The Gambia

By Alhagie Jobe: Disgraced former Speaker of the Gambia’s National Assembly, Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay has finally parted ways with her former boss defiant outgoing President Yahya Jammeh...

  The Ministry of the Interior through the Office of the Minister will hold an emergency stakeholders’ security summit today at Sibanor village in the West Coast Region. According...

  Culture.... Mr President, there is no gainsaying that we, as a people, are losing our identity, both individually and collectively. A people who do not know their identity...

  Sources have informed The Fatu Network that his Excellency, President Adama Barrow is expected to travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Friday to attend The Arab Islamic American...

  The Gods Are Not to Blame…. There is a lot of inefficiency in both our private and civil services. We take almost everything for granted and in the...

By Omar Wally President Adama Barrow, today laid the foundation stone of a modern International Conference Center (ICC) in Bijilo. The 50 million dollar project is bankrolled by...

OPINION By Musa Touray Sandu Kuwonku It’s quite a misfortune to be the aggrieved party in a world that only romanticises the value of human life and displays indifference to...

The Law Students Association of the Gambia Technical Training Institute have called on the law students to boycott lectures until the political situation of the country is...

The Office of the Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow has issued a statement after today’s unsuccessful Supreme Court proceeding insisting that the status and outcome of the Election...

By Alhagie Jobe: Benin President Patrice Talon has announced he will attend the inauguration of Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow on the 19th, January, in Banjul. The...

Major funding commitment to help ‘virtually bankrupt’ country shake off legacy of dictatorship, as President Adama Barrow promises better life for Gambians The EU has pledged its support...

  Mr. President, With a deep sense of humility and patriotism, I write to you on a subject of high importance to our country, which is the nomination of...

    By Lamin Sanyang   Gambia's veteran politician, Halifa Sallah, who was speaking at a press conference raised concerns as to whether the country has escaped from political parties having...

  Munna tuma. I have had enough, Mr President. Ops, my bad. Bilai walai talai and for the sake of clarity, not in Goloh's voice though, I actually...

  The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Amadou Sanneh has today moved the ‘Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill 2017’which is a presentation of The Government's budget to the...

  Economic Security.... I have received several reports of people being caught with fake notes, particularly the two dalasi note. This is not a good thing and should be...

Interior Minister Mai Ahmad Fatty on Thursday met with the Prime Minister of Senegal Abdoulla Boun Dione, assuring him of greater cooperation in the areas of peace and security.  Fatty was accompanied to the Primature by his Senegalese counterpart Abdoulai Daouda Diallo, as he leads a high level delegation to a landmark security cooperation summit in Dakar.  And he told Prime Minister Boun Dione that President Adama Barrow was desirous of the need for Senegal to remain The Gambia’s strongest partner in the critical area of security. He said: “I have my team here including the police and immigration - and I’ve tasked them to work closely with their counterparts here in Senegal. We have a very good stand; a very good working condition; and a very good chemistry - and this is going to help our cooperation.”   On his part, Prime Minister Abdoula Boun Dione said Senegal appreciates the traditionally cordial and strong relationship with The Gambia.  He said: “We should continue to see Senegal and The Gambia as one. Weare the same and we have common aspirations. We should continue to firmly support each other on issues concerning core  interests including security.”  Meanwhile, Interior Minister Mai Ahmad Fatty Wednesday afternoon paid a special visit to Senegal’s police academy, where he interacted with the trainee police officers. The international academy is equipped with start-of-the-art training equipment and facilities. Close to 2000 recruits are enrolled in the academy. Minister Fatty expressed admiration over the facility and said The Gambia needed one in the professionalization of law enforcement.     

It is heartening to learn that our Minister of the Interior, Mr Mai Ahmad Fatty with a high ranking delegation is currently  in Dakar, Senegal, discussing security...

By: Ousainou Mbenga Since the declaration of the “tactical coalition” by the United Democratic Party leadership as a guarantee for the survival of their party and consequently, the...

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will effectively become a “rebel leader” if he fails to leave office at the end of his mandate in January, the nation’s government-in-waiting...