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Sep 21, 2026
Sep 21, 2026
Sep 21, 2026
Sep 21, 2026
Girls have outshined boys in the 2026 Gambia Basic Education Certificate Examination (GABECE), which recorded the highest national pass rate since 2021. The results, released by the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr Habibatou Drammeh, on Friday, show 33,289 candidates registered, with females making up 59% of the total.
Sep 21, 2026 • Rohey Samba
The Government of The Gambia and the People’s Republic of China have signed a US$11.9 million contract aimed at transforming electricity distribution networks and expanding access to reliable power for communities across the Greater Banjul Area. The contract for the China Aid Gambia Electricity Enhancement Project (GEEP) was signed on Friday, September 18, 2026, at the Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines at Petroleum House, between the National Water and Electricity Company Limited (NAWEC) and Chinese contractor TBEA Co., Ltd.
Sep 21, 2026 • Isatou Ceesay Bah
Hon. Bakary K. Badjie, National Assembly Member for Foni Bintang, has called on the Gambian government to halt the practice of allocating state reserve lands to senior public officials, insisting that such properties should instead benefit low-income citizens.
Sep 21, 2026 • Ismaila Sonko
The West African Network of Excellence for TB, AIDS and Malaria (WANETAM-4) has officially launched a five-year programme aimed at strengthening health research, laboratory systems and scientific capacity across West Africa. The programme, funded through the European Union-Africa Global Health EDCTP3 partnership and coordinated by the MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, was launched on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at the African Princess Beach Hotel in Kololi.
Sep 21, 2026 • Isatou Ceesay Bah
The inaugural annual conference of the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) ended on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center in Bijilo, with participants calling for stronger regional cooperation and enforcement of competition rules to promote fair and integrated markets across West Africa.
Sep 21, 2026 • Isatou Ceesay Bah
During an occasion marked by mixed feelings on Wednesday, the Chinese ambassador to The Gambia, H.E. Liu Jin, paid a visit to President Adama Barrow to bid him farewell, leaving behind China's remarkable support to The Gambia since the restoration of bilaterals post-2016.
Sep 18, 2026
Coalition 2026 flagbearer Talib Ahmed Bensouda has challenged President Adama Barrow to respect the principle of two-term presidential leadership, saying it is a good time for a president to leave office and remain in the country peacefully after completing his tenure.
Sep 18, 2026 • Jankey Ceesay
GAMCEL customers have been assured that they do not need to take any action on their existing mobile numbers for now, as The Gambia transitions from seven-digit to nine-digit mobile numbers in phases. GAMCEL, which will be part of the second phase of the national numbering migration, said the regulator - the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) - has reserved the 89 prefix for its customers.
Sep 18, 2026 • Jankey Ceesay
