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4H Gambia holds National Gathering
The Voice Gambia
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July 2, 2025
By: Haruna Kuyateh 4H The Gambia, a local NGO based in Farafenni and affiliated with 4H Norway recently organised annual National Gathering 2025 revolving around the theme: Inspire for Change. The gathering brough together 4HERS from North Bank...
Justice Slows as Courts Shut Before Time
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 7, 2025
By Yankuba Jallow It was just past 9:45 a.m. when Lamin* arrived at the Bundung Magistrates’ Court, clutching some documents she had been carrying back and forth for more than a year. He had left his home in Gunjur shortly after 6 a.m. and paid...
Des organisations de soutien aux entreprises lancent l’initiative « Gambia Good Market »
The Voice Gambia
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July 1, 2025
Par: Binta Jaiteh Deux organisations de soutien aux entreprises ont récemment lancé le « Gambia Good Market » (GGM), une initiative visant à améliorer l’accès au marché local et à renforcer les partenariats pour les entreprises des secteurs du...
‘We have no one to help us’: A tide of salt is killing The Gambia’s rice
China Dialogue Ocean
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July 1, 2025
In The Gambia’s north-western Lower Niumi district, rice farmer Aja Fatou Sanneh looks out over land that once sustained her family. Now it is cracked and chalk-white with salt. The sea has eroded the coast, enabling saltwater to creep into rivers...
Press Update: Formal Letters Dispatched to Senegalese Authorities Regarding Gambia-Senegal Hydrocarbon Concerns
The Fatu Network
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July 1, 2025
- Advertisement - By: Seringe S.T. Touray Mr. Ousman F. M’Bai has today dispatched formal letters to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Senegal, raising urgent and unresolved matters...
Moment Border Force agents smash people smuggling ring as they arrest Gambian national in terraced family home 'who helped launder £3m in profits'
Daily Mail
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July 1, 2025
This is the moment investigators smashed a multi-million pound people smuggling and human trafficking ring with raids on Organised Crime suspects in Yorkshire and Essex. Operation Bayburn swung into action today after months of painstaking...
Tracing fate of former president Jammeh’s seized lands
The Standard Gambia
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July 1, 2025
- Advertisement - By Binta Jarju Years after the fall of former president Yahya Jammeh, the full extent and fate of the vast real estate empire he amassed during his 22-year rule remains concealed from the Gambian public. The Janneh Commission...
MoYS bids farewell to 55 young Gambians for Global Training
The Point
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Minister for Youth and Sports Bakary Y. Badjie, who led the ceremony, applauded the diversity and determination of the group. Minister Badjie stated that 44 youths are heading to China for seminars in sports, culture, tourism, entrepreneurship and...
CSOs Take the Lead as Gambia Pushes Inclusive Security Reforms
The Voice Gambia
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July 1, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally Civil society organisations (CSOs) have renewed their push for stronger oversight and citizen participation in Gambia’s ongoing Security Sector Reform (SSR) process, as a five-day capacity-building workshop kicked off Monday in...
From mistrust to cooperation: ActionAid Gambia bridges gap between communities and security forces
The Point
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In a country where trust between civilians and security forces is often strained, ActionAid International, The Gambia (AAITG) is taking bold steps to change the narrative. In a groundbreaking move, AAITG recently convened a Community Security...
Growing Trend of School-Age Children Out of Class During School Hours Sparks Concern in The Gambia
The Voice Gambia
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July 1, 2025
By: Esi Ejoh Banjul, The Gambia at exactly 8am, while classrooms across the country are meant to be filled with the chatter of student reciting lessons another reality plays out on the streets and open fields of many communities. Increasing...
Ex-BCC CEO: “No Major Payment Was Made Without Mayor’s Knowledge”
The Voice Gambia
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July 1, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Banjul City Council (BCC), Mustapha Bachily, has strongly rejected claims that key decisions and financial transactions were made without the mayor’s knowledge during his tenure....
Ex-BCC CEO refutes Mayor Lowe’s claims
The Point
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Appearing before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry (LGCI) probing the affairs of BCC, Batchilly rejected Mayor Lowe’s earlier claim that the CEO and Finance Director held “absolute control” over financial decisions. According to...
Gambia expresses solidarity with Qatar following Iranian attack on Al Udeid Air Base
The Peninsula
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June 27, 2025
Banjul: The Republic of The Gambia expressed its solidarity with the State of Qatar following Iran's attack on Al Udeid Air Base earlier this week, calling for the resolution of disputes through peaceful means and in accordance with international...
Say no to election violence!
The Standard Gambia
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July 1, 2025
- Advertisement - In the past few days, a video has surfaced purportedly showing female members of the United Democratic Party (UDP) beating up a woman because she allegedly belongs to a different camp in the party. This is totally unacceptable in...
Violation of international law and human rights by the US
The Standard Gambia
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June 24, 2025
- Advertisement - By Madi Jobarteh The US Government and its embassy in Banjul are flagrantly violating international law by “suspending or limiting entry and visa issuance to nationals of certain countries.” The decision is arbitrary, unjustified...
Drug Law Enforcement Agency Commemorates World Drug Day
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 30, 2025
By Nelson Manneh The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, the Gambia on Thursday 26th June 2025 commemorated the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking, otherwise referred to as the World Drug Day. The International days and...
Legal, security personnel from Nigeria, 6 others get drug investigation training
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 27, 2025
DEA drug investigation course Special Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has hosted an advanced-level course for 35 law enforcement, prosecutors, magistrates, and training personnel from Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal,...
Rohey Malick Lowe Says CEOs Control Council, Not the Mayors
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 30, 2025
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe of the Banjul City Council (BCC) on 25 June testified before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, where she faced a detailed and probing interrogation by Lead Counsel Patrick Gomez on matters relating to financial...
Gambia’s creatives selected to represent The Gambia at the International Competition in Russia.
The Voice Gambia
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June 27, 2025
By: Bakary Ceesay The Kardo National Stage was held in the Gambia, where Gambian creatives competed in the disciplines of DJing, Hip-hop, and Graffiti. It was an intense competition between the participants to get the chance to represent the...