By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kerr Fatou
Fatou Bensouda promises to eradicate poverty in The Gambia within ten years. This commitment sets a ten-year target for reducing poverty in the country, according to Kerr Fatou.
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Talib Ahmed Bensouda, mayor of Kanifing and a Gambian presidential candidate, promises to make farmers the country’s wealthiest people if elected. At a rally in Basse Mansajang, he criticised groundnut prices and the rising cost of cement, according to Kerr Fatou.
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A faction of the All People’s Party-Sobeya, comprising founding members, has provisionally agreed to join Coalition 2026, led by Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda. The move comes ahead of Gambia’s presidential election, scheduled for 5 December, according to sources close to the discussions cited by Kerr Fatou.
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Gambian President Adama Barrow accuses the United Democratic Party (UDP) of organising hostile protests along the routes of his nationwide tour. At a meeting in Jabang, he urged opposition parties to focus on campaigning, according to Kerr Fatou.
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Gambia’s Auditor General Cherno Amadou Sowe urged journalists to improve the accuracy and fairness of their reports on public audits. He was speaking at an annual forum organised by the National Audit Office to improve understanding of audit reports, Kerr Fatou reports.
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Football: Tujereng win West Coast Region Zonal Super CupTujereng won the Gambia’s West Coast Region Zonal Super Cup by beating Lamin 5-4 on penalties after a goalless draw. Despite an expulsion, the winners received 50,000 dalasis against Lamin’s 40,000, Gambiana reports.
ECOWAS Court trains new judges in NigeriaThe ECOWAS Court of Justice is holding a five-day training programme for its new judges from 19 to 23 October 2026 at Zuma Rock Resort in Niger State, Nigeria. The programme covers judicial procedures, ethics, remedies and the use of the electronic case management system, according to AIP.The week in Africa
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