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The launch of FAO’s Agri-Accelerator 2.0 and the Tropical Fruit Value Chains project on September 1 is welcome. But in The Gambia, we have had enough launches. What our young people and women need now is not another workshop certificate. They need cold rooms, markets, finance, and a fair chance to turn farm produce into profit.
Sep 4, 2026
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security, with FAO, launched two initiatives: Innovative Approaches for Responsible Investment in Tropical Fruit Value Chains and Agri-Accelerator 2.0. The goal is clear — put young people and women at the center of The Gambia’s agrifood sector.
Sep 3, 2026
Mobile money is no longer a niche convenience. It is a core infrastructure for Africa’s economies, playing a central role in the continent’s financial journey.
Sep 2, 2026
Elections are no longer won only on the campaign trail. They are won, lost, and distorted on WhatsApp groups, TikTok videos, and Facebook feeds. That is why the recent training of 35 young women and men by Gambia Participates is not just a workshop. It is an investment in the integrity of our upcoming presidential elections.
Sep 1, 2026
Mr President, The Gambia has always taken pride in being a peaceful country where people of different tribes, religions and political beliefs live together as one national family. This unity must never be sacrificed for political, religious or personal advantage.
Aug 31, 2026
Aug 28, 2026
The international security architecture is facing many strains. Dozens of countries worldwide face armed conflict. Global terrorist networks continue to adapt and draw on emerging technologies to expand their capacity to generate revenue, coordinate, and recruit.
Aug 28, 2026
Africa’s population is exceptionally young compared to other world regions that have been aging at a fast rate: only 5.6% of Africa’s population was age 60 or older in 2020 compared to 23.4% in North America and double-digit percentages in every other world region.
Aug 27, 2026
Education remains the surest pathway to national transformation. The China-Gambia Bantaba hosted by Ambassador Liu Jin on August 21st is a clear reminder that when nations invest in each other’s people, they invest in shared prosperity.
Aug 25, 2026
Mr President, the debate surrounding qualifications for the office of Chief Justice has opened a much larger and more consequential question: What does Gambian citizenship truly mean under our Constitution?
Aug 24, 2026
For over a century, thousands of irreplaceable African artefacts—sculptures, masks, textiles, and sacred royal regalia—have languished in Western museums and private collections, separated from the communities that created them.
Aug 20, 2026
Africa faces disproportionate climate impacts despite contributing minimally to global emissions, making effective carbon mitigation policies a developmental imperative.
Aug 19, 2026
Education is a fundamental human right and the most powerful tool we have to transform a society.
Aug 18, 2026
The rule of law begins with a simple proposition: the law is what is written in the law—not what we wish the law to say.
Aug 17, 2026
The last time the Earth was hotter than it is today was at least 125,000 years ago, long before anything that resembled human civilization appeared.
Aug 14, 2026
Labour migration has long shaped Africa’s economic landscape. In 2024, 25.1 million Africans were living in another country on the continent. That is not a side story. It is the main story of how skills, labour, and opportunity move across Africa.
Aug 13, 2026
The validation of The Gambia Maritime Administration’s Communication Strategy and Implementation Action Plan 2026-2030 on August 10 is more than an administrative exercise. It is an acknowledgment that in maritime governance, what is not communicated clearly can become a risk to lives, livelihoods, and the environment.
Aug 12, 2026
Sea-level rise has accelerated across Africa in recent decades, thanks to global warming and, in particular, to the melting of ice sheets and glaciers, according to a recent study.
Aug 11, 2026
