Gambia: Tidal Floods Destroy Sutukoba Rice Fields

Information received by Foroyaa on Friday, 20 September 2024 indicate that tidal flooding caused by recent heavy downpours, have destroyed rice fields in the Wuli East village of… Read more »

Gambia: Internal Audit Director Exposes Capacity Gaps in KMC

Landing Colley, a resident of Brikama and the Director of the Internal Audit Unit of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) on Wednesday, 18 September, testified before the Local… Read more »

Gambia: Women Politicians Say Inadequate Fund Deterring Their Political Participation

Women politicians in rural Gambia said inadequate funding is deterring women's participation in politics, especially contesting in elections in the Gambia. Read more »

Gambia: Waho Screens Over Thousands of Women for Breast, Cervical Cancer

The Director General of West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) has informed members of the ECOWAS Parliament's joint committee that his organization has screened over 16 thousand… Read more »

Gambia: VP Jallow Launches 2024 Census Preliminary Report

Muhammed BS Jallow, the Gambia's Vice President on Wednesday 11th September 2024 launched the preliminary report of the 2024 Population and Housing Census. Read more »

Gambia: Minister Keita Says Gambia Conducted Digital Census

Mr Seedy Keita, the Gambia's Minister of Economic and Finance has said the 2024 population and housing census marks the first time the country embarked on a digital census. Read more »

Gambia: Govt Reviewing Soldier's Dismissal After High Court's Ruling

Gambia's Justice Minister, Dawda Jallow, has told members of the National Assembly that the ministry of defence is reviewing the dismissal of Corporal Omar Sarjo even though the… Read more »

Gambia: ITC Inaugurates Hospitality Training Center in Mansa Konko

The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in partnership with the Mansakonko Area Council, the Gambia Association of Local Government… Read more »

Gambia: GPU Awards Committee Unveils Plans for 2024 National Journalism Awards

The Gambia Press Union's (GPU) Awards committee has unveiled plans for the preparation of the 2024 National Journalism Awards, during a press conference on Tuesday, 10th September… Read more »

Gambia: Senegalo-Gambian Secretariat Tasked to Monitor Border Demarcation

Vice President Muhammad BS Jallow has said that the Senegalo-Gambian Secretariat has been tasked to monitor the border demarcation between Gambia and Senegal. Read more »

Gambia: Rongo Petitions Deputy PS Manjang for Alleged Land Encroachment

Momodou Lamin Jarju renowned artistically as Rongo has sent a petition to the Office of the President regarding alleged interference into their family lands by Deputy Permanent… Read more »

Gambia: Speaker Jatta Warns of Consequences of Corruption On Democracy, Public Trust

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Fabakary Tombong Jatta, has told the country's lawmakers that corruption undermines democracy and erodes public trust. Read more »

Gambia: SCYA Donates School Materials to Students

The Sare Chikam Youth Association (SCYA), in Sare Chikam Village, Upper Niumi District has over the weekend donated learning materials to school-going children and awarded the… Read more »

Gambia: Court Transcriber Testifies in Ebrima Dibba's Sedition Trial

A seasoned court transcriber working with the Judiciary of the Gambia on Monday, 9 September 2024 testified in the sedition trial involving Ebrima Dibba of the United Democratic… Read more »

Gambia: DLEAG Arrests Switzerland-Based Gambian With Suspected Hashish

Operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG), stationed at the Banjul International Airport, recently arrested and seized Moroccan Hashish from a… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Parliament Recommends Increased Allocation of National Budgets to Health Promotion

The ECOWAS Parliament, through its joint committees, has recommended the allocation of 15 percent of the national budgets of Member States to health promotion. Read more »

Gambia: Peace360 Initiative Plants Over 200 Trees in Soma

Peace360 Initiative- The Gambia has planted over 200 trees in Jarra Soma, Lower River Region (LRR). Read more »

Gambia: GRCS Embarks On Tree Planting in Foni

The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) has embarked on a tree planting exercise of 1,300 trees in Foni Bondali Jula in the West Coast Region (WCR) of the country. Read more »

Senegal: Prime Minister Sonko to Deliver Policy Programmes This Week

Senegal's president has scheduled September 13, 2024 for the declaration of the general policy programme by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, ending the long-standing feud between the… Read more »

Senegal: China Pledges 27 Billion CFA Grant to Senegal

President Xi Jinping has announced aid of 27 billion FCFA granted to Senegal during a one-on-one meeting with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, reports say. Read more »

West Africa: Survivor of Human Trafficking Narrates Her Ordeal to Ecowas Parliament

Amie Jobe, a survivor of human trafficking, Thursday, 29 August 2024 explained the ordeals she encountered while she was trafficked. Read more »

West Africa: West African Migrants Attacked With Live Ammunition By Tunisian Mob

At least 4 West African migrants were attacked with live ammunition by a mob of Tunisians while they searched for portable water in Sfax, Tunisia, according to a humanitarian… Read more »

Gambia: Gambia's Commercial Transport Sector Gradually Slipping Away From Gambians

Commercial drivers have raised concerns over the gradual slipping away of the Gambian transport sector to non-Gambians. Read more »

Gambia: All Suspected Cases of Mpox in Gambia Are Negative

According to the Ministry of Health Situation Report, there is no confirmed case of Mpox in The Gambia because all suspected cases were tested negative. Read more »

Gambia: WFD Trains Women Councilors, District Tribunals On Gender, Development

The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), on Saturday, 31 August 2024, trained elected and nominated Women Councilors and District Tribunals, from each of the Councils. Read more »