August 31, 2023
Burundi/Gambia: Gambia to Open 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Against Burundi in November
The Gambia senior national team is set to open its 2026 World Cup qualifier Group F account away to Burundi. Read more »
July 03, 2023
Rwanda: Gambian Asylum Seekers Rejoice As UK Judges Rule Against Deportation to Rwanda
Court of Appeal judges in the UK have finally issued a ruling bluntly declaring that plans to send asylum seekers who arrive in the country via the English Channel to Rwanda is… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Equatorial Guinea: Jammeh's Host President Obiang Wants Sixth Term in Office
Equatorial Guinea's iron-fisted president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, is eyeing a sixth term in office in elections on Sunday, extending a world-record 43 years in power. Read more »
October 31, 2022
Rwanda: New British PM Vows to Pursue UK-Rwanda Immigration Plan
Rishi Sunak, the new British Prime Minister, has vowed to pursue the tough and uncompromising UK-Rwanda immigration plan designed to transfer to Kigali asylum seekers and refugees… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa/Gambia: Gambia to Play DR Congo, Liberia in Int'l Friendly Matches Next Month
The Gambia senior national team; the Scorpions will play against Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia in international friendly matches next month in Antalya, Turkey. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Rwanda: Public Service Ministry Inks MOU With Rwanda Cooperation Initiative
The Ministry of Public Service, Administrative Reforms, Policy Coordination & Delivery on Tuesday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rwanda Cooperation… Read more »
September 26, 2022
West Africa: Equatorial Guinea President to Run for Sixth Term
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, who is also the host of former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh, has expressed an "objectionable intention" to contest… Read more »
August 29, 2022
Rwanda: UK Govt and Law Society At Loggerheads Over London-Kigali Asylum Pact
The Law Society of England and Wales has vowed to prevent the UK government's plans to send asylum seekers who crossed the Channel into Britain to Rwanda as it "raises questions… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Rwanda: Gambian-Born American Fighter Ann Wins Bronze in Kigali
Alasan Ann, a Gambian-born American fighter currently competed in the African Taekwondo Championship in Kigali, Rwanda. On July 16, 2020, the young fighter competed in the +87kg… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Gambia: Gambia-Congo Enters Diplomatic Relations
The Government of The Gambia wishes to inform the general public that it signed a Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Formal Diplomatic Relations between the Republic… Read more »
June 21, 2022
Gambia: European Court Cancels 1st UK-Rwanda Deportation Flight
The first deportation flight from Britain to Rwanda slated to transfer asylum seekers including Gambians who crossed the English Channel from France has been cancelled; thanks to… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Gambia: No Gambian Among the First UK-Rwanda Deportation Flight
The Point can now confirm that there is no Gambian national among the first deportation flight from the UK to Rwanda following unsuccessful bid by lawyers and other representatives… Read more »
June 13, 2022
Gambia: UK Court Allows Transfer of Senegambian Refugees to Rwanda
Following a protracted, prolonged and fierce legal battle challenging the transfer to Rwanda of hundreds of asylum seekers who crossed the English Channel via France to the UK, the… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Gambia: Jammeh Affairs Not Discussed During Barrow's Visit to Equatorial Guinea - Spokesperson
In an interview with BBC Focus on Africa, the spokesperson of The Gambia Government, Ebrima G. Sankareh, has revealed that President Adama Barrow did not discuss any matter… Read more »
June 01, 2022
Equatorial Guinea: Gambia, Equatorial Guinea Sign Accords to Build Diplomatic Ties, Trade
The Gambia and Equatorial Guinea Sign Accords to Build Diplomatic Ties and Establish Trade Links State House, Banjul, 31st May 2022: Read more »