The West Africa Social Media Award Committee Unveils 2024 Award Categories
By: Dawda Baldeh
The West Africa Social Media Award (WASMA) organizing committee has unveiled eleven award categories for the first-ever 2024 award ceremony to be held in Holland...
Ready to sting: Youngster Minteh says team will ‘die’ for nation in Senegambia derby
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
Yankuba Minteh, a highly-rated Gambian left-footed right-winger, has said the Scorpions are prepared to give their all in the first-ever Senegambian derby against their...
Sierra Leone coup attempt: 27 soldiers appear before a court-martial
27 soldiers have appeared before a court martial today Monday, 8th January 2024. The military personnel face 88-count charges linked to mutiny to overthrow President Julius Maada...
After the mudslides: Sierra Leone’s body collectors
Freetown, Sierra Leone - A group of young men wearing protective suits and face masks pace the riverbanks looking for body parts.
One of them removes his mask...
Sports Minister, Others Optimistic About The Gambia’s Survival in AFCON’s ‘Group of Death’
By: Zackline Colley
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draw that took place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on October 12 has pitted Coach Tom Saintfiet and his team...
West Africa: Over 100 Dead in Massacre in Burkina Faso this month, Over 17,000...
By: Seringe ST Touray
Tragedy struck Burkina Faso in early November as approximately 100 people, mainly children and the elderly, fell victim to a massacre in the village...
Generals, Umpa Mendy and Tamba had their hopes dashed again!
The Court Martial in Yundum Barracks constituted by a panel of six members has ruled on the objection raised by the defence counsel for General Umpa Mendy...
What Would Be President’s Barrow Message to Gambians in UK?
As President Barrow leaves for the United Kingdom this weekend, it has been announced that he would be meeting the Gambian diaspora in London. We wonder what...
South Africa student fights to keep thesis in robbery
Video from security cameras in a suburb of the South African city Johannesburg shows the moment a student was attacked by armed robbers.
Noxolo Ntusi, a medical scientist...
Nelson Mandela’s Granddaughter Has Died of Cancer at the Age of 43
A family spokesperson disclosed in a statement on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, that Zoleka Mandela, the granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, has passed away at the age of...
Tensions Rise as President George Weah Faces Stiff Challenge in Liberia’s Ongoing Presidential Elections
By: Alagie Cherno Suwareh
In an unprecedented turn of events, former FIFA Male Best Player, George Weah, who shocked the world in 2017 by transitioning from a professional...
Kenya Supreme Court criticizes election board in verdict on polls
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police tear-gassed opposition supporters demonstrating near the Supreme Court on Wednesday as judges began to deliver a detailed ruling that criticized the election...
Gambia College Students Complain of Deplorable Conditions on Campus
The college students have once again raised concerns over the poor dormitory conditions at the Brikama Campus.
"There is scarcity of mattresses at the dormitory, yet we...
The Death Toll from the Earthquake in Morocco Has Climbed to Over 800 Fatalities
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
On Friday night, a powerful earthquake struck Moroccan cities, leading to extensive destruction and panic in Marrakech, a popular tourist destination, as well...
Congratulations to President-elect Joseph N. Boakai from the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC)!
By: Dawda Baldeh
Mamma Kandeh, the leader of the opposition, extended warm wishes and acknowledged the gracious concession of defeat by outgoing President George Weah after the recent...
Alieu Bah of Occupy Westfield Also Alleges Police Harassment
Following the arrest and manhandling of Alieu Gaku, a university student, for taking pictures of the Police, news spread, and among the activists who converged at the...
The Crisis of Post-Presidency: A Problem Macky Sall and Yahya Jammeh Have in Common
By Amat Jeng, Howard University, Washington D.C. ([email protected])
In the late 1970s, the Comoros entered a period known as ‘période noire’ after President Ali Sohli, a deranged dictator,...
Macky Must Respect Senegal’s Constitution
OPINION
By: Modou A. Sambou
President Macky Sall of Senegal has engineered a flagrant breach of his country's constitution by unilaterally delaying the presidential election that was slated for...
Ibn Chambers to Jammeh : “The end is here”
"For Mr. Jammeh, the end is here and under no circumstances can he continue to be president" The Special Representative of the U.N , Secretary General and...
