West Africa: What Did They Sign? Gambia's Political Alliances Face AU, Ecowas Transparency Test

As political parties race to build alliances ahead of The Gambia's December 2026 presidential election, a growing question is being asked about the agreements shaping those… Read more »

Gambia: Controversy Regarding Ex-President Jammeh's Assets Still Looms

After a long lull, civil society is again calling for substantiation of results of inquiry into Ex president Jammeh's assets. The haste with which the new government decide to… Read more »

Gambia: What Is Government Poicy On Prices of Drugs?

A patient who has prescription to buy Coatem for malaria may be charged D100 in one drug store, D200 in another, D300 elsewhere and D450m in yet another drug store, and the… Read more »

Gambia: 200 Families in Tallinding Receive Beds, Mattresses Through Gambia-Spain Partnership

About 200 families in Tallinding North have received new beds and mattresses through a cooperation initiative between The Gambia and Spain aimed at improving living conditions for… Read more »

Gambia: Family Asks How 'Public Land' Ended Up in Private Hands

For more than 15 years, the Manya Kunda family of Sukuta said it had fought to regain its Salaji farmland and asked how land said to have been acquired for public purpose ended up… Read more »

Gambia: Free Distribution of Organic Fertiliser -

The key question Foroyaa wishes to know from the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security is the source of the organic fertiliser they distributing to farmers free of… Read more »

Gambia: West Coast International Institute Signs MOU With Pan-African Institute for Development

The West Coast International Institute (WCII) College and the Pan-African Institute for Development - West Africa (PAID-WA) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding… Read more »

Africa: Gambia Ranks Third in Sub-Saharan Africa On Budget Transparency

The Gambia ranked third among the Sub-Saharan African countries assessed in the 2025 Open Budget Survey, scoring 36 out of 100 on budget transparency, according to findings… Read more »

Gambia: Rising Costs Push Gambian Small Businesses to the Brink

Rising costs of raw materials, electricity, transportation, imported equipment and finance had placed growing pressure on small businesses in The Gambia, with some entrepreneurs… Read more »

Gambia: The Minister of Agriculture Promises to Explain

Foroyaa received information that organic fertiliser has been distributed to chiefs for free distribution to some farmers. Instead of random distribution information is circulating… Read more »

Gambia: Father Testifies in Defence of Son in Salagi Police Assault Case

A father had taken the witness stand to testify in defence of his son, Landing Sonko, denying the allegations against him and telling a court that he witnessed police officers… Read more »

Gambia: D1.5 Million Land Dispute Puts Woman's Marriage Under Pressure

A land dispute involving three plots in Salagi has left a woman facing what she described in court as serious financial and family problems, with her marriage now under strain. Read more »

Gambia: Bensouda Pledges Jobs, Power Reform and Accountability As Coalition 2026 Candidate

Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council and flag bearer of Coalition 2026, has pledged to focus on jobs, electricity, youth opportunities, women's economic… Read more »

Gambia: What Are the Energy Challenges of the Gambia?

This question was posed to Halifa Sallah and he said the following: Read more »

Gambia: Accusing Fingers On Tribal Sentiments 61 Years After Independence

Tribes become significant when people, living on the same territory, produce and share a way of life based on a common language and heritage. Read more »

Gambia: Gambian Women Tell of Lifelong Pain After FGM

For generations, silence has surrounded female genital mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia. But for women who underwent the practice as children, the experience can remain present long… Read more »

Gambia: Inside the Gambia-Senegal Border Dispute

Senegal & The Gambia Began working together Read more »

Gambia: Judge Says One-Year Detention of Rape Suspect Without Trial Unconstitutional

Justice Isatou Janneh of the Bundung High Court has ruled that the continued detention of Moses Manneh for more than a year without trial violated his constitutional rights to… Read more »

Gambia: Woman Tells Court Three Salagi Plots She Bought Were Resold to Other Buyers

A prosecution witness, Naffie Nyassi, has told a court that she bought three plots of land in Salagi from Lamin Touray but later discovered that the properties had allegedly been… Read more »

Gambia: Magistrate Jails Accused for One Month After He Left Court Without Completing Bail Conditions

Principal Magistrate Mam Samba Jallow of the Brusubi Magistrates' Court has sentenced an accused person, Ismaila Cham, to one month in prison after he left the court without… Read more »

Gambia: In Search of a Candidate for 2026

The historians are holding their pens. They have started writing about who participated in the ADD coalition building initiative that ended up as CMC flagbearer election, which is… Read more »

Gambia: Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Cannabis Resin for Drug Trafficking

Ebrima Jallow has pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing cannabis resin for the purpose of drug trafficking, contrary to Section 43(4)(d) of the Drug Control Amendment Act, 2014.… Read more »

Gambia: What Do You Have to Say About an Interview Musa Camara's Interview With Ebrima Sonko?

This question was posed to Halifa Sallah and he gave the following answer: Read more »

Gambia: Coalition 2026 Faces Fresh Questions As Madi Jobarteh and Coach Pa Samba Jaw Warn Against Repeating 2016 Mistakes

As opposition parties and political movements continue their search for a common platform ahead of the December 2026 presidential election, concerns are growing over whether… Read more »

Gambia: 'We Will Refrain From Criticising Others,' Negotiator Says As UDP-Led Coalition Signs MOU

The Gambia First Coalition and the United Democratic Party (UDP)-led Alliance have pledged to focus their 2026 presidential election campaign on promoting their own candidate,… Read more »