The illusion of a coup: Ambition is not treason
[The Standard - The Gambia] - 29/10/2025
By Melville Robertson Roberts Esq In politics, emotion often runs ahead of fact, and narratives travel faster than truth. The recent claims that Talib’s political aspirations amounted to an “internal coup” within the United Democratic Party (UDP) reflect less a sober reading of events and more a (…)
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