Empowering Gambian Youth: Building the Nation’s First Action Plan on Youth, Peace, and Security
By: Adama Sanneh
Peace Hub The Gambia has initiated a three-day capacity-building training for the National Youth Council and civil society organizations on the development of the first-ever...
Senegal’s COVID-19-related deaths exceed 800: Health ministry
The number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Senegal topped 800 with 13 additional death cases registered in the past 24 hours, the Senegalese Ministry of Health...
President Barrow gets COVID-19 vaccine, reveals which Gambians will get it first
President Adama Barrow on Wednesday became the first Gambian to get a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at State House and a raft of citizens including...
Dr Mamadou Tangara congratulates new WFP chief as he presents his letters of credence...
Foreign Minister Dr Mamadou Tangara on Monday afternoon received the new representative and country director of World Food Programme Yasuhiro Tsumura who presented his letters of credence...
Gambian Spelling Bee Winners’ Missed Opportunity: Funding Shortage Bars Representation at African Championship in...
By: Adama Sanneh
In 2023, the Salimatou Foundation for Education organized a National Spelling Bee championship, where the winners were supposed to represent The Gambia in Ethiopia for...
‘Back Way: Almost 100 migrants rescued off Libya, 20 missing
Almost 100 migrants were rescued off Libya’s west coast on Sunday as they made failed attempts to reach Europe, while around 20 were missing, AFP reporters and...
Smokers face 50% higher risk of developing COVID-19, other diseases: WHO
By CGTN Africa
Smokers have up to a 50 percent higher risk of developing severe diseases and death from COVID-19, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedos Ghebreyesus...
BKF Foundation Engages Nema-Su Students on Impact of Drugs & Substance Abuse
By: Dawda Baldeh
The Bob Keita Foundation has recently engaged students at Nema-Su Junior and Senior Secondary School on the impact of drug and substance abuse with the...
Sierra Leone activates emergency response following Ebola cases in Guinea
The government of Sierra Leone on Sunday activated its Health Emergency Response System to level two following seven confirmed Ebola cases in neighboring Guinea.
The country’s Health Ministry...
Online Risk Mitigation: Paradise Foundation Trains Students in Digital Safety
By: Dawda Baldeh
In their ongoing efforts to address the growing concerns faced by young people in the digital world, on Friday, September 15th, the Paradise Foundation conducted...
‘Let’s commit ourselves to peace’: PPP issues Ramadan statement
People’s Progressive Party has called on Gambians to commit themselves to peace and stability in an election year.
In a Ramadan statement signed by Kebba E Jallow, PPP...
Government is asked to put an end to FGM and child marriage
The Gambia government has been asked to initiate full enforcement of the laws banning FGM and child marriage in the country.
The National Human Rights Commission in a...
Sellers at craft market in Bakau damn coronavirus, disclose low customer turnout
By Ousman Jatta
Sellers at the craft market in Bakau have said the coronavirus pandemic is having rippling effect on their businesses
The tourism sector contributes immensely to the...
Mamour Jobe death: GDC issues statement
Tributes have continued to pour in for Mamour Jobe following the top police officer’s passing on Saturday afternoon.
Gambia Democratic Congress in a statement described his passing as...
Chinese medical experts who trained nation’s frontline health workers talk to President Barrow about...
Chinese medical experts met with President Adama Barrow where they updated him on their role in consolidating The Gambia’s gains in the fight against Covid-19 and to...
GAP issues statement on the death of Mamour Jobe
Gambia Action Party has said it is saddened to have learned the ‘untimely’ death of Alhaji Mamour Jobe, the Inspector General of the Gambia Police Force.
“Indeed, it's...
BCC Mayor Receives Ghanaian NSS ED Osei Assibey, Discusses Partnership Areas
By: Dawda Baldeh
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe of the Banjul City Council (BCC) welcomed Osei Assibey Antwi, the Executive Director of the Ghana National Service Scheme (NSS), to...
WHO: Just over 1% of Africa’s population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19
The World Health Organization has stated that just over 1% of Africa’s population has been fully vaccinated.
WHO further stated that globally, around 2.7 billion COVID-19 doses have...
‘Our love is with you’: PPP greets nation’s Christians on Christmas
People's Progressive Party has issued a statement greeting the nation's Christians over Christmas.
The statement signed by PRO Ebrima Savage reads;
On the occasion of Christmas and New Year,...
Easter: CA joins the nation’s Christians to reflect on Jesus’ crucifixion
Citizens’ Alliance has issued a statement greeting the nation’s Christians on the occasion of this year’s Easter.
The party’s leader Dr Ismaila Ceesay said in a statement he...
