January 19, 2023
Gambia: IRI Trains NAMs On Legislative Oversight
International Republican Institute (IRI) in partnership with the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly on Tuesday trained National Assembly members on effective legislative… Read more »
Senegal: Opposition Leader Ousmane Sonko Indicted Over Rape Case
The decision of Oumar Maham Diallo has just fallen concerning the Ousmane Sonko - Adji Sarr affair. Indeed, the Dean of Judges has decided to indict the leader of Pastef for rape… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Gambia: Govt Intensifies Manhunt for Accused Coupist, Petty Officer Lamin Jadama
Following the recently foiled coup plot to overthrow the democratically elected Government of President Adama Barrow, The Gambia Government on Monday, 16th January, 2023 secured an… Read more »
January 13, 2023
Gambia: The Gambia, European Commission Sign 18m Euro Grant
The Gambia and the European Commission sign EUR 18 million Grant Support Agreements Read more »
January 19, 2023
Gambia: President Barrow Declares 7-Day National Mourning As VP Dies
President Adama Barrow declared a 7-day national mourning starting yesterday with all flags flying half-mast after the demise of Vice President Badara Alieu Joof, a statement… Read more »
January 16, 2023
Gambia: UDP Delegation Meets Top French Diplomat
His Excellency Mr. Jean-Charles ALLARD, Head of the Diplomatic Representation Office of the French Republic in The Gambia on 13 January, 2023 met with a UDP delegation at his… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Gambia: Govt Confirms Alleged Coup Plot, Arrests 4 Soldiers - Press Release
The Gambia Government announces that based on intelligence reports that some soldiers of the Gambian army were plotting to overthrow the democratically elected Government of… Read more »
Gambia: Dr. Tangara Meets Deputy Minister of Azerbaijan, Inter Parliamentary Union On the Margins of U.S.-Africa Summit
BANJUL, 19 December 2022: As part of his visit to New York, the United States of America, for the US-Africa Summit, the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International… Read more »
Gambia: There Is Nothing Diplomacy Cannot Resolve
The increment of EU visa fees by the European Union, with the desire to compel Gambia to accept deportees must be remedied through diplomacy 101 with immediate effect. Read more »
Gambia: Qatar Embassy Marks Country's 144th National Day in Gambia
The Qatari Embassy in The Gambia on Thursday 15th December 2022 observed its country's 144th National Day at a colourful ceremony held at Cocoa Ocean Hotel Resort in Bijilo. Read more »
Gambia: Fisheries Ministry Validates Annual WASH Sector Performance Report
The Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters, Thursday validated the first annual sector performance review of The Gambia 2020-2021. Read more »
December 19, 2022
Africa: Good Morning Mr. President - Relationship Between Gambia and Senegal, U.S. With Africa
Mr. President, there is an urgent need to have a meeting between the Ministers of Defence and Interior of The Gambia and Senegal together with Chiefs of Defence Staff and Security… Read more »
Africa: U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit - Biden Selects 4 African Countries for New Partnerships
During his remarks at the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit, United States President Joseph R. Biden announced the U.S. government's Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) Board of… Read more »
Gambia: Govt Rebuts Mayor Lowe - Maintains Position On KMC And BCC Project Financing
-Contrary to the misrepresentation of facts on the funding modalities of the new headquarters, Town Halls and allied facilities of the Banjul City Council (BCC), The Gambia… Read more »
December 15, 2022
Gambia: KMC Head Office Belongs to Gambians, Not UDP - Barrow
President Adama Barrow has made it clear that the head office of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) "belongs to Gambians and not to the United Democratic Party (UDP)". Read more »
Gambia: Macky Sall On 3rd Term Mandate
President Macky Sall is taking part in the United States-Africa summit, which is currently being held in Washington. Before flying to the American capital, the head of state gave… 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 »
December 08, 2022
Gambia: The Dictator Is us
From the former Director of Research and Investigations of the Gambia's Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) comes a behind-the-scenes narrative of investigating… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Gambia: Editorial On Sir Dawda's Award - A Well Deserved Award!
A renowned Indian spiritual leader has famously stated that world peace can be achieved when, in each person, the power of love replaces the love of power. This assertion clearly… Read more »
Gambia: Barrow, Darboe Play Diplomacy As They Shake Hands At Peace Confab
Long-time political allies, President Adama Barrow and his ex-political godfather Lawyer Ousainou Darboe yesterday played diplomacy as they shook hands during the African Ulamas… Read more »
Gambia: Prosecuting Jammeh Could Meet Resistance - Gba President
The president of The Gambia Bar Association (GBA), Salieu Taal, has hinted that efforts towards prosecuting Yayha Jammeh and his enablers could face resistance from his loyalists. Read more »
December 06, 2022
Gambia: Ambassador Bah Meets Gambian Community Leaders in New York
Washington, D.C. 2 December, 2022: The Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to the United States of America, His Excellency Momodou Lamin Bah, addressed an audience of Gambian… Read more »
December 05, 2022
West Africa: CG Darboe Meets ECOWAS President to Solidify Working Relationship
The indefatigable commissioner general of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) Yankuba Darboe, who doubles as the Chairman of WATAF, last Friday paid a working visit to the ECOWAS… Read more »
Gambia: Senegambians in Germany Welcome Berlin's Long-Term Residency Offer
Hundreds of Senegambian asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants currently living in Germany have welcome a "long-term residency" deal offered by the government that would allow… Read more »
Gambia: President Barrow Receives Madison-Kanifing Sister City Delegation
President Barrow has reechoed his call for Gambians in the diaspora to return home and support the country's development agenda. The President spoke on 2 December 2022, at the… Read more »