GDC is a political party in the Gambia led by Mama Kandeh, a former APRC National Assembly member. It was formed in the 2016 Presidential election where their leader toured the country, attracting a “huge” crowd, mostly from the rural areas. GDC scored 89,768 (17.07%) in the 2016 presidential election and in the 2017 National Assembly Elections, they secured five seats.
CA, a party led by former Political Science lecturer at the University of The Gambia Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, was formed shortly before the 2021 presidential election. Despite his promises to build a hundred thousand green homes in his first five years in government for low income earners like journalists, teachers and security personnel among others, the electorate turned a blind eye to it.
PPP is a political party in The Gambia. It was the dominant ruling party of the House of Representatives and the presidency from 1962 to 1994. The president throughout this period was the late Sir Dawda Jawara. The party was later led by Omar Jallow alias OJ before it was handed over to Kebba Jallow as Secretary General and Party Leader.
President Adama Barrow’s National People’s Party (NPP) dominated the majority of seats and is followed by the largest opposition party United Democratic Party (UDP), Independent candidates, NRP, People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), and Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC).
BANJUL, 14 December 2021: The Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, H.E. Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Tuesday morning received in his office the out-going UNFPA Representative to The Gambia, Mr. Kunle Adeniyi to bid him farewell at the end of his tour of duty in the country.
Yasuhiro Tsumura, the World Food (WFP) country representative has said that The Gambia has faced a challenging time of the food insecurity in the last decade.
Mamour Alieu Jagne, the project director of the Resilience of Organisations for Transformative Smallholder Agriculture Programme (Roots) project, has stated that land development is a critical input into increasing production and productivity particularly for rice, saying that the project is committed towards increasing the production and productivity for both rice and vegetables.
The Moroccan Charge d’Affaires to The Gambia, Ahmed BELHADJ, on Saturday held an Iftar with religious leaders at the Banjul Grand Mosque to avail them the opportunity to interact and discuss issues pertaining to the existing ties between the two countries.
