GAP Supports Junta’s Decision to Exit Regional Bloc, Citing Economic Independence and Other Factors
By: Dawda Baldeh
The opposition Gambia Action Party (GAP) leader, Musa Ousainou Yali Batchilly, has supported the Junta’s decision to exit their countries as members of the West...
Turkish Ambassador Hails Gambia & Albayrak Group Port Concession Agreement
By: Dawda Baldeh
The Turkish Ambassador in The Gambia, F. Turker Oba, has hailed the Gambia and Albayrak Group port concession agreement, which was officially signed on July...
MC Cham Calls on President Barrow to Sell OIC SUVs to Address Pressing Issues
By: Dawda Baldeh
Momodou MC Cham Junior, the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) nominated councilor for business and tailoring at the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has called on...
A Response to Opinion Letter by “Fatou Janneh”
OPINION
By Dr. Fuambai Sia Ahmadu Founder, Gambian Women are Free to Choose (GWAFC)
Why I support the Women’s Amendment Act 2024 to Repeal the Female Circumcision Ban
“Fatou, I...
New Evidence in Court Sheds Light on More Stolen Items of Slain British Woman
By Michaella Faith Wright
The Banjul High Court has seen significant progress in the case of the British woman tragically killed in Sinchang Village on February 14, 2024,...
BAC Allocates 7000 Gambian Dalasis of Council Funds for Ceremony
By Mama A. Touray
The Brikama Area Council (BAC) Director of Finance, Alagie Jeng, revealed before the ongoing Local Government Commission of Inquiry that BAC allocated seven thousand...
LG Commission: BAC Finance Director Admits to Using Geology Funds to Settle Council’s Negative...
By Mama A. Touray
The Director of Finance at Brikama Area Council, Alagie Jeng, has admitted before the ongoing Local Government Commission of Inquiry that the council used...
BAC Finance Director Admits Using Geology Fund to Cover Council’s Negative Balance, LG Commission...
By Mama A. Touray
Alagie Jeng, the Director of Finance at Brikama Area Council (BAC), confessed to the local government Commission of Inquiry that the council allocated...
The Dilemma of Gambian Women and FGM/C Practice: Response to Dr. Fuambai Sia Ahmadu
OPINION
By Fatou Janneh
Listening to Dr. Fuambai Sia Ahmadu, an anthropologist and researcher, and also the founder of “Gambian Women Are Free to Choose,” speak on Kerr Fatou...
National Assembly Member Hon. Madi Cessay on Overcoming Infrastructure and Social Challenges in Serrekunda...
By Michaella Faith Wright
In an insightful and candid interview, we had the privilege of speaking with Honorable Madi Cessay, the National Assembly Member for Serrekunda West. Cessay,...
NAMs Applaud NA Education Committee’s Report, Urge Implementation of Recommendations
By: Mama A. Touray
National Assembly members applauded the National Assembly Select Committee on Education, Training, and ICT’s report on visits to private schools, madrasas, GSM operators, and...
ECOWAS Staff Gear Up for Week-long Mission to Strengthen Regional Security
By Dawda Baldeh
Staff members from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have begun a week-long in-mission training at a local hotel in Kololi, The Gambia,...
Court Rules in Favor of West Coast Governor; BAC Vows to Appeal
By: Mama A. Touray
Shortly after Justice Mohammed Lekan Owolabi of the Brikama High Court ruled in favor of the Governor of the West Coast Region regarding the...
NAMs Question the Joint Committee’s FGM/C Report
By: Alieu Jallow
In the ongoing heated debate over the repeal of the ban on FGM/C, several parliamentarians have raised questions about the integrity, empirical data, proof of...
National Assembly Decides to Uphold Ban on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
By: Alieu Jallow
The National Assembly Committee on Health and Gender, in its report, recommends upholding the ban on FGM/C as per the Women's Act 2015. The joint...
National Assembly Members Welcome Recommendation on Ban of Reckless Driving, Particularly “Stunting”
By Mama A. Touray
Following the adoption of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Education, ICT, and Training's recommendation that the Government should place a ban and sanction...
BREAKING NEWS: Alleged Shooting Incident at Wellingara School by Grade 2 Primary School Student
The Fatu Network has received distressing reports of an alleged shooting incident at Wellingara School.
According to a credible source, a student reportedly discharged a firearm, causing serious...
Extended Report: Kush Abuse in The Gambia – Nightmares, Law Enforcement, & Advocacy
By: Dawda Baldeh
A new drug called 'kush' is wreaking havoc in The Gambia. Believed to originate from West Africa, particularly Sierra Leone, kush is estimated to have...
Opposition Leader Ousainu Darboe Urges President Barrow to Halt Development on Disputed Government Land
By: Michaella Faith Wright
Speaking at a rally in Brikama on Saturday, opposition leader Ousainu Darboe called on President Adama Barrow to stop development on a contentious plot...
The Covert Battles of a Black Immigrant in Sweden: Social Capital, Sex Work, and...
By: Mustapha Paragon Sonko
I used to ardently believe in the adage that our eyes can never see our ears, but that was a pre-Sweden Mustapha. In Sweden,...