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Sep 17, 2026
Sep 17, 2026
Sep 16, 2026
Sep 16, 2026
The Information Technology and Communication Association (ITCA) at the University of The Gambia (UTG) recently paid a courtesy visit to the Gambia Immigration Department (GID) to discuss a strategic partnership aimed at improving service delivery through technology.
Sep 16, 2026 • Ali Jaw
The Chief Economist of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Robert Staiger, has revealed that WTO membership has increased trade among members by roughly 140 per cent.
Sep 16, 2026 • Adama Jallow
The outgoing Turkish Ambassador to The Gambia, His Excellency Fahri Türker Oba, on Thursday hosted a farewell breakfast press conference at his residence in Brufut Gardens, marking the end of his two-and-a-half-year tour of duty in August 2026.
Sep 15, 2026 • Sheriff JANKO
After years of low water pressure and dry taps in some of these neighborhoods, the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) on Friday launched a €3.2 million Urban Water Network Improvement Project to strengthen water supply in five urban communities.
Sep 15, 2026 • Sheriff JANKO
Press release The Gambia Action for Local Accountability (GALA) has condemned reports that citizens who have already applied and paid for their national identity cards are being instructed to begin the application process again following a reported change in the company responsible for managing the system.
Sep 14, 2026
The School of Nursing's State Registered Nurses (SRN) programme emerged victorious in the Inter-Tertiary Competition on Breastfeeding Sensitisation, securing 95 points to claim first place.
Sep 14, 2026 • Adama Jallow
The Ding-Ding Yiriwa Federation, with support from ChildFund The Gambia, has donated 31,030 branded exercise books worth D1,861,800 to sponsored children across Kombo North and Kombo South.
Sep 14, 2026 • Sally Fatty
An asthma sensitization and education campaign targeting Kanifing Municipality and the West Coast Region has wrapped up. The President of Asthma and Allergy Foundation of West Africa (AAFWA), Sheku Wai, said the project was successfully executed by AAFWA from April to August 2026.
Sep 11, 2026 • Osman Kargbo
The National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) has commenced a five-day nationwide monitoring exercise aimed at assessing compliance with The Gambia's food fortification regulations, amid growing concerns over the widespread consumption of unfortified food products across the country.
Sep 11, 2026 • Sally Jarju
A teacher at St. John’s School for the Deaf, Binta Nyagado, has embarked on a personal campaign to contribute to the fight against anxiety, depression and other emotional challenges affecting young people and families in The Gambia.
Sep 11, 2026 • Ali Jaw
The Sare Chikam Youth Association (SCYA) has held the fourth edition of its Annual Students’ Support Programme, providing school materials and recognition to outstanding students in an effort to promote education and ease the financial burden on parents.
Sep 11, 2026
The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) has intensified its grassroots civic and voter sensitisation campaign across the Lower River Region (LRR), North Bank Region (NBR) and West Coast Region (WCR), as The Gambia prepares for the 5 December 2026 Presidential Election.
Sep 10, 2026 • Ismaila Sonko
Key stakeholders have converged in Brikama to assess the implementation of ChildFund-The Gambia’s Gifts-in-Kind (GIK) Programme, with a focus on addressing emerging challenges, sharing lessons learned and strengthening coordination for improved programme delivery.
Sep 10, 2026 • Adama Jallow
Kanifing General Hospital (KGH) has received a significant donation of assorted surgical items from the British charity “Let’s Give Too”, in a move expected to strengthen the hospital’s capacity to provide quality healthcare services to patients.
Sep 10, 2026 • Momodou Jawo
The Federation of Labour Unions of The Gambia (FLUG) has commenced a four-day capacity-building training programme aimed at strengthening trade union leadership and equipping workers’ representatives with the skills needed to effectively defend workers’ rights and respond to emerging challenges in the world of work.
Sep 10, 2026 • Isatou Ceesay Bah
About 25 media managers and editors are undergoing a two-day intensive training on the roles and responsibilities of key governance institutions in The Gambia.
Sep 9, 2026 • Adama Jallow
Soninke communities in The Gambia and around the world will September 25, 2026, observe the 3rd International Soninke Language Day, following UNESCO’s proclamation of the date in October 2023. This year’s theme is:‘From Oral to Written: Making Soninke a Language of Production, Learning, and Creation in the 21st Century’.
Sep 9, 2026
The UNICEF office in Banjul on Monday, September 7, 2026, began a four-day technical mission with stakeholders to strengthen Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools (WinS), and Menstrual Health and Hygiene in The Gambia.
Sep 9, 2026 • Adama Jallow
