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Alliance with NPP not focused on jobs, positions: Faal

Essa Mbaye Faal has defended his decision to enter into a political alliance with President Adama Barrow’s National People’s Party (NPP), saying the agreement is centred on reforms and not jobs, money or political appointments.

Sep 29, 2026 • Jankey Ceesay

Info Commission: Access to information key to fighting fake

The Information Commission has said access to credible information is critical to tackling misinformation and disinformation ahead of The Gambia’s December 2026 presidential election.

Sep 29, 2026

Mayor Lowe urges Gambian women to reject tribal politics

In recent remarks, Lord Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe urged Gambian women to resist the lure of tribal, insulting, and transactional politics. Her words could not have come at a more critical time. Our nation’s political discourse is increasingly being dragged away from meaningful policies and programs, and instead reduced to divisive rhetoric that threatens the very fabric of our democracy.

Sep 29, 2026 • Ismaila Sonko

Barrow says religious leaders key to national peace, unity

President Adama Barrow has called on religious leaders to remain steadfast in promoting peace and national unity, describing their role as indispensable to The Gambia's stability and development, during a high-level meeting with Islamic leaders at State House.

Sep 28, 2026 • Momodou Jawo

Gov’t targets over D40B revenue, grants in 2027

The Gambia is targeting D40.96 billion in Government Local Fund revenue and grants in 2027, representing a 14.2 percent increase from the previous year as authorities seek to strengthen domestic revenue mobilisation.  Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Seedy Keita announced the target on Friday while laying the 2027 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure before the National Assembly.

Sep 28, 2026 • Jankey Ceesay

Gov't invests $13M to build 2 world-class TVET centres

The Government of The Gambia, through the World Bank, has invested US$13 million to establish two world-class TVET Centres of Excellence under the Gambia Resilience, Inclusion, Skills and Equity (RISE) Project. The investment aims to strengthen skills development and advance national human capital development.

Sep 28, 2026 • Adama Jallow

Niro rejects unfair competition claims at Banjul Airport

Niro Company Limited has rejected recent claims surrounding competition at Banjul International Airport, saying allegations against the Gambian company should be backed by facts and evidence. The company made the statement in response to recent media reports concerning comments attributed to employees of Gambia International Airlines (GIA) about Niro’s operations at the airport.

Sep 28, 2026

Pap Saine celebrates Golden Jubilee with Reuters

Pap Saine, Reuters correspondent in The Gambia, celebrates 50 years with the news agency. He joined Reuters on 26 September 1976, filing his first story on 1 October 1976, reporting that China had sent 32 medical doctors, drugs and sports equipment to The Gambia.

Sep 28, 2026

Turo Darboe launches PMNU, holds back political faith declaration

Businessman and philanthropist Modou Turo Darboe, leader of the newly formed People’s Movement for National Unity (PMNU), has announced that he will delay revealing his intentions regarding his faith in politics until 24 October 2026, just weeks before the December polls.

Sep 28, 2026 • Abdoulie Nyockeh

APP-Sobeyaa split over NPP alliance as founders demand Faal resign

A major rift has erupted within the All Peoples Party-Sobeyaa (APP-Sobeyaa) over its alliance with the ruling National People's Party (NPP), with founding members rejecting the deal and calling for party leader Essa Mbye Faal to resign.

Sep 28, 2026 • Landing Ceesay

Gov’t invests $14M to electrify 241 communities in CRR, URR

The Government of The Gambia has committed about US$14 million from the national budget to electrify 241 communities in the Central River Region (CRR) and Upper River Region (URR) as part of its drive for universal electricity access by 2027.

Sep 28, 2026 • Isatou Ceesay Bah

Barrow to embark on 19-day nationwide Meet the People Tour from October 1

Sep 25, 2026 • Landing Ceesay

Senegalese troop rotation ‘not linked’ to Gambia’s forthcoming elections: ECOMIG

The ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) has clarified that the ongoing rotation of the Senegalese contingent serving under the mission is a routine exercise and is not related to the forthcoming elections in The Gambia. In a statement issued amid what it described as “speculative and unsubstantiated commentaries” surrounding the movement of Senegalese troops, ECOMIG said the arrival of the incoming contingent forms part of its routine annual rotation of personnel deployed under the mission.

Sep 25, 2026 • Makutu Manneh

GIA staff stage sit-down strike over medical benefits, loans

Staff of Gambia International Airlines (GIA) have staged a sit-down strike at the company’s headquarters at Banjul International Airport, protesting what they say are unresolved concerns over staff welfare, particularly medical benefits and access to staff loans. The industrial action has brought attention to a number of longstanding concerns raised by employees, with the staff association currently engaged in discussions with management to seek solutions to the issues.

Sep 25, 2026 • Isatou Ceesay Bah

IHRDA, GPU develop guide to strengthen ethical reporting on children

The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), in partnership with the Gambia Press Union (GPU) and with support from UNICEF, is developing a Media Guide on Legal and Ethical Reporting on Child Matters in The Gambia. The initiative forms part of the project titled “Strengthening Media Capacity on Child Rights and Ethical Reporting in The Gambia,” which seeks to enhance the capacity of journalists, editors and other media practitioners to report on children in ways that protect their rights, dignity, privacy, safety and best interests. The development of the guide was discussed on Thursday, September 24, 2026, during a stakeholder engagement held at Metzy Hotel, bringing together media practitioners and other stakeholders to review and provide input into the document.

Sep 25, 2026 • Isatou Ceesay Bah

Power cuts hit Dakar as Senelec battles pricey fuel and faulty gear

Lights have been flickering across Dakar this week, with residents facing a series of power cuts. Senelec, the state energy company, called the interruptions unusual for the capital and said electricity service should be back by Friday.

Sep 25, 2026

Kanifing Court orders real estate firm to refund D800,000 to land buyer

The Kanifing Magistrate Court has ordered a real estate company, Ferreh Lulu Properties, and its director, Lamin Ceesay, to refund D800,000 to a buyer after a failed land transaction. Delivering judgment, Magistrate Binta Sowe held that the plaintiff, Marabi Camara, had established his case on the preponderance of evidence in accordance with Sections 141 and 143 of the Evidence Act 1994. The court noted that the defendant was duly served and summoned but failed to appear in court and did not adduce any reason for his absence. As a result, the evidence on record stood unchallenged. Nuha Bojang on behalf of the plaintiff, told the court that the matter began sometime in February 2026 when his elder brother was looking for land to buy. Bojang said his brother’s friend, Famara Jammeh, informed them that he had seen a company on Facebook that sells land, identified as Ferreh Lulu Properties.

Sep 25, 2026 • Landing Ceesay

Juka Jabang: Gambian feminine literature giant to be celebrated tomorrow

The Writers' Association of The Gambia (WAG) has earmarked the much-awaited Gambia Literature Day to celebrate the life, times and writings of national literary giant, poet and author Madam Juka Fatou Jabang. Taking place at the conference room of the West African International School on Saturday, September 26, the event is set to be graced by writers, authors, students, academics, literary scholars and top government functionaries.

Sep 25, 2026 • Ali Jaw