Here’s What’s Next: DIC Takes Over Investigation into Farba Ngom’s Alleged Financial Misconduct Case
By: Seringe ST Touray
Senegal's Criminal Investigation Division (DIC) has been assigned to investigate allegations against parliamentarian Farba Ngom, following a report by the National Financial Information Processing...
A Wake-Up Call For African Leaders: Breaking Free From Foreign Aid Dependency
Donald Trump's executive orders suspending so-called foreign aid should serve as a wake-up call for African leaders who have long relied on external assistance to drive development....
ASD Calls for Political Reforms and Transparency in Gambia
By Alieu Jallow
The Alliance of Social Democrats (ASD), a civil society and political organization founded in 2020 by Marie Sock and a group of Gambians, has reiterated...
IEC Chairman Alieu Momarr Njai Retires
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Alhagie Alieu Momarr Njai, the long-serving Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), has officially announced his retirement, marking the end of a...
Senegal Welcomes US Aid Freeze as a Step Toward African Self-Reliance
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
According to a Seneweb article published on February 6, citing an interview in Le Soleil newspaper the same day, Senegalese economist Papa Demba...
“From 90% to 73%”: Gambia’s Slow Battle Against Female Genital Mutilation Reveals Persistent Challenges
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
The Gambian Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare's recent statement on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) highlights a concerning reality: despite over a...
Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Transgender Women from Female Sports
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
The United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that takes immediate effect banning transgender women from participating in female sports.
This...
PPP Internal Conflict: Faction Claims December Congress Invalidated Due to Constitutional Breaches
By: Dawda Baldeh
Once a prominent political party during Jawara's administration, the People's Progressive Party (PPP) is currently grappling with internal disputes and gradually losing its influence in...
GAMBIA ACTION PARTY (GAP) EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY CHANGES AFFECTING GAMBIAN STUDENTS
The Gambia Action Party (GAP) stands in solidarity with Gambian students and scholars in North America who are currently facing emotional and psychological distress due to recent...
Trump Halts U.S. Aid to South Africa
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would cut off funding to South Africa, accusing the country of land seizures and mistreating "certain classes...
Influential Jokadou Youth Leader Critiques President Barrow’s Recent Comments on Pursuing a Third Term
By: Dawda Baldeh
Bai Saine, a prominent youth leader in the Jokadou constituency, has expressed criticism of President Adama Barrow’s recent statements made during an interview with QTV....
On TERM LIMITS: Dialogue with President Barrow
OPINION
By Hatab Hydara
Mr. President, when you made that major pronouncement in April 2023 during a meeting with Muslim elders about life beyond presidency, I believe you were...
2025 Germany’s Election: Anti-Migrant Campaign Triggers Outrage, Authorities Initiate Criminal Investigation into “Fake Deportation...
By: Dawda Baldeh
A political uproar has emerged in Germany following the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) distributing around 30,000 counterfeit “deportation” tickets in Karlsruhe. In a...
Quran Burner Salwan Momika Shot Dead in Sweden
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Salwan Momika, an Iraqi man living in Sweden who sparked violent protests by burning the Quran in 2023, was shot dead in an...
Pres. Barrow reveals he contemplates stepping down, but NPP members insist ‘party is too...
By Mama A. Touray
President Adama Barrow has disclosed that he considered stepping down but was advised by his party members that the National People’s Party was not...
Publish the Kamalo Report
By: Madi Jobarteh
It is welcome news that Minister of Lands Hamat Bah has finally announced the findings and recommendations of the Kamalo lands investigation launched several months...
EXCLUSIVE: New Political Party Emerges Ahead of Gambia’s 2026 Presidential Election
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
A new political party, the Visionary Gambian Alliance (VGA), is set to enter the Gambian political landscape as the country prepares for the...
GAP Calls on Leaders to Oppose Trump’s Mass Deportation
By: Dawda Baldeh
The opposition Gambia Action Party (GAP), led by Musa Ousainou Yali Batchilly, has called on world leaders to oppose Trump's mass deportations. Batchilly characterized Trump's...
ECOWAS Confirms Withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger
By: Dawda Baldeh
The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, has officially confirmed the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and the Republic of Niger as members, effective from 29th...
Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali Celebrate ECOWAS Exit and New Alliances
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Thousands of people in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali rallied on Tuesday, January 28, to mark their official withdrawal from the Economic Community...