TOPSHOT - Leader of UNITE Party Talib Ahmed Bensouda waves to supporters as he arrives to submit his presidential nomination documents at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) office in Kanifing on November 7, 2026. The party of a Gambian mayor who is popular with young people has denounced a "political maneuver" after the publication of a government document accusing the elected official of, among other things, financial irregularities that could prevent him from running in the December presidential election. Talib Ahmed Bensouda, mayor of Kanifing, in the western suburbs of the capital Banjul, has become highly popular among Gambian youth in recent months. (Photo by muhamadou bittaye / AFP via Getty Images)