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GAMBIA HANDBALL PREXY APPOINTED INTO CAHB ETHICS COMMISSION
The President of the Gambia Handball Association Lamin King Colley has been appointed as member (…)
[The Standard] 12/02/2026
The mother’s wound and its impact on the African boy child as a husband
By Dr Mimi Fatou Ceesay In many African societies, the mother is regarded as the child’s first (…)
[The Standard] 12/02/2026
A tribute to a pillar of enterprise: celebrating Mr Aki Allen at 80
By Mustapha Njie Today, we gather not just to mark the passage of years, but to celebrate a (…)
[The Standard] 12/02/2026
Surviving the Back-Way: Before me was bloodshed as Gambians fought for water in the oasis
By Modou Ceesay My journey in the Sahara with 179 migrants in a congested truck began in (…)
[The Standard] 12/02/2026
We are not divided anymore and here’s why I say this…
By Fatou Jongama I still believe there will be a coalition anyway. PDOIS, SOBEYA, UMC, GDC, and (…)
[The Standard] 12/02/2026
Seven languages and one confused classroom
By Lt. Col. Samsudeen Sarr Rtd I listened to Dr Habibatou Drammeh, The Gambia’s Minister of (…)
[The Standard] 12/02/2026
Expanding electricity but forgetting maintenance
Dear Editor,With the government’s rapid expansion of electricity distribution in this election (…)
[The Standard] 12/02/2026
Law, privacy and public health in Senegal arrests
Recent arrests in neighbouring Senegal involving allegations of homosexuality, ‘unnatural acts,’ (…)
[The Standard] 12/02/2026
BARROW PARDONS 56 PRISONERS
President Adama Barrow, has exercised his prerogative of mercy under Section 82 of the 1997 (…)
[The Standard] 12/02/2026
UDP youth leader accuses presidential adviser of encouraging ‘foreign voter’ registration
By Tabora Bojang Hagi Suwaneh, the president of the youth wing of the main opposition UDP has (…)
[The Standard] 12/02/2026
The burden and promise of governance in West Africa: A comparative reflection on The Gambia
By Mohammed Jallow Governance remains the single most decisive instrument through which nations (…)
[The Standard] 11/02/2026
The Gambia can grow, but first it must decide to produce
By Dr Abdoulie Bojang On a birthday, offered to the Republic; in memory of a mother, written for (…)
[The Standard] 11/02/2026
GDMS reacts to CepRass perception survey on the 2026 presidential elections
By Alhaji Kemo Conteh,Founder and senior partner, GDMS Attention:Independent Electoral (…)
[The Standard] 11/02/2026
Why Gambians deem positive macroeconomic outlook irrelevant in recent CepRass survey
Dear Editor,Despite strong economic growth and a rapid post-Covid-19 recovery, Gambians continue (…)
[The Standard] 11/02/2026
Commending government for rural electrification
President Adama Barrow’s recent inauguration of a new electricity grid extension marks a (…)
[The Standard] 11/02/2026
GAMBIA ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL ELECTRICITY TARGET
By Arret Jatta President Adama Barrow has said The Gambia is on track to achieve universal (…)
[The Standard] 11/02/2026
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Gambia: Billions Unaccounted for As Auditor General Issues Adverse Opinion On 2024 Accounts
[The Point] Billions of dalasis were wrongly recorded or misclassified in the government's 2024 financial statements,...
[AllAfrica] 03/02/2026
Gambia: Interior Minister Lays Down Hard Line On Security Reform
[The Point] The Minister for Interior, Hon. Abdoulie Sanyang, issued a firm and uncompromising call to the country's...
[AllAfrica] 02/02/2026
Gambia: Teacher Gets 20 Years in Prison for Rape
[The Point] Justice Ngui Mboob of the High Court at Kanifing on the 22nd January, 2026, convicted and sentenced Ansumana...
[AllAfrica] 29/01/2026
Gambia: Solicitor General Advises Against Hate Speech Ahead of Elections
[The Point] The Solicitor General, Hussein Thomasi, has urged Gambians to avoid hate speech and inflammatory conduct,...
[AllAfrica] 29/01/2026
Rohingya Genocide Case Moves to Judgment
On January 29, the three-week hearings on the merits of Gambia's genocide case against Myanmar before the International...
[The Africa news] 29/01/2026
Gambia: Judiciary Still Faces Shortage of Courtrooms & Office Space
[The Point] Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow has highlighted the Judiciary's challenges, including shortage of courtrooms...
[AllAfrica] 28/01/2026
Africa: The Year Ahead for African Democracy - Who Is Going to the Polls in 2026?
[RFI] After a tense general election in Uganda last week, presidential elections are set to follow in the Democratic...
[AllAfrica] 23/01/2026
The year ahead for African democracy: who is going to the polls in 2026?
After a tense general election in Uganda last week, presidential elections are set to follow in the Democratic Republic...
[RFI] 23/01/2026
Ex-Jammeh death squad leader pleads not guilty as landmark Gambia trial opens
The Gambia opened its first trial Thursday against a member of the country's notorious "Junglers" paramilitary unit,...
[Africanews] 16/01/2026
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