Top Cop Almameh Manga moves to Khartoum as he bags UN job
Respected police officer Almameh James Manga has secured a new role with the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan.
The police superitendent has been appointed as...
Eight Mile 2 remand inmates including three alleged killers escape
Eight remand prisoners at Mile 2 prison have escaped in the latest prison break to have rocked the high-security detention facility.
The eight prisoners escaped on early Wednesday...
For promoting girls/women empowerment in Sierra Leone…FIRST LADY FATIMA BIO GETS NEW UN JOB
By Amara Thoronka
Executive Director of the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Madam Winnie Byanyima, has offered a proposal to the First Lady of Sierra Leone,...
Prominent Nigerian shot dead in the face
A prominent Nigerian doctor has been gunned down as he returned from a commemorative lecture in honour of his late wife - a government official who became...
Minister Dr. Tangara held talks with the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, held discussions with the Under-Secretary-General (USG) of the United Nations Department of Peace...
Millennium Challenge Corporation Board of Directors Approves $25 Million Threshold Program with Gambia Government
Press Release by US Embassy
The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) Board of Directors met in Washington, DC on September 29, 2021, and voted to approve a $25 million...
UDP leader Darboe takes responsibility for Babadinding Jobarteh issue, apologises
UDP leader Ousainou Darboe has apologised for the party letting Babadinding Jobarteh speak at UDP's Saruja meeting.
UDP came under serious fire after publicly endorsing alleged Jammeh enabler...
UDP places piggy banks at Serrekunda Market for supporters to donate D25
UDP officials were at the Serrekunda market on Wednesday to place piggy banks there for supporters of the party to donate D25.
UDP ealier this month launched a...
Ministry of health updates requirements for visitors entering Gambia
The ministry of health has issued a statement announcing it has updated entry requirements in The Gambia by visitors.
The tourist season is set to start next month...
Guinean military unveils charter for civilian transition
By AFP
The military leaders that seized power in the West African state of Guinea have unveiled a “transitional charter” that they say will steer the country back...
Sierra Leone’s First Lady committed in fighting sexual offences
By Amara Thoronka
The First Lady of Sierra Leone, Madam Fatima Bio, on the 25th September 2021, presented to Sierra Leoneans in the USA the "Hands Off Our...
GUKFC launched to foster development in Gambia
The Gambia United Kingdom Forces Community (GUKFC) was on Saturday 18th September 2021 officially launched in Tidworth, Southwest England.
GUKFC is a charity organisation set up by Gambians...
‘There are more educated people’: Dr Ismaila Ceesay tackles Essa Faal
Dr Ismaila Ceesay has responded to Essa Faal over the lawyer's education self-praise insisting there are more educated people than the lawyer.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with...
President Barrow brands UDP a dead car that no mechanic is competent enough to...
President Adama Barrow has said he was among those who tried to push start UDP to no avail - and insisted the UDP car will never start.
The...
Two Senegalese arrested
Drug Law Enforcement Agency officers have arrested two Senegalese for allegedly being in possession of cannabis.
The two Senegalese, both men, were arrested last Friday.
DLEAG said in a...
‘It’s absolutely shocking’: UDP’s Oley Dibba under fire for saying there is no right...
UDP deputy administrative secretary Oley Dibba Wadda has come under fire for saying there is no such thing as right or wrong.
Mrs Dibba in a tweet insisted...
‘Stop saying things that are not true’: Essa Faal denies ever saying he is...
Independent presidential aspirant Essa Faal has denied ever saying he is the most educated among the country's political leaders.
Speaking in Abuko on Tuesday to supporters, the flamboyant...
COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Urgent Need for Access to Good Hand Hygiene
By: Christian Conteh
According to the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report titled- Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000 -2020, published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and...
Gambia on the spotlight in Africa for youth participation in presidential election
By Amara Thoronka
Recently, The Gambia's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) released the summary requirement for the nomination of presidential candidates ahead of the December polls.
According to the release...
Sierra Leone: Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, SGBV Fight Records Progress
By Christian Conteh
Sexual and Gender based violence (SGBV) is one of the major problems affecting women and girls globally and in Sierra Leone specifically. Although every child...
