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Gambia Tourism Board Shines at Yaram Arts Festival in London, Showcasing Gambia Tourism products
The Voice Gambia
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August 26, 2025
By: Yunus S. Saliu The Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard) proudly participated in this year’s Yaram Arts Festival in London, a vibrant celebration of Senegambian culture that brought together Gambians, the wider African diaspora, and international...
Gambia’s descent into lawlessness: Extra-judicial policing under Barrow
The Standard Gambia
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August 26, 2025
- Advertisement - By Kebeli Demba Nyima, Atlanta Looking at the disturbing videos and images that have flooded social media these past days, one is compelled to ask whether The Gambia is once again sliding back into dictatorship. Ordinary...
Gambia youth face high risk of sexual violence
The Point
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Youth in The Gambia face a high risk of violence such as sexual harassment and abuse, in schools, communities and other settings with harmful social norms and a lack of comprehensive protection laws contributing to the problem. Initiatives such as...
Gambian youth takes root in agriculture
The Point
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Experts warn that unless The Gambia invests more in its agric sector, attracting its teeming young people, food security, job creation, and poverty reduction will remain an elusive dream. It is a fact that the sector has long been the lifeline of...
Gambia Participate equips researchers to combat misinformation
The Point
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The capacities building session also exposed participants to various strategies to counter both local and foreign influences on impactful research. The initiative, held in Bakadaji, underscored the critical need for credible, ethical, and...
Photos of a Gambian village where a ‘sea war’ is brewing
Regional Media News - Iowa
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August 28, 2025
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — A brewing “sea war” off Gambia pits local fishermen against foreign trawlers, and each other, as overfishing and global seafood demand strain dwindling stocks. The clashes are fracturing coastal communities, with experts...
Gambia unveils bold prison reform plan to modernise correctional system
The Point
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The initiative, unveiled by Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang at the Ministerial Town Hall Meeting (Mansa Kunda) on Saturday, aims to address chronic overcrowding, poor infrastructure, and lack of rehabilitation programmes by introducing a...
Photos from the Gambian coast, where a 'sea war' is brewing
Mankato Free Press - Minnesota
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BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — A brewing “sea war” off Gambia pits local fishermen against foreign trawlers, and each other, as overfishing and global seafood demand strain dwindling stocks. The clashes are fracturing coastal communities, with experts...
A ‘sea war’ brews off Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign vessels, and each other
Associated Press
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August 28, 2025
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Kawsu Leigh writhed in pain on the fishing boat, his burned skin as mottled as the paint on the deck beneath him. Raw and slick, the burns covered large parts of his upper body. His day began as normal, with a shift on one of...
Takeaways: Gambia’s fishermen are caught in a ‘sea war’ with foreign vessels
Associated Press
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August 28, 2025
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Video exclusively obtained by The Associated Press documents an emerging problem in the fight for dominance between Gambian fishermen and foreign-owned commercial vessels in West African waters. Local fishermen, angered by...
'Sea War' Brews off Gambia as Desperate Fishermen Attack Foreign Vessels, and Each Other
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 28, 2025
Kawsu Leigh writhed in pain on the fishing boat, his burned skin as mottled as the paint on the deck beneath him. Raw and slick, the burns covered large parts of his upper body. His day began as normal, with a shift on one of the foreign-owned...
NEGMAR’s new ferry arrives as Gambia’s most troubled crossing seeks a reset
The Fatu Network
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August 28, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: Seringe ST Touray A new roll-on, roll-off ferry named Selimiye has been introduced by NEGMAR Investment Corporation, a Turkish company investing in river transport in The Gambia. The vessel is intended to add capacity...
Gambia share spoils with Ivory Coast in West Africa Deaf football tourney
The Point
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The Gambia was expected to travel with 25 players but travelled with 15 people due to financial constraints. The Gambia travelled with 13 players and 2 officials. The Gambia Deaf Scorpions qualified for the Semi-finals. They will face either...
Gambia Hails U.S Conviction of Former Death Squad Operative, Michael Sang Correa
The Voice Gambia
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August 25, 2025
The Gambian government has welcomed the conclusion of the sentencing hearing for Michael Sang Correa, a former operative of the notorious Gambian death squad known as the Junglers. This followed Correa’s sentencing to 135 months on each count, to...
Gambia to Host CAVB U18 Youth Development Cup, International Referee Course
The Voice Gambia
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August 25, 2025
By: Kemo Kanyi The Gambia is set to host the CAVB U18 Youth Development Cup, a major continental beach volleyball tournament that will bring together top youth talent from across Africa. The event will run from September 2 to 7, 2025, and is part...
Democracy Fades Away As Gambia Slides Back To Dictatorship, Says Assan Martin
The Voice Gambia
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August 28, 2025
By: Nicholas Bass Human Rights lawyer, Assan Martin has alleged that President Adama Barrow’s advisers are misleading him, posing threats to the democracy Gambians voted for in 2016 Presidential polls. In an interview with The Voice Mr. Martin...
British gran reveals how she came to suspect younger Gambian fiancé’s ‘sister’ was actually his wife
LAD Bible
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A British grandma who fell for a Gambian man over 20 years her junior has revealed when she started to suspect the man's sister was actually his wife. Zena, a 65-year-old from Surrey, started a romance with 44-year-old waiter Ebrima after the pair...
Gran learns truth about Gambian toyboy 'whose sister was his wife'
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 28, 2025
A gran has told how she fears that the Gambian toyboy she met while on holiday has been lying to her about his life - and that his 'sister' is actually his wife. Zena met Ebrima - who is 21 years her junior - while on a resort holiday in Banjul,...
Benni McCarthy welcomed by President Ruto after historic CHAN run
Briefly
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September 3, 2025
President William Ruto hosted Benni McCarthy and the Harambee Stars at State House following their CHAN quarter-final run McCarthy received the Coach of the Month award for August, after guiding Kenya to a historic knockout stage for the first...
Gambia, South Africa seal path to visa-free travel
The Point
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At the meeting, the two ministers hailed the enduring bonds of solidarity between their nations, rooted in shared values of African unity, mutual respect, and cooperation. They welcomed the opportunity to expand their partnership across a range of...