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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