammeh Set to Address Nation in Kanilai Amid Return Speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Former President Yahya Jammeh is scheduled to deliver a statement on Sunday, October 26, 2025, in his hometown of Kanilai, located in the Foni Kansala district, amid widespread speculation regarding his potential return.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Details about the format or content of his communication remain unclear. However, Sadibou Badjie (Bajagarr), Media Director of the APRC no-to-Alliance, confirmed during a Saturday interview on Brunch that Jammeh will be addressing the public on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about circulating reports that Jammeh had invited people to Kanilai for a public statement, Badjie affirmed the information, describing it as \u201cvery authentic,\u201d and confirmed that the event will indeed take place.<\/p>\n<p>He added that anticipation is high, noting that \u201ceveryone is eager to hear what Jammeh will say, as he is missed by almost everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the excitement, Badjie clarified that he is not aware of the specific content of Jammeh\u2019s message and did not want to speculate. He emphasized, however, that Jammeh\u2019s past statements have consistently focused on peace, mutual understanding, and respect for the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat will be the pinnacle of his message? I am not privy to that, but I can clearly tell you that he is going to send in a message,\u201d Badjie said.<\/p>\n<p>He also suggested that Jammeh\u2019s address might extend beyond party matters, noting that as a former head of state, he is at liberty to speak on broader national issues. \u201cI don\u2019t think it will be wrong for him to go beyond party politics,\u201d Badjie added.<\/p>\n<p>The event is expected to draw significant public attention, as citizens await Jammeh\u2019s message amid speculation about his future involvement in the country\u2019s political and national affairs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Former President Yahya Jammeh is scheduled to deliver a statement on Sunday, October 26, 2025, in his hometown of Kanilai, located in the Foni Kansala district, amid widespread speculation regarding his potential return. Details about the format or content of his communication remain unclear. However, Sadibou Badjie (Bajagarr), Media Director of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":88766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-88767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jammeh Set to Address Nation in Kanilai Amid Return Speculation - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former President Yahya Jammeh is scheduled to deliver a statement on Sunday, October 26, 2025, in his hometown of Kan ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jammeh Set to Address Nation in Kanilai Amid Return Speculation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Former President Yahya Jammeh is scheduled to deliver a statement on Sunday, October 26, 2025, in his hometown of Kan ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-26T17:16:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-26T17:51:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1761488489.761941.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1629\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1083\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Jammeh Set to Address Nation in Kanilai Amid Return Speculation\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-26T17:16:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-26T17:51:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation\"},\"wordCount\":301,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1761488489.761941.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation\",\"name\":\"Jammeh Set to Address Nation in Kanilai Amid Return Speculation - Gambia\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1761488489.761941.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-26T17:16:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-26T17:51:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"Former President Yahya Jammeh is scheduled to deliver a statement on Sunday, October 26, 2025, in his hometown of Kan ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1761488489.761941.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1761488489.761941.jpg\",\"width\":1629,\"height\":1083,\"caption\":\"Jammeh Set to Address Nation in Kanilai Amid Return Speculation\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Jammeh Set to Address Nation in Kanilai Amid Return Speculation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/\",\"name\":\"Gambia\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Jammeh Set to Address Nation in Kanilai Amid Return Speculation - Gambia","description":"Former President Yahya Jammeh is scheduled to deliver a statement on Sunday, October 26, 2025, in his hometown of Kan ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Jammeh Set to Address Nation in Kanilai Amid Return Speculation","og_description":"Former President Yahya Jammeh is scheduled to deliver a statement on Sunday, October 26, 2025, in his hometown of Kan ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation","og_site_name":"Gambia","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2025-10-26T17:16:15+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-10-26T17:51:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1629,"height":1083,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1761488489.761941.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Jammeh Set to Address Nation in Kanilai Amid Return Speculation","datePublished":"2025-10-26T17:16:15+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-26T17:51:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation"},"wordCount":301,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1761488489.761941.jpg","keywords":["Gambia"],"articleSection":["all news","head lines","policy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation","name":"Jammeh Set to Address Nation in Kanilai Amid Return Speculation - Gambia","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1761488489.761941.jpg","datePublished":"2025-10-26T17:16:15+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-26T17:51:56+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"Former President Yahya Jammeh is scheduled to deliver a statement on Sunday, October 26, 2025, in his hometown of Kan ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1761488489.761941.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1761488489.761941.jpg","width":1629,"height":1083,"caption":"Jammeh Set to Address Nation in Kanilai Amid Return Speculation"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-set-to-address-nation-in-kanilai-amid-return-speculation#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Jammeh Set to Address Nation in Kanilai Amid Return Speculation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/","name":"Gambia","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}