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ACA says Gambia ‘very much on track’ to host WAFFEST 2026

The Africa Chefs Alliance (ACA) has expressed satisfaction with The Gambia’s preparedness to host the West Africa Food Festival (WAFFEST) 2026, following a weeklong inspection of tourism and hospitality facilities across the country.

Aug 31, 2026 • Yunus S Saliu

Barrow to inaugurate 6 major road projects in KM, WCR

President Adama Barrow is scheduled to inaugurate six newly completed road projects across the Greater Banjul Area and the West Coast Region between 29 August and 15 September 2026, as the government intensifies efforts to improve national connectivity and boost economic activity.

Aug 28, 2026 • Landing Ceesay

Darboe vows to cut ministerial salaries, restructure ministries

United Democratic Party leader and presidential aspirant, Lawyer Ousainu ANM Darboe, has pledged sweeping reforms aimed at reducing government expenditure if elected President of The Gambia.

Aug 28, 2026 • Ismaila Sonko

DLEAG arrests Nigerian with 9,000 ecstasy pills, recovers ‘drugmaking equipment’

The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG), has recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against illicit drugs, arresting a 53 year old Nigerian national with more than 9,000 ecstasy tablets and suspected drug manufacturing equipment.

Aug 28, 2026 • Momodou Jawo

Crab Island leads push for internationally aligned maritime training

The Crab Island Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Foundation has launched a three-day standards and curriculum review and validation workshop aimed at strengthening marine-related training and ensuring that Gambian maritime professionals acquire skills aligned with national priorities and international standards.

Aug 28, 2026 • Isatou Ceesay Bah

Volga Summer Russian language course introduced in Gambia

In an effort to open doors and create opportunities for Gambian students, a pioneering Russian language initiative has officially been launched in The Gambia, offering students and professionals a unique opportunity to learn Russian language without leaving the country.

Aug 28, 2026 • Makutu Manneh

Faal denies secret political agreement with UDP’s Darboe

Essa Mbye Faal, leader of APP Sobeya, has denied having any secret political arrangement with lawyer Hussein Darboe, saying his appearance at a UDP event should not be interpreted as evidence of a coalition deal.

Aug 28, 2026 • Jankey Ceesay

UNITE condemns Imam Darou Sanyang's recent remarks

PRESS RELEASE UNITE vehemently condemns Imam Darou Sanyang's recent remarks questioning the nationality of our Party Leader Talib Ahmed Bensouda.

Aug 28, 2026

Gambian books enter world's largest literary museum in Beijing

Gambian literature has attained a major historical milestone, as Professor Cherno Omar Barry, President of the Writers' Association of The Gambia (WAG), formally presented 53 works by Gambian authors for formal accession into the permanent holdings of the National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature in Beijing, China.

Aug 28, 2026 • Ali Jaw

Unauthorised Access Bank ATM card holder sentenced

Principal Magistrate Isatou Sallah-M’Bai of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on 17 August 2026, convicted and sentenced one Idrissa Kebbeh to six months imprisonment for attempting to withdraw money by using an unauthorized Access Bank ATM card.

Aug 28, 2026 • Dawda Faye

Ousainou Darboe distances UDP from Imam Daru’s ‘tribal attack’

United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Ousainou Darboe has strongly condemned tribalistic remarks attributed to Imam Daru Sanyang, insisting that such statements do not represent the party and warning that tribalism could deepen divisions among Gambians ahead of the presidential election.

Aug 28, 2026 • Jankey Ceesay

Kanifing General Hospital hosts Dutch Urology team for 10-day free Surgical Camp

Gambians living with urological conditions are receiving free specialist surgeries at Kanifing General Hospital this month, as a team of four urologists from the Netherlands has been conducting a two-week medical camp aimed at reducing the country’s surgical backlog.

Aug 28, 2026 • Landing Ceesay

IEC mulls digitalisation to speed up election results

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced plans to explore digitalisation of its results management process in a bid to address delays in the declaration of election outcomes.

Aug 28, 2026 • Ismaila Sonko

BAC Chairman denies financial crisis claims, affirms D10M surplus

The Chairman of the Brikama Area Council (BAC), Yankuba Darboe, has dismissed reports suggesting that the council is grappling with a financial crisis, describing the claims as baseless and misleading.

Aug 28, 2026 • Ismaila Sonko

Kurang fiercely defends Darboe's 30-year 'struggle'

In a fiercely unapologetic verbal counter directed against critics and sceptics of the United Democratic Party's Ousainu Darboe, Alhagie Mamadi Kurang has defended his party leader's 30-year political "struggle" in The Gambia.

Aug 28, 2026 • Ali Jaw

Darboe praises Barrow’s maturity in Senegal-Gambia border issue

United Democratic Party founding leader and Gambia First Coalition flag bearer Lawyer Ousainou Darboe has praised President Adama Barrow for what he described as a mature approach to recent tensions between The Gambia and Senegal, while warning that good relations must not come at the expense of Gambian territory.

Aug 27, 2026 • Jankey Ceesay

NBR, CRR dwellers plead for roads, clinics as services ‘collapse’

In villages where donkey carts remain the only lifeline, residents say bad roads, empty clinics, and absent services have left them cut off from healthcare, markets, and even basic security.

Aug 27, 2026 • Landing Ceesay

UDP celebrates legacy of those who paved way for party decades ago

The United Democratic Party (UDP) marked its 30th anniversary on Sunday with a rally in Brikama, where party leader and secretary general ANM Ousainu Darboe paid tribute to members who endured imprisonment, violence, and even death during three decades of political struggle.

Aug 27, 2026 • Ismaila Sonko