Gambia: Former Secretary to Janneh Commission Says 145 Tractors Were Sold

Former Secretary to Janneh Commission, Ramatoulie Sarr, returned to the National Assembly on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, for her third appearance before the Special Select… Read more »

Gambia: Finance Minister Vows Crackdown On Corruption in Response to Gala Petition

Gambian Finance Minister Seedy Keita pledged on Friday that the government would pursue fraud and corruption cases "without fear or favor," as a series of prosecutions and… Read more »

Gambia: What Questions Are Being Asked About the Coalition?

The following questions were conveyed to Foroyaa by those who follow WhatsApp groups and were referred to Halifa Sallah for a response: Read more »

Gambia: Disabled Students Demand End to Oral English Exams, Government Pledges Action

In a rare public intervention that drew the room to silence, Ndey Ceesay, a young woman with a disability, rose through her interpreter to ask the country's education leaders a… Read more »

Gambia: Education Minister Outlines Ambitious Reforms, Citing Gains and Challenges

Standing before citizens and education stakeholders at Mansakunda on Friday, Dr. Habibatou Drammeh, the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, laid out an ambitious vision for… Read more »

Gambia: Concerned Gambian Asks Question Which Minister of Education Did Not Answer

During the open-floor session, a young participant raised a question that resonated with many: how would students with disabilities who excelled in this year's exams be supported… Read more »

Gambia: Finance Minister Defends Government Amid $30 Million Oil Scandal Report, Says Allegations 'Not Established'

Finance Minister Seedy Keita on Friday defended the government's handling of a $30 million oil scandal, insisting that allegations of bribery, money laundering and tax evasion… Read more »

Gambia: Court Grants Bail to 23 PURA Protesters

On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, Magistrate Thomas Touray of the Kanifing Magistrates' Court granted bail to twenty-three protesters arrested in connection with demonstrations… Read more »

Gambia: Gambian-American Arrested At Banjul Airport With Large Quantity of Suspected Cannabis

On Friday, August 22, 2025, customs officials at Banjul International Airport handed over a Gambian-American national to the Drug Law Enforcement Agency (DLEAG) after he was found… Read more »

Gambia: Sixteen Protestors Decline Police Bail Conditions

Sixteen protestors at PURA who were arrested on Friday, 22nd August have declined an offer of conditional bail by the Police, stating that they will only accept their unconditional… Read more »

Gambia: Polls Put Barrow Ahead in 2026 Race, but Undecided Voters Hold the Key

As The Gambia moves closer to the December 2026 presidential elections, civil society organization Gambia Participates has released the results of a nationwide opinion poll… Read more »

Gambia: Is Cabinet Protecting Gamtel and Gamcel's Future?

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Gambia: Gambia's Finance Minister Takes Over As Chair of African IMF/World Bank Caucus

The Gambia's Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Hon. Seedy K.M. Keita, has assumed the Chairmanship of the African Caucus of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank,… Read more »

West Africa: Is the Gambia Government Placed to Pioneer the Sahel Governance Forum?

The President of the Republic should gauge what projects and programmes it should host on behalf of Ecowas or the United Nations. The recent meeting on the situation in the Sahel… Read more »

Gambia: Witch-Hunt Victims Demand Criminalisation of Accusations and Public Vindication

Victims of former President Yahya Jammeh's notorious 2008-09 witch-hunt campaign are calling for the criminalisation of witchcraft accusations and public declarations of their… Read more »

Gambia: Gambia Confirms 1 Mpox Case, Investigates 17 Suspected Infections

Update (25 July) - Health authorities in The Gambia have confirmed the country's first case of Mpox, a viral disease formerly known as monkeypox, while investigating 17 additional… Read more »

Gambia: Day Four - Gunjur-Berending Boundary Demarcation Resumes After Rain Delay

The Department of Lands and Surveys on Wednesday resumed the boundary demarcation exercise between Gunjur and Berending villages in Kombo South, erecting additional concrete poles… Read more »

Gambia: Ex-Janneh Commission Secretary Details Budget Gaps, Valuation Challenges

Alhagie Mamadi Kurang, former Secretary to the Janneh Commission, appeared before the National Assembly's Special Select Committee on Wednesday and described how delays in funding,… Read more »

Gambia: A Constitution Is Nation-Building, Not Partisan Property

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Gambia: National Assembly Approves Recommendation to Curb Unauthorized Virement

The resolutions of the Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly have, among other things, resolved that the Minister of Finance refrain from approving… Read more »

Gambia: Gambian Fishermen Decry Night Fishing Closure As 'Sham'

Fishermen across The Gambia have voiced their frustration over the government's failure to effectively implement the night fishing closure, describing it as a policy that is "never… Read more »

Gambia: Gambian Parliament Rejects 2024 Draft Constitution in Second Major Blow to Reform Agenda

For the second time in five years, Gambia's legislature has voted down a bill that would have paved the way for a new constitution, dealing a crushing setback to efforts to… Read more »

Gambia: Gambia Generates Over $60 Million From Oil Exploration Licenses in Eight Years

The Gambian government has reported a significant boost in revenue from oil exploration licenses, generating a total of USD $60,346,263 over the past eight years. This revenue has… Read more »

Gambia: FPAC Demands Gamcel Settle D11.4m 2020 Gateway Within 30 Days

The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly has demanded that the management of Gamcel settle arrears totaling Eleven Million Four Hundred and… Read more »

Gambia: Cabinet Approves Lifting of Moratorium On Radio Broadcasting License With Conditions

A press release from the Gambia's Ministry of Information indicates that following a Cabinet meeting held on July 3rd 2025, the Government of the Gambia has approved the… Read more »