ECOWAS Approves Withdrawal of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, Offers Reconsideration Period
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
ECOWAS has officially approved the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the bloc, effective January 29, 2025. However, the regional body...
Our Fertile Land Sits Idle As Foreign Rice Feeds The Gambia
Written by: Seringe S.T. Touray
The Gambia’s reliance on imported rice is more than an agricultural issue - it reflects the nation’s struggle with self-sufficiency. Despite fertile land...
Major Defection from GDC as Key Members Join NPP
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Wuday Jallow, the first vice president of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) women’s wing and regional treasurer for Lower River Region, along with...
The Grand Closing of NaYCoNF 2024: A Celebration of Youth Empowerment and National Unity
After a week of inspiration, dialogue, and action, the 2024 National Youth Conference and Festival (NaYCoNF) with the theme Enhancing Youth Participation in the Attainment of the...
2024 NAYCONF Draft Resolutions Presented to H.E. the Vice President
H.E Mohammed B.S Jallow, Vice President of The Republic of The Gambia presiding over the closing ceremony at the 14th Edition of the National Youth Conference and...
UTG Longest Serving Cleaner Opens Up on Career Hurdles As Documentary Film Captures Her...
Haddy Jatta, 68, has been a cleaner at the University of The Gambia (UTG) since its inception in 1999.
Jatta has worked under different university management since 1999...
Gambians spotlight health, cost of living, and crime as key concerns in latest Afrobarometer...
By Dawda Baldeh
The 2024 Afrobarometer survey indicates that Gambians are most concerned about health, the cost of living, and crime, and they want the government to...
Essa Fall Outlines APP-SOBEYA’s Vision for Change at Congress
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
At the All-People’s Party - SOBEYA congress held over the weekend in Farafenni, Essa Mbaye Fall, the party’s leader, outlined plans to bring...
Opinion: Negligence and Incompetence: Why should the supply of electricity cause an airport to...
By: Madi Jobarteh
Both Nawec & GCAA have no excuse whatsoever for failing to power the airport 24/7. The supply of electricity & the running of an airport...
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso Reject ECOWAS Retraction Period
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, governed by military juntas and forming the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), have rejected ECOWAS's six-month retraction period...
Power Outage at Banjul Airport Causes Flight Diversions: NAWEC Provides Details
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has issued a public notice explaining the power outage that disrupted operations at Banjul International Airport...
Political Rift: Sabally Calls Faal ‘Egocentric Narcissist’ and ‘Raba Raba Lawyer’ in Response to...
Written by: Seringe ST Touray
Politics in The Gambia is heating up as Lawyer Essa Faal, leader of the Turnaround Movement, has made strong remarks about the current...
3 Nigerians in DLEAG Net for Alleged Drug Smuggling
By Dawda Baldeh
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency has detained at least three Nigerian citizens for possessing illegal drugs.
The agency stated that the suspects' capture was facilitated through...
Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko Visits Banjul
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Senegalese Prime Minister, His Excellency Ousman Sonko, visited Banjul at the end of the week, where he engaged in discussions with Mayor Rohey...
Minister of Youth and Sports Defends NAYCONF, Highlights Economic and Tourism Benefits
By: Alieu Jallow
The Gambia’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Bakary Y. Badjie, has addressed criticisms labeling the National Youth Conference and Festival (NAYCONF) as a misuse of...
Ex-Husband Sentenced to 20 Years in France’s Largest Rape Trial Involving 51 Men
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Dominique Pelicot, 72, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on December 19, 2024, for drugging and raping his ex-wife, Gisèle Pelicot, over...
Senegalese Businessman Doro Gaye Captured in Paris After Fleeing Fraud Charges
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Doro Gaye, a Senegalese businessman, was arrested in Paris on December 16, 2024, after fleeing Senegal, where he had been charged in a...
Paul Pogba’s Brother Mathias Sentenced for Extortion and Attempted Kidnapping
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Mathias Pogba, the brother of French footballer Paul Pogba, was sentenced by the Paris Criminal Court to three years in prison, with two...
Meet Fatou Khan Jallow: Transforming Raw Materials into Innovative Products
SPOTLIGHT
By Dawda Baldeh
In this special edition of The Fatu Network Spotlight, we introduce Fatou Khan Jallow, a dynamic 30-year-old budding entrepreneur from Bakoteh in the Kanifing Municipality.
As...
Major Ecstasy Seizure at Banjul Airport: 47,078 Pills Found
By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Alieu Njie, a 41-year-old man, was arrested at Banjul International Airport on Tuesday, December 17, after being caught with 47,078 ecstasy tablets.
The seizure,...