West Africa: Ecowas Hands Over Development Projects in the Gambia to Boost Jobs and Stability

ECOWAS with support from the German government has handed over a series of infrastructure projects in The Gambia, in a move officials say aimed at strengthening security, creating… Read more »

Gambia: Never Again Network Says No to Barrow's Third Term Bid, Media Regulation Plans

The Never Again Network hereby declares for the public record that we are totally and unequivocally opposed to President Adama Barrow's decision to seek a third term in office. We… Read more »

Gambia: Information Minister Accused of 'Misleading' Public Over Disability Benefits Scheme

A leading disability rights advocate in The Gambia has publicly challenged claims by the country's information minister that people with disabilities are benefiting from the… Read more »

Gambia: Lawmaker Urges President Barrow to Act On Casamance Conflict As Shells Land in Gambia

Almameh Gibba, the National Assembly member for Foni Kansala in the West Coast Region has called for urgent government intervention to halt escalating cross-border violence from… Read more »

Gambia: President Barrow Commissions New Hybrid Ferry for Banjul-Barra Crossing

President Adama Barrow on Monday officially commissioned a new state-of-the-art green ferry on the Banjul-Barra crossing, one of West Africa's busiest river transport corridors, in… Read more »

Gambia: Gambia Moves to Strengthen Data Privacy and Digital Economy With New Communications Bill

The National Assembly have begun debating a wide-ranging bill aimed at protecting personal data and modernising the country's digital landscape. Read more »

Gambia: Gambia Receives 78 Migrants Returned From Mauritania

The Immigration Department of The Gambia has received 78 migrants returned from Mauritania, as concerns grow over the dangers of irregular migration along the Atlantic route to… Read more »

Gambia: Gambia Proposes Steep Fines for Telecom Operators in New Digital Bill

The Government of The Gambia has introduced a new communications bill that could see operators fined at least one million dalasis if they fail to meet key obligations. Read more »

Gambia: Gambia Records 130 Maternal Deaths in 2025, Health Minister Says

The Minister of Health of The Gambia, Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, has disclosed that the country recorded 130 maternal deaths in 2025, highlighting the persistent challenges facing… Read more »

Gambia: Lack of Transparency Is the Greatest Danger to National Sovereignty

Sovereign national assets must be protected by all governments, irrespective of party affiliation, that aim to maintain a sovereign republic. Without sovereign national assets… Read more »

Gambia: African States Urged to Ratify Malabo Convention On Digital Rights

African governments must urgently ratify the African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection, the Malabo Convention, to safeguard citizens' digital rights,… Read more »

Gambia: Auditor General Raises Concern Over Unrecovered Government Employee Loans

The Auditor General (AG) of the National Audit Office (NAO) has raised concerns regarding the government's failure to recover over 2.5 million dalasi in loans issued to civil… Read more »

Gambia: Contractor Should Provide Compensation to Kerr Gallow Electrocution Victims, Says Nawec Md

The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has completed its internal investigation into the fatal electrocution incident that claimed the lives of seven workers in Kerr… Read more »

Gambia: Nawec MD Blames Old Networks, Overloads for Power Faults

The Managing Director of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), Mr. Gallo Saidy, has blamed the recent low voltages and transformer bursts within the Greater Banjul… Read more »

Gambia: High Court Sentences Uncle to Life Imprisonment for Raping His Niece

In a landmark judgment delivered at the Banjul High Court, Justice S. Jobarteh has sentenced Ebrima Joof to life imprisonment for the rape of his stepdaughter, a crime described by… Read more »

Gambia: Trafficking Victim Accuses Nigerian Woman of Introducing Her to Sex Work

A Nigerian woman has testified before Justice S. Jobarteh, recounting how she was introduced to commercial sex work by the accused, Chinenye Amadi, after being brought to The… Read more »

Libya: 'The Sea Is a Gigantic Cemetery' - NGOs, Refugees Protest Italy-Libya Migration Deal

"The sea is a gigantic cemetery. Italy is Libya's accomplice." This chilling accusation echoed through Rome's Piazza Vidoni on Saturday, as NGOs, refugees, and human rights groups… Read more »

Gambia: Auditor General Questions GMD 4.4 Million in Salary Increments

The Auditor General (AG) of the National Audit Office (NAO) has raised concerns over the payment of GMD 4,415,694.48 in salary increments, citing missing promotion letters as a key… Read more »

Gambia: Young Gambian Translator Registered As First African Member of Jordanian Translators' Association

In a historic achievement for The Gambia and the West African region, Morro ML Minteh, a young Gambian scholar from Darou Barakat village of Illiassa, North Bank Region, has been… Read more »

Gambia: Govt Expresses Concern Over Alleged Unauthorised Sales of Govt Lands in Batokunku,Tanji

The government has expressed concerns over the alleged authorised sales of its lands in Batokunkou and Tanji as reports alleged the Alkalos of perpetrating the practice, says a… Read more »

Gambia: Rainy Season Not Over Yet, Says Chief Meteorologist

The Chief Meteorologist at the Department of Water Resources (DWR), Mr. Tijan Bojang, has said the rainy season is not over yet, despite public belief that it had ended. He… Read more »

Gambia: The Two Scales of Justice and the Coroner's Inquest

There is a dictum that justice must be done and be seen to be done. This means that there is a real court of justice that is impartial and independent that ensures the proper… Read more »

Gambia: Land Questions and Alkaloship Dismissals

The most challenging issues of regional administration are land and the security of village heads or alkalos. Google mapping and digitalisation have made it possible for properties… Read more »

Gambia: Are the Three Arms of the State Functioning to Serve the Common Good?

Reports by external human rights agencies, governmental or non-governmental, do focus on the three arms of the state. Foroyaa will try to pick up the concerns raised by the latest… Read more »

Gambia: SCYA Host 3rd Annual Students' Support Initiative

The Sare Chikam Youth Association (SCYA), in Sare Chikam Village, Upper Niumi District over the weekend hosted its third annual students' support initiative to empower school-going… Read more »