November 03, 2023
Gambia: NAWEC, Oic Seal U.S.$22.5m Water Project Grant
The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has signed a 14-month water project grant with the OIC Secretariat in The Gambia worth about $22.5 million. Read more »
June 05, 2023
Senegal: Senegalese Interior Minister Accuses 'Occult Forces' On Water Treatment Plant Attack
The minister of the Interior, Antoine Diome, declared that "occult forces have infiltrated the demonstrations," saying "the state will crack down," on them. Read more »
May 24, 2023
Gambia: Water Resources Dept Galvanizes Efforts to Improve Water, Sanitation
In order to improve and address the data gaps in the water and sanitation sector in The Gambia, the Department of Water Resources on Thursday 18 May 2023 convened a day-long… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Gambia: Maka Balla Manneh Inaugurates U.S. Embassy Sponsored Borehole
Maka Balla Manneh Development Association under leadership of its president, Abdoulie Ceesay, who is also the project coordinator, recently inaugurated a newly built community… Read more »
May 15, 2023
Gambia: Gambians Protest High Water, Electricity Tariffs
Team Gom Sa Bopa on Saturday staged a protest against the recent water and electricity tariff increment by the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC). Read more »
May 03, 2023
Gambia: Barrow Signs 2 Ratified UN Water Convention Instruments
The President of the Republic of The Gambia His Excellency Adama Barrow recently endorsed two ratified instruments of the Water Convention following their ratification by the… Read more »
March 22, 2023
Gambia: Ensuring Water in Greater Banjul Area!
Clean wateris everything and without it, there is no life. Around the globe, communities continue to grapple with water shortage on a daily basis. Read more »
January 16, 2023
Gambia: Gambia Red Cross Hands Over Koronumu Kunda Borehole
The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) in partnership with SolHEALTH and Unite and Be One Nation for Earth (UB-ONE) Foundation on Saturday handed over its co-funded solar powered… Read more »
Gambia: Women Still Struggle as Fatako Battles Water Shortage
The Fatako village in the Jimara District, Upper River Region has been battling with water shortage for almost two years, according to residents. Read more »
November 17, 2022
Gambia: MGR Inaugurates New Borehole in Brikama Dasilameh
Following the successful completion of a new borehole project meant to help communities, Muslim Global Relief (MGR), a United Kingdom-based charity in partnership with the Rural… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Gambia: Govt Pumps D10 Million Into Rural Water Projects-DPs Darboe
The Deputy Permanent Secretary (DPS) at the Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters, Malang Darboe, has said for the first time in the history of the… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Gambia: '407 Water Points, 1,238 Sanitation Facilities' in Gambia Affected By Floods
Reports by the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) of The Gambia has highlighted that over 407 water points and 1, 238 sanitation facilities in The Gambia have been affected… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Gambia: Natives of London Corner Calls On Govt to Construct Proper Water Canal
Over the past years residents of London Corner faced difficulties in accessing a proper canal for the passage of water that sources from Abuko to Kotu during rainy seasons. Read more »
August 04, 2022
Gambia: D1.1 Million WHIPSO Gambia Water Project in Sukuta Launched
World Help Initial Project Support Organization (WHIPSO), a German charity recently launched over one million dalasis water project at Sukuta Women's Horticultural Garden. Read more »
August 01, 2022
Gambia: NAWEC Says Most Households in GBA Will Be Affected By Water Supply Due to Heavy Downpour
The National Water and Electricity Company Ltd.(NAWEC) has announced that most households in Greater Banjul Areas (GBA) will be affected by water supply due to heavy downpour that… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Gambia: National Environmental Agency Cleans Oil Spill in Kunkujang #AfricaClimateCrisis
State agencies have begun mass clean-up exercise at the river banks of Kunkujang Jattaya after a vessel, MT ST Stura spilled oil into the area riverside. Read more »
June 06, 2022
Gambia: PURA - Less Than One-Third of Households Use Potable Water
Safety managed drinking water sources has been a challenge in the country for many and the current sector legislation in The Gambia adds up to the challenges. Read more »
May 17, 2022
Gambia: Karpowership Extends Its Contract With NAWEC
Karpowership Gambia, on Thursday 28th April 2022 signed a contract with The Gambia's National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) for the extension of operations in the West… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Gambia: YVE - 45.3 Percent of Gambia's Population Relies On Contaminated Water Sources With Presence of E-Coli
With back-up from UNICEF-Gambia Water Sanitation and Hygienic survey, Young Volunteers for the Environment-The Gambia (YVE), an environmental civil organisation, said 45.3 percent… Read more »