Senegal: Separation of Party and State in Progress in Senegal

During the presidential election in The Gambia, the PDOIS Manifesto called for separation of party and state by declaring that the PDOIS candidate will vacate all party seats once… Read more »

Gambia: Hagie Gai Foundation Donates to Physically Challenged

The Hagie Gai Drammeh Foundation for the Physically Challenged with support from a philanthropist has on Tuesday, 26th March 2024, donated a total of D 86,000 to forty-three… Read more »

Gambia: Retail Prices of Most Essential Food Commodities Continue to Increase

The average retail prices of most of the essential food commodities continue to increase in the month of March. Read more »

Gambia: Lawyer Ida Drammeh Says She Only Needs 10 Minutes to Reply to UDP

Senior Counsel Ida Drammeh representing Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay (FJC) and Ousman Rambo Jatta has informed the Supreme Court that she only needs ten (10) minutes to make her oral… Read more »

Gambia: State to Provide Lawyer for Alleged Murderer Arona Tine

Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court has passed an order directing the National Agency for Legal Aid (NALA) to represent Arona Tine, the alleged murderer of a staff of a… Read more »

Gambia: Attorney General Says Fjc Is Not APRC's Secretary General

Binga Dinshiya, the Director of Civil Litigation at the Ministry of Justice appearing for the Attorney General in the Supreme Court said Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay (FJC) is not the… Read more »

Gambia: Lawyer Ida Drammeh Addresses Supreme Court in UDP's Case Against Sheikh Tijan Hydara

Lawyer Ida Drammeh, counsel for Sheikh Tijan Hydara, has on Wednesday 27th March 2024 addressed the Supreme Court in the case filed by the United Democratic Party (UDP) seeking… Read more »

Gambia: MRC Highlights the Fight Against TB and Its Complications

Press Release, MRCG at LSHTM Read more »

Gambia: NAATIP Expose Magistrates to Human Trafficking Issues

In their unrelenting advocacy to raise awareness and strengthen the capacities of people on issues related to human trafficking, the National Agency Against Trafficking-In Persons… Read more »

Gambia: Govt in Consultation With NA to Uphold FGM Law

According to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, the Government of the Gambia has been in consultation with the National Assembly to uphold the law prohibiting the… Read more »

Gambia: Have Prices Reduced Due to the Efforts of the Ministry of Trade?

As the prices of commodities increase during the Christian Lent then and before the month of Ramadan, the minister of trade took measures to review the stock of commodities in the… Read more »

Gambia: Police Arrest Suspects for Attacking Deeper Life School Students

Cadet Assistant Superintendent Modou Musa Sisawo, the Deputy Spokesperson of the Gambia Police Force said personnel from the Kotu Anti-Crime Unit have arrested suspects accused of… Read more »

Gambia: Where Does the Power of a Council Start and That of a Governor Stop?

THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT SHOULD BE THE GUIDE Read more »

Gambia: Magistrate Issues Arrest Warrant Against Gambia College Administrative Officer

Principal Magistrate Anna O. Mendy of the Brikama Magistrate's Court has on Wednesday, 27th March 2024 issued a bench warrant order for the arrest of Alasana Janneh, a staff of the… Read more »

Gambia: DLEAG to Prosecute 6 for Possessing Kush & Cannabis

Ousman Saidybah, a spokesperson for the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of the Gambia (DLEAG) on Wednesday said six (6) individuals who were currently detained for allegedly possessing… Read more »

Gambia: Energy Minister Says 292 Gambian Communities Will Be Electrified This Year

The minister of petroleum and energy has informed lawmakers recently that over two hundred communities in the country will be electrified by the end of this year through the ECOWAS… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's President-Elect Faye Calls for Reconciliation, Peace

Senegal's President-elect has in his first victory speech called for national reconciliation and the reconstruction of the bases of their peaceful co-existence in his first victory… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Has Decided

The 24th March 2024 presidential election was preceded over by the most eventful developments in the politics of Senegal characterized by a mixture of uncertainty and hope.… Read more »

Gambia: Brikama Area Councils Spends Over 12 Million Annually On Fuel Purchase

Sulayman Barry, the Principal Internal Auditor of Brikama Area Council (BAC) has Thursday, 21st March 2024 told the Local Government Commission of Inquiry that the Brikama Area… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Election Body Assures Transparent Vote

Directorate of Elections has assured voters of a transparent and rig-free presidential election on Sunday. About seven million Senegalese are registered to vote in the country's… Read more »

Senegal: President Sall's Candidate Ba Pledges Non-Partisanship Presidency

The candidate of President Macky Sall and Benno Book Yakaar has pledged to detach the function of President of the Republic from the position of party leader if elected, marking a… Read more »

Senegal: 'Election An Opportunity to End Our Miseries'

Voters in Senegal are casting ballots to elect their next president from a congested race of nineteen (19) candidates. Read more »

Gambia: Amadou Ba, Khalifa Sall Call for Peace, Vigilance After Voting

The candidate of the Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition, Amadou Ba and former Dakar mayor Khalifa Ababacar Sall have called for peace and vigilance while making their declarations after… Read more »

Gambia: Is FGM/Female Circumcision a Religious Question or a Medical Question?

Foroyaa has and is still cautioning National Assembly members and the Gambian people at large not to distort the truth when it comes to discussion on the issue of FGM/Female… Read more »

Gambia: Cabinet Reshuffle and the Purpose

It is a prerogative of the president to appoint and remove the vice president and ministers under sections 70 and 71 of the Constitution respectively. The Constitution however… Read more »