AU Election Observation Mission arrives in Banjul
The African Union Election Observation Mission to The Gambia’s April 6th Parliamentary elections arrived in the country ahead of voting day.
At the invitation of the government of...
Gambians to vote in first post-Jammeh Parliamentary elections on Thursday
Gambians are heading to the polls on Thursday, April 6th, 2017, in first elections since the downfall of the long time ruler Yahya Jammeh in December 2016.
A...
Gambia to host Int’l Seminar on Resilience and Waste Management
The Gambia is hosting an international seminar on rural resilience and community waste management from 25th – 30th April 2017.
Organised jointly by the Arkleton Trust and WasteAid...
The hypocrisy of party politics
By Solomon Demba
Democracy can be seen as the only political system compatible with liberal democracies. In a proper functioning democracy, political parties tend to embrace both internal...
GYIN Gambia to stage first ever Rural Youth Awards
The Gambia chapter of Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN Gambia) is to stage its first ever award meant to recognise the efforts of enterprising youth in rural...
Over 886 thousand voters go to the polls IEC chairman reassures spot counting as...
By Sarjo Camara-Singateh, Foroya Newspaper
Mr. Alieu Momarr Njai has assured the election observer community that the counting of the results would be on the spot and the...
“Gambia can return to dictatorship if Gov’t is not properly directed” Halifa Sallah
By Kebba Jeffang, Foroya Newspaper
The PDOIS Secretary General and its Serekunda constituency National Assembly candidate Halifa Sallah says the Gambia could find itself back into dictatorship if...
More Calls To Revive Jahally-Pacharr Rice Project
Gambia's import of rice has grown significantly in recent years compared to the past, the demand for the country's staple food has increased. The more rice is...
GBA sues AG, JSC over re-appointment of four judges
The Gambia Bar Association (GBA) has filed an action against the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, and the Judicial Service Commission over the re-appointment of four...
Darboe urges APRC supporters to join UDP
The leader of the United Democratic Party, Ousainou Darboe, has called on opposition APRC supporters and others to join the UDP and work for the development of...
KORO CEESAY’S FAMILY ASKS GOV’T TO INVESTIGATE DEATH
The family of the late Ousman Koro Ceesay, a former Finance Minister under the former regime of Yahya Jammeh, has called on the new government to launch...
‘I did not know that I would survive’: Frederick woman recounts life in Gambian...
By Danielle E. Gaines [email protected]
With an empty belly in a crowded Gambian jail cell, Fanta Jawara had moments — during sleepless nights and sweltering days — when...
14 EU Short Term Election Observers deployed ahead of Thursday polls
A total of 14 short-term election observers (STOs) from the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) on Monday departed to their respective areas of observation across...
Gambia Press Union unveils US$220, 000 UNDEF funding
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) on Saturday, April 1st, launched a two-year United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) sponsored project titled ‘Enhancing Government-Media Relations to Improve the Legal...
Major U.K Newspapers’ alleged blunder brings distress to a Gambian Family!!!
Describing his feeling as “shock and stress” when he received a call from a friend in the UK telling him that they saw his wife on the...
Landmine Kills 3 People In Foni
By Lamin Sanyang
Landmine explosion has killed three people in Wassadu, Foni Jarrol District.
The incident which occurred last Thursday morning claimed the lives of one Sulayman Jonkong Sanneh...
Defense Says Court Lacks Jurisdiction In Former NIA Director General & Co Case
Justice Kumba Sillah Camara of the Banjul High Court has pushed the case of the former NIA officers after their lawyers made an objection to the jurisdiction...
Gambia’s Ousted Dictator Is Living the Good Life in a Palace in Equatorial Guinea
BY COLIN FREEMAN, Foreign Policy
Yahya Jammeh has kept a low profile since he was run out of Banjul in January. FP finds him holed up at a...
Charges Dropped Against Single Mother Accused Of ‘Insulting’ President Barrow
Magistrate AR Bah of the Brikama Magistrate Court today, Monday, April 3, struck out the case of one Fatou Badjie who was charged with insulting President Adama...
Gov’t explains stance on Casamance
Following widespread rumours on the new Gambia government’s alleged position on Casamance, the government over weekend issued a statement explaining The Gambia’s position on the matter. Below...
