Gambia: IEC Trains Stakeholders to Combat Fake News Ahead of Voter Registration –

By Yunus S. Saliu

  The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Thursday began a two-day training workshop aimed at combating fake news and misinformation in the electoral process, ahead of the supplementary voter registration scheduled for April 2026.

The workshop, held from 26 to 27 February at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre in Bijilo, brought together representatives of political parties, civil society organisations, the media, security services,…