Editorial

After decades, Budung residents gets new water project

For residents of Bundung, Tallinding, Abuko, Lamin Daranka and Jambur, the announcement by NAWEC on Friday was more than a project launch. It was hope, after 20 to 40 years of low pressure, dry taps, and sleepless nights.

Sep 15, 2026

GOOD MORNING MR PRESIDENT: Protect Public Order While Solving the Electricity Crisis

Mr President, the electricity crisis confronting The Gambia has reached a point where it is no longer simply a technical problem. It has become an economic, social and increasingly public-order challenge.

Sep 14, 2026

Focus on the rise in Gambia!

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors.

Sep 10, 2026

No girl should miss class because of her period!

For too long, the conversation about girls’ education in The Gambia has skipped one basic fact: if a school has no water, no toilet, and no pads, a girl will stay home.

Sep 9, 2026

A Drill today can save lives tomorrow!

On Saturday, the Kotu Stream ran with panic, not water. The National Disaster Management Agency, NDMA, staged a large-scale simulation in Latrikunda German where a collapsed building, drowning victims, washed-away donkey-carts and affected pregnant women tested how fast our institutions can respond when disaster strikes.

Sep 8, 2026

GOOD MORNING MR PRESIDENT: Gambian Football Must be Uplifted

Mr President, as Chief Patron of Gambian football, your leadership is urgently needed to support the renewal, development and professionalisation of our national game.

Sep 7, 2026

Making agribusiness work for youth and women!

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

Turning agri-training into agri-business 

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

How Mobile Money Is Rewiring Africa’s Growth!

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

In the age of disinformation, digital literacy is civic duty!

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

GOOD MORNING MR PRESIDENT: No Room for Tribalism and Hate Speech in The Gambia

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

EFSCRJ calls on political coalitions to publish their agreements

Aug 28, 2026

African contributions to global security!

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

Increases in Africa’s older population!

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

Investing in people is investing in Gambia’s future!

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

GOOD MORNING MR PRESIDENT: One Citizenship, Unequal Rights: It Is Time to End Our Constitutional Contradictions

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

Protecting African artefacts!

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's carbon emissions!

Africa faces disproportionate climate impacts despite contributing minimally to global emissions, making effective carbon mitigation policies a developmental imperative.

Aug 19, 2026