Senegal’s Ambitious Plan to be ECOWAS’ Economic Hub
With the launch of a multimillion-dollar deep-water port project earlier this week, Senegal took a giant step towards its goal of becoming the economic hub in the...
Liberia: 29-Year-Old Arrested For Attempting To Sell His 10-Year-Old Son
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has arrested, charged and sent to court a 29-years old Sierra Leonean, Mohammed Jalloh Massaquoi, for allegedly attempting to sell his son,...
Why Is President Barrow’s Inauguration On 19th January
By Amara Thoronka
After defeating ex-president Yayah Jammeh in Gambia's 1st December 2016 presidential election with 43.34% of valid votes cast, President Adama Barrow was inaugurated President of...
‘Diaspora Voting Under the 1997 Constitution Could Potentially be Unconsitutional’- Justice Minister Says
By Sarjo Brito
The country's Attorney General and Minister of Justice has revealed that diaspora voting under the 1997 Constitution could potentially be unconstitutional.
Dawda A. Jallow was addressing...
UDP Expresses Confidence in the Impartiality, Independence and Competence of the Judiciary of the...
The Secretary General and Party Leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Lawyer ANM Ousainu Darboe has confirmed that the party holds the country’s judiciary (more so...
Gambia’s Remittance Hits $ 774.6 M, Accounting for 69.2% of GDP Amidst the COVID-19...
By Sarjo Brito
Amidst the COVID-19 upsurge, The Central Bank of The Gambia has during the '5th Stake in the Nation Forum' held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba...
Nusrat Senior Secondary School Head Boy Urges Students to Adopt a Reading Culture
By: Dawda Baldeh
The advent of technology in this generation has badly affected the culture of reading in many countries including The Gambia.
As a way of rejuvenating that...
On Allegations of Corruption; Local Government Ministry to Investigate Kanifing Municipal Council
By Sarjo Brito
In line with section 151(1) (a) of the Local Government Act 2002, the Ministry of Local Government and Lands is set to establish a commission...
The Football Festival In The Shadow Of a Rebellion
A group of would-be footballers sweat and shine in their kickabout in the late afternoon heat, their boots spraying up little clouds of dust as they run.
They...
West African Leaders to Discuss Mali Crisis in key Summit
West African leaders will gather Sunday to discuss Mali's political crisis, with the military junta submitting a new timeframe for a transition back to civilian rule at...
AFCON 2021: Ahead of Their First Encounter; Scorpions Begin Training in Cameroon
By: Dawda Baldeh
After landing safely in Cameroon yesterday, the Scorpions have today started training ahead of their median AFCON encounter. The Gambian side will face Mauritania on...
South Sudan: Man Hanged For Slaughtering Three Children
Babu Emmanuel Lokiri, the young man accused of killing three siblings at Rock City in Juba on 1st August 2020, has been hanged to death. This was...
Egypt Frees Activist Ramy Shaath After He Abandons Nationality
Egyptian authorities have freed Egyptian-Palestinian rights activist Ramy Shaath from more than 900 days of detention after forcing him to renounce his Egyptian nationality.
Shaath’s detention came amid...
Cold Kills 16 Stuck In Cars In Heavy Snow At Pakistan Resort
At least 16 people froze to death after heavy snow trapped them in their vehicles as tens of thousands of visitors thronged Pakistan’s hill town of Murree.
The...
Gambia’s Modou Lamin AGE-ALMUSAF Sowe Launches New Book ;Unveils His Award of Excellence for...
Celebrating 15 years of The Gambian Literature, Gambia's Modou Lamin AGE-ALMUSAF Sowe a member of the International Association of African Authors and Scholars has on Friday launched...
COVID-19 : 26 Omicron Cases ;Gambia’s Health Ministry Updates Travel Advice
The Gambia's Ministry of Health has on 7th January 2022 issued an updated travel advice which targets particularly incoming passengers.
This is in direct response to the discovery...
AFCON 2021: Scorpions Depart Gambia for Cameroon
The Scorpions have finally left the shores of The Gambia to participate in the AFCON 2021 in Cameroon. The team was yesterday welcomed home by cheerful fans...
Foreign Minister Tangara Meets U.S, E.U Ambassadors As They Discuss Ways To Deepen The...
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Wednesday 5 January 2022, had a flurry of diplomatic engagements in his...
Rebels Pose No Threat To AFCON, Cameroon Reassures
A senior official involved in Cameroon's hosting of the Africa Cup of Nations has assured the BBC that separatist rebels pose no threat to the tournament, which...
Tanzania Speaker Resigns After Clash With President
Tanzania's parliament speaker Job Ndugai has resigned days after clashing with the president over the government's external loans. The speaker said his resignation was a personal and...
