August 14
Gambia: Warning! Warning! Warning!
The public health authorities of The Gambia are supposed to protect the citizens from preventable epidemics such as cholera. Sanitation is a prerequisite to the prevention of… Read more »
Gambia: Why Don't Boats in the Gambia Have Number Plates?
The question of why passenger and artisanal fishing boats in The Gambia do not have a clear and widely enforced identification system has been on the national agenda for years.… Read more »
August 13
Gambia: Gambian Fisherwomen Call for Government Intervention and a Say in Decision-Making
Saturday 8 August 2026, Tanji landing stage. Maimuna Bah is haggling over the price of the fish. She wants to buy a batch, sell some of it fresh, smoke the rest and sell them… Read more »
August 11
Gambia: Is the Opposition Speaking With One Voice?
Foroyaa has observed that the same opposition parties have been attending many coalition talks and have not been speaking with one voice to be able to build a political force… Read more »
Gambia: Gambia for All Unveils Four-Pillar Manifesto Ahead of December Election
Gambia for All (GFA) has launched its manifesto for the December 2026 presidential election, presenting a four-pillar programme centred on food security, economic transformation,… Read more »
Gambia: GRA Boosts Transfer Pricing Audits to Protect Tax Revenue
The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched a technical assistance programme to strengthen its ability to identify and audit transfer pricing risks involving multinational… Read more »
August 10
Gambia: High Court Rejects Attempt to Stop Management of Manjai Football Park
The Bundung High Court has dismissed an application by the Manjai Kunda Village Management Development Committee seeking to stop a group of individuals from managing and using the… Read more »
August 06
Gambia: MCA Reports 121 Medical Products Failed Quality Tests in 2024
A total of 121 medical products failed post-shipment quality testing in 2024, according to the Medicines Control Agency (MCA). Read more »
August 03
Gambia: Are Legal Minds Seeing Eye to Eye On the Appointment of the Chief Justice?
This question was posed to Halifa Sallah and he answered as follows: Read more »
July 31
Gambia: Gambia Begins Review of Cleaner Fuel and Vehicle Standards
The National Environment Agency (NEA), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has started a two-day workshop on cleaner fuels and vehicle alignment… Read more »
July 23
Gambia: Attorney General Urges Law Officers to Study Chief Justice Jallow's Writings
Attorney General and Minister of Justice Dawda A. Jallow on Monday paid tribute to retiring Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow, describing him as a mentor, colleague and friend whose… Read more »
July 22
Gambia: Farmers Abandon Border Farmlands As Gambia-Senegal Boundary Dispute Leaves Communities in Limbo
For years, families living along The Gambia's border with Senegal have cultivated the same fields without interruption. Many of those farms have been passed down through… Read more »
Gambia: Pathologist Tells High Court Yunusa Mbaye Died From Massive Blood Loss After Neck Stabbing
A consultant pathologist on Tuesday told the High Court in Banjul that Yunusa Mbaye died from massive external blood loss after suffering a deep stab wound to the neck, as the… Read more »
July 20
Gambia: State Drops Murder Charges Against Ex-Lieutenant Colonel Sanna Manjang & Files Assault Charges
The State has dropped the remaining murder charges against former soldier Sanna Manjang and replaced them with two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, as the prosecution… Read more »
Gambia: Foroyaa Managing Editor At the Border
Never in the history of the Foroyaa Newspaper has reports been received that indicate a source of conflict that emanates from the wrong reading of a situation by people occupying… Read more »
Gambia: Vehicle Owners Accuse Authorities of Forcing Them to Pay Twice for Number Plates
Vehicle owners have accused the authorities of forcing motorists to pay twice for the same aluminium registration plates after being told that payments made in 2025 would not be… Read more »
July 19
Gambia: Mental Health Is Disability Inclusion - How Volunteers, Schools and Communities Are Changing the Conversation
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Gambia: Government Praises Gambian Soldiers for Restraint After Senegalese Troops Demolish Bullock Border Camp Fence
Senior government officials and military commanders on Friday praised soldiers stationed at the Bullock Military Border Post for showing restraint after Senegalese troops crossed… Read more »
July 17
Gambia: New Rainy Season Begins, Farmers Still Waiting Months After Selling Their Produce
As farmers across The Gambia begin planting for the 2026/2027 cropping season, many groundnut farmers in Jokadou District of the North Bank Region are still waiting to receive… Read more »
Gambia: Petroleum Commission Earns Over $1 Million From Upstream Petroleum Activities in 2025
The Petroleum Commission generated more than US$1 million from upstream petroleum activities in 2025, according to its 2025 Activity Report and Financial Statements presented to… Read more »
July 16
Gambia: Government Owes Social Security More Than D816 Million On Behalf of Nawec in 2022
The National Assembly's Public Enterprises Committee (PEC) has revealed that the Government of The Gambia owes the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC)… Read more »
Gambia: Man Jailed Five Years After Pleading Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking Charges
The Brusubi Magistrates' Court has sentenced Kawsu Gassama to five years' imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to charges of dealing in prohibited drugs and possession of cocaine… Read more »
July 15
Gambia: NHRC Calls for Constitutional Amendment to Abolish Death Penalty
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the government to initiate a Constitutional amendment to abolish the death penalty. Read more »
July 14
Ghana: Gambia, Ghana Sign Petroleum Deal to Improve Regulatory Capacity and Sector Development
The Petroleum Commission of The Gambia and the Petroleum Commission of Ghana on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening cooperation, institutional… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Economic Transformation Needs Stronger Reforms, Partnerships - Finance Minister Says
Africa's journey towards economic transformation requires bold reforms, stronger institutions, sustained investments, and deeper partnerships to unlock the continent's vast… Read more »
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