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‘CAR DRIFITING IS NOT A SPORT IN THE GAMBIA’
By Olimatou Coker Sports Minister Bakary Badjie has told youth communities across the country (…)
[The Standard] 4/02/2026
A Gambian son’s rise to Colonel: Honouring the service and leadership of Ebrima FaFa M’Bai
By Omar FaFa M’Bai Lieutenant Colonel Ebrima FaFa M’Bai enlisted in the United States Army in (…)
[The Standard] 4/02/2026
What Talib Bensouda’s mayoral record Tells us about national leadership
Dear EditorMayor Talib Bensouda’s political journey deserves sober reflection, not casual (…)
[The Standard] 4/02/2026
A possible boost in employment
The announcement by His Excellency, President Adama Barrow, that the Temple Tree Hospitality (…)
[The Standard] 4/02/2026
GOV’T SAYS CEPRASS FINDINGS NOT A TRUE REFLECTION OF ITS PERFORMANCE
By Omar Bah The government has responded to the recent opinion polls released by the Centre for (…)
[The Standard] 4/02/2026
Woman gets 4 years for spraying boyfriend with hot oil
By Amadou Jadama Magistrate Rose Mendy of the Bundung magistrates’ court yesterday convicted and (…)
[The Standard] 4/02/2026
GHIB, CBG convene international financial trade experts in Banjul
By Lamin Cham A major international forum of influential financial brains from across Africa and (…)
[The Standard] 4/02/2026
Gaye Sowe appointed legal affairs director at Ecowas Commission
By Tabora Bojang Gambian international human rights lawyer Gaye Sowe has been appointed director (…)
[The Standard] 4/02/2026
Gambia welcomes Spain’s plan to legalise half-a-million migrants
By Tabora Bojang The government said it welcomes the Spanish government’s announcement to (…)
[The Standard] 4/02/2026
ALL SET FOR AIPS-AFRICA BANJUL MEETING
The congress of the Association of International Sports Press AIPS African chapter, opens in (…)
[The Standard] 3/02/2026
Refela Gambia National Chapter unveils 17 boreholes for different communities to tackle water scarcity
By Arret Jatta In villages where women once rose before dawn to queue at dry wells or trek (…)
[The Standard] 3/02/2026
Fasting in the midst of hardship: The moral contradiction of rising prices in a season of faith
By Mohammed Jallow As The Gambia edges closer to the holy month of Ramadan and simultaneously (…)
[The Standard] 3/02/2026
EFSFRJ declaration on rights, justice, accountability
Press release PreambleWe, the Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice, convened on (…)
[The Standard] 3/02/2026
CepRass survey impressive but not deterministic in its outcome for 2026
By Dr Lamin Keita The CepRass survey on the prospective winners of the 2026 presidential (…)
[The Standard] 3/02/2026
Truth, sacrifice, and the hard choices of coalition politics
By Melville Robertson Roberts Esq Politics has a way of forcing uncomfortable honesty. There are (…)
[The Standard] 3/02/2026
Starmer’s visit to China was not a reset, but a new way forward
Diplomacy, much of the time, is about symbols rather than substance. And in the case of China, (…)
[The Standard] 3/02/2026
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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
The Gambia Reparations Commission begins payments to victims of Jammeh-era abuses
The authoritarian rule of former dictator Yahya Jammeh was marked by human rights violations, including extrajudicial...
[Africanews] 13/01/2026
Top UN court to hear landmark Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar
DidMyanmarcommit genocide against itsRohingyaMuslim minority? That's what judges at the International Court of Justice...
[The Africa news] 12/01/2026
Gambian authorities intercept 780 migrants trying to reach Europe
The operation came just days after another boat capsized off the Gambian coast killing more than 30 people.
[Africanews] 10/01/2026
Boat carrying dozens of migrants bound for Spain returns to Gambia after taking on water
A boat carrying dozens of migrants hoping to reach Spain returned to shore after taking on water off the coast of...
[Africanews] 07/01/2026
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