Senegal Election Postponement: Teachers Threaten General Strike
By: Dawda Baldeh
Teachers in Senegal have threatened to embark on a general strike following the postponement of the February 25th Presidential election, sparking tension in the West...
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...
Kenyan Self-Proclaimed Pastor Charged with the Murder of 191 Children
By: Sainabou Gassama
Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 29 associates have been charged with the murder of 191 children, whose bodies were discovered buried in a forest.
Paul...
Nigerian Chess Master Receives Praise After Winning 10 Games Simultaneously
By: Dawda Baldeh
Nigerian Chess Master Tunde Onakoya has astonished audiences in Germany by playing chess against ten opponents simultaneously, maneuvering around and engaging them in competitive games,...
West African Military-Led Nations Exit ECOWAS, Citing Alleged Threats and Betrayal
By: Sainabou Gassama
Three West African nations led by military forces have declared their immediate withdrawal from the regional bloc of ECOWAS, accusing the organization of posing a...
Fear of Starving to Death Rises among Desert-Stranded Gambian Migrants
By: Dawda Baldeh
More than two hundred Gambian migrants, attempting to reach Europe via Tunisia, are grappling with the looming threat of starving to death in the Niger...
2024 rolling: It is not a new year that makes you prosper
By Amara Thoronka
Days ago, we bid farewell to the year 2023. It was the end of a 12-month cycle. As in every other year, 2023 was...
Urgent Call for Action: Inhumane Treatment of African Migrants in Tunisia Must Cease
By: Bakary J. Janneh
In recent weeks, the actions of the Tunisian Police Force towards African migrants within the country have raised serious concerns and prompted an outcry...
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...
Key goal influencer returns as Scorpions look for redemption against Guinea
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
After the disappointing defeat against Senegal on Monday, the Scorpions of The Gambia returned to training with the hope of redeeming themselves ahead of...
AFCON 2023: Senegal Tops Group C with a 3-0 Victory Against Gambia
By: Dawda Baldeh
In the opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, the Lions of Taranga, also known as the Senegal national football team,...
Respect but not scared: Tom, Colley say Gambia ready to sting tomorrow
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
The head coach of the Gambia national team, Tom Sainfeit, has said that his team has great respect for Senegal, but they are not...
“We Are Playing This Game as a Final”: Senegal Captain Speaks Ahead of Gambia...
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
The captain of the Senegal national team, Kalilu Koulibaly, has stated that they will approach the Senegambia battle against the Gambia national team in...
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...
Swiss Trial of Ousman Sonko Marks Milestone in Pursuit of Justice for Jammeh-Era Crimes...
(Geneva) – The opening of a Swiss trial on January 8, 2024, for serious crimes committed in The Gambia represents a significant advance for justice for the...
CAF Increases 2023 AFCON Prize Money by 40%
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced a 40% increase in the prize money for the winner of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations ("AFCON") in Ivory...
Landmark Trial Against Former Gambian Minister of Interior for Crimes Against Humanity to Start...
(Geneva, 4 January 2024) The trial of Ousman Sonko, former Gambian Minister of Interior, will open before the Swiss Federal Criminal Court on 8 January 2024 and...
Sierra Leone: Key Highlights of Former President Ernest Koroma’s Treason Case
By: Amara Thoronka
On Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at a magistrate court in the capital Freetown, before Magistrate Santigie Bangura, Sierra Leone’s former president, Ernest Bai Koroma, was...
Barra Residents Commend Ghanian ECOMIG Troops for Voluntary Community Services
The residents of Barra in the Lower Nuimi District are commending the Ghanaian troops serving in the ECOWAS mission in Gambia, known as ECOMIG, for their voluntary...
