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EU, IOM poised to build gov’t capacity on effective migration governance

In a bid to strengthen the government’s capacity for effective migration governance, the European Union (EU) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), through the Government of The Gambia, have launched a four-day capacity development training on monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on migration governance and commitments under the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).

Aug 13, 2026 • Makutu Manneh

Youth leader expresses distress as violent crimes overwhelm nation

In an exclusive interview held recently as murder cases swept across the country, Mr Ebrima H. Secka, a university student politician, youth leader and Busumbala Constituency representative at the National Youth Parliament (NYP), expressed critical distress over the recent wave of violent crimes across the nation.

Aug 13, 2026 • Ali Jaw

Barrow warns CRR against ‘self-centred capitalists’ new political parties

His Excellency President Adama Barrow on warned residents of CRR North to be cautious of newly formed political parties, describing them as “self-centred capitalists” who lack understanding of rural life and national interests.

Aug 12, 2026 • Landing Ceesay

Food security takes centre stage in GFA 4-pillar agenda 

The Gambia For All Party on Saturday launched its manifesto for the 2026 presidential election under the leadership of His Excellency Hon. B.B. Darboe, laying out an agenda centered on food security, economic diversification, human development, and government accountability.

Aug 12, 2026 • Sadibu Jadama, GFA Comm. Chairman

Foreign Affairs minister faults Senegal of unilateral border action

The Gambia has accused Senegal of acting unilaterally in a recent border incident that saw the demolition of boundary pillars and part of the perimeter wall of Gambian military installations, raising fresh concerns over the management of the border between the two countries.

Aug 12, 2026 • Jankey Ceesay

UDP accuses authorities of denying equal access to SDKJ Conference Centre

The United Democratic Party (UDP) has raised concerns over what it describes as the continued denial of access to the Kairaba International Conference Centre for its political activities, calling it a threat to equal treatment ahead of the 2026 presidential election.

Aug 12, 2026

WFD flags cost of politics as barrier to women participation

The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) has flagged the high financial cost of political participation as a major barrier to women’s representation in The Gambia ahead of the 2026–2027 electoral cycle.

Aug 12, 2026 • Isatou Ceesay Bah

Gambia set to clamp down on substandard electrical products

The Gambia Standards Bureau (GSB) has intensified efforts to prevent substandard and unsafe electrical products from entering the country, as concerns persist over limited national capacity to test and evaluate electrical appliances.

Aug 12, 2026 • Makutu Manneh

Gambia mourns Dr. Sidi Cherno Jammeh, ‘the lighthouse that walked among us’

The Gambia has lost one of its most distinguished sons with the passing of Dr. Sidi Cherno Jammeh, a development economist, former World Bank official, and voice of a generation of Gambian football fans.

Aug 12, 2026

Six parties unveil ‘CHANGE’ coalition ahead of Dec polls

Six opposition parties and movements have concluded 18 months of negotiations and agreed to contest the 2026 presidential election under a new coalition called CHANGE - Coalition for Hope, Accountability, National-renewal, Good-governance, and Equity.

Aug 12, 2026

Gov’t launches 52km Ngayen Sanjal Road in NBR, inaugurates 12km Njau Road in CRR;

His Excellency President Adama Barrow on Monday, 10th August 2026, laid the foundation stone for the 52-kilometre Ngayen Sanjal Road project in the North Bank Region (NBR), and inaugurated the 12-kilometre Njau Loop Road in the Central River Region (CRR) North.

Aug 12, 2026 • Landing Ceesay

Banjul floods: ‘System was overwhelmed’

The recent flooding that submerged parts of Banjul has been attributed to unusually heavy rainfall, the capital’s low-lying geography and challenges affecting its drainage infrastructure, according to a source with knowledge of the city’s drainage and sewage system.

Aug 11, 2026 • Isatou Ceesay Bah

Upper, Lower Niumi pledge votes for Barrow over new roads

Residents of Upper Niumi and Lower Niumi Districts in the North Bank Region have pledged to vote massively for President Adama Barrow in the December Presidential Election, following the laying of foundation stones for six new road projects.

Aug 11, 2026 • Landing Ceesay

17KM Banni-Salikene-Njaba Kunda Road inaugurated

President Adama Barrow on Sunday officially opened the newly completed 17-kilometre Banni–Salikene–Njaba Kunda Road in Badibu Central, North Bank Region. The project was fully funded by the Government of The Gambia and built by Bajam Construction Limited under the supervision of the National Roads Authority (NRA).

Aug 11, 2026 • Landing Ceesay

Young political scientist outlines key causes of Gambia’s ‘insecurity’

Amid heightened fears across the country, Dr Malang Faye, one of the country's youngest political science scholars and researchers, has outlined and critically analysed the causative factors of heightened insecurity. The young scholar, who doubles as a political science lecturer at the University of The Gambia, pinpointed these main causes, which have critically affected the country, into three or four factors: poverty, unemployment and the proliferation of illicit drugs.

Aug 11, 2026 • Ali Jaw

GRA chief stresses need for stronger transfer pricing expertise

The Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority, Yankuba Darboe, has warned that weak administrative capacity in tax management could lead to significant revenue losses, and called for urgent steps to strengthen expertise in transfer pricing.

Aug 11, 2026 • Abdoulie Nyockeh

Gov’t vows to amplify children’s voices amid interface with youth parliament

The government of The Gambia has reaffirmed its commitment to amplifying the voices of children and ensuring that their concerns, recommendations and aspirations are reflected in national policies, programs and development priorities. The commitment was highlighted on Saturday, August 6, 2026, at the second edition of the Special Mansa Kunda, an intergenerational dialogue that brought Gambian children and adolescents face-to-face with Cabinet ministers and senior government officials at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre.

Aug 11, 2026 • Makutu Manneh

Spokeperson says Coalition 2026 doors remain open for defectors

Coalition 2026 says its doors will remain open to political actors who withdrew from its negotiations, with the alliance ready to review its terms and re-engage them ahead of the December presidential election.

Aug 11, 2026 • Jankey Ceesay