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Sep 10, 2026
Sep 10, 2026
Sep 10, 2026
Sep 9, 2026
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
As The Gambia prepares for the 2026 Presidential Election, Caritas Gambia has intensified peacebuilding efforts focused on community mediation, conflict prevention, and social cohesion.
Sep 8, 2026 • Sally Fatty
The National Disaster Management Agency, NDMA, on Saturday, September 5, 2026, led a large-scale simulation exercise along the Latrikunda German-Kotu Stream to test institutional readiness for disaster response.
Sep 8, 2026 • Adama Jallow
CUBE The Gambia and the Kanifing Municipal Library jointly hosted the IGNITE Summer STEAM Camp 2026, a free three-week programme providing young people aged 11 to 18 with practical learning opportunities across science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM), alongside digital skills, environmental education, leadership and civic engagement.
Sep 8, 2026
The Female Lawyers Association–Gambia (FLAG), in partnership with UNICEF, has called on editors and senior newsroom personnel to strengthen accurate, ethical and survivor‑centred reporting of sexual and gender‑based violence (SGBV), particularly in coverage of the ongoing female genital mutilation (FGM) case before the Supreme Court.
Sep 7, 2026 • Isatou Ceesay Bah
The Insurance Association of The Gambia (GIA) has launched a stakeholder workshop at WAII in Kololi to close the country’s insurance knowledge gap, with participants stressing that the message is urgent.
Sep 7, 2026 • Rohey Samba
Press release The Gambia Immigration Department (GID), through its Border Patrol Unit (BPU) stationed at the Migration Management Unit (MMU) in Tanji, with support from its Spanish partners, conducted an operation that resulted in the interception of seventy-six (76) suspected would-be migrants.
Sep 7, 2026
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), Major General Ousman Gomez, has pledged to deploy military personnel to the newly established Sare Teneng Military Post in the Upper River Region (URR).
Sep 4, 2026 • Adama Jallow
Gambians remain steadfast in their rejection of autocracy and commitment to democracy, but unresolved constitutional reforms and pending legal changes cast a long shadow over the December 2026 presidential election, according to findings by the National Democratic Institute’s (NDI) International Pre‑Election Assessment Mission.
Sep 4, 2026 • Landing Ceesay
His Excellency Zhao Shangsen, Deputy Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Banjul, has emphasised that President Xi Jinping’s four Global Governance Initiatives provide complementary pathways to stability and certainty in an era of overlapping crises.
Sep 4, 2026 • Adama Jallow
The Gambia has joined other African Union (AU) Member States in Luanda, Angola, for the 26th Extraordinary Session of the AU Executive Council, which is focusing on strengthening Africa’s capacity to prevent and resolve conflicts. The high-level session opened at the InterContinental Hotel in Luanda under the theme, “Strengthening Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa.”
Sep 3, 2026 • Mariatou Ngum & Abdou Mbye
Revising Courts have commenced hearings into objections arising from The Gambia’s 2026 supplementary voter registration exercise, following the appointment of Magistrates by the Office of the Chief Justice to preside over the cases.
Sep 3, 2026
Two hundred families and individuals in Tallinding North have benefited from a humanitarian initiative that provided beds and mattresses to improve household living conditions and promote dignity in the community.
Sep 3, 2026 • Jankey Ceesay
Fye Network (FyeN), in partnership with the QGroup, has announced the upcoming release of a new children’s book chronicling the inspiring entrepreneurial journey of Gambian business leader Muhammed Jah.
Sep 3, 2026
The Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in The Gambia on Monday commemorated the 104th anniversary of 30 August Victory Day with a reception at the Ambassador’s Residence in Brufut Heights.
Sep 2, 2026 • Sheriff JANKO
The Chief of Defense Staff, CDS, of The Gambia Armed Forces, Major General Ousman Gomez, has praised the strong collaboration between Gambian and Senegalese security forces at the Kerr Ali-Keur Ayib border, describing it as vital to national security and regional stability.
Sep 2, 2026 • Adama Jallow
The Gambia has joined other African Union Member States at the 26th Extraordinary Session of the AU Executive Council in Luanda, Angola, focused on strengthening mechanisms for conflict prevention and resolution across the continent.
Sep 2, 2026 • Mariatou Ngum & Abdou Mbye
