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Supreme Court Joins Female lawyers As Parties in Pro-FGM Lawsuit Against State
The Voice Gambia
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July 17, 2025
By: Nicholas Bass The Supreme Court of The Gambia presided over by Honorable Justice Edrisa Mbai Wednesday granted an application moved by The Gambia Female Lawyers Association [FLAG] to be joined as parties in Pro- Female Genital Mutilation [FGM]...
Two Players from Greater Tomorrow in England for 3-Month Trials
The Voice Gambia
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July 17, 2025
By: Kemo Kanyi As the Gambia Football Federation Men’s Division One League concludes, Greater Tomorrow Football Club has sent two of its talented players for a three-month football trial in England. The duo landed on Tuesday. Before departing, the...
Gov’t $68M projects to ‘enhance climate-smart agriculture’
The Point
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Speaking at the event, President Barrow described the projects as a turning point in The Gambia’s quest for agricultural transformation, highlighting their direct support to over 80,000 households, with a focus on women and youth. He explained...
My personal reflection on the dictator is us by Alhagie Saidy-Barrow.
The Standard Gambia
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July 16, 2025
- Advertisement - By Ndey Jobarteh I want to begin this reflection by sharing something quite personal. My copy of The Dictator Is Us is not just any book; Cherno Bah bought it and made sure that it bears Alagie Saidy-Barrow’s signature, and Adama...
Managing agricultural projects right this time
The Standard Gambia
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July 17, 2025
- Advertisement - President Adama Barrow’s recent launch of agricultural projects worth $68.4 million is a significant development in The Gambia’s pursuit of food security. With climate change, rising global food prices, and increasing youth...
Group Accuses Government of Election Manipulation Ahead of 2026 Polls
The Voice Gambia
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July 16, 2025
By: Sering Mass Jallow The Gambia Civil Society Against Corruption (GICSAC), a civil society group has publicly accused President Adama Barrow’s government of attempting to manipulate the upcoming 2026 presidential elections through the...
Un groupe accuse le gouvernement de manipulations électorales avant les élections de 2026
The Voice Gambia
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July 17, 2025
Par: Sering Mass Jallow Le groupe Gambia Civil Society Against Corruption (GICSAC), une organisation de la société civile, a publiquement accusé le gouvernement du président Adama Barrow de tenter de manipuler les élections présidentielles de 2026...
Protesters Jeer NSC Director as GALA Delivers Damning Petition Against GFF at Westfield
The Fatu Network
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July 23, 2025
- Advertisement - By Muhammed Lamin Drammeh Under the sun at the busy Westfield, where a large number of protesters gathered, a restless crowd of football faithful erupted in a torrent of boos as Mahmoud Lamin Jawla, Acting Executive Director of...
EFSCRJ stands in solidarity with GALA against corruption
The Standard Gambia
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July 17, 2025
- Advertisement - Dear Editor, We wish to associate with GALA in their crusade against corruption and the lack of political will to ensure accountability in The Gambia. Corruption has not only been normalised by the Barrow Government but also it...
New Foreign minister vows transparent diplomacy
The Point
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad convened a strategic breakfast meeting on July 15, 2025, at the Atlantic Hotel in Banjul to formally introduce Hon. Sering Modou Njie as the newly appointed Foreign...
Barrow Launches Agriculture Projects Aimed at Boosting Food Security and Climate Resilience
The Fatu Network
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July 16, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: The Fatu Network Newsdesk President Adama Barrow has launched three new agricultural initiatives aimed at strengthening The Gambia’s food systems, improving climate resilience, and expanding access to agricultural...
GANU SLAMS NPP OVER INCREMENT OF ELECTION NOMINATION FEES
The Standard Gambia
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July 15, 2025
- Advertisement - The Gambia Alliance for National Unity (GANU) has accused the governing National People’s Party (NPP) for using its majority in the National Assembly to orchestrate the increment of nomination fees for elections. In a press...
EFSCRJ calls for the restoration and protection of Tanji bird reserve
The Standard Gambia
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July 24, 2025
- Advertisement - Dear Editor, EFSCRJ has received with shock the damning investigative report by Malagen about the allocation of pieces of land within the Tanji Bird Reserve to various businesspeople and politicians. These beneficiaries are...
Medina Utd need point against Essau to gain automatic promotion to 1st Tier
The Point
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#Sports Jul 17, 2025, 11:39 AM | Article By: Lamin Darboe Medina United need just a point against Essau United in their final league outing today, Thursday, 17th July 2025 at the Jarra-Soma Mini Stadium to gain automatic promotion to The Gambia...
Latrikunda Utd officially relegated to 3rd Division
The Point
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Latrikunda United have been officially relegated to the Third Division League. The Latrikunda based-team occupy third-place from bottom on the 2024-2025 Gambia Football Federation GFF) Division Two League table with 32 points after 33 league...
Digitising tax collection will...
The Guardian Post
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Officials were speaking recently in Abidjan, headquarters of the AfDB Group, during a continental conference focused on how digital technologies could be used to unlock billions in revenue for Africa. Digital technologies have the potential to...
UDP Official Calls Barrow’s Critics as “Patriotic Citizens”
The Voice Gambia
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July 16, 2025
By: Kemo Kanyi United Democratic Party’s spokesperson for North Bank, Karamo Njie, has described critics of President Adama Barrow’s government as patriotic citizens who are yearning to see a better Gambia. Njie made the remarks during an...
My “Old” white wife
The Standard Gambia
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July 23, 2025
- Advertisement - By Alagie Saidy-Barrow I woke up early in the morning. It was way before Fajr. I had nowhere in particular to go, but I needed to be out of the house. I had to sneak out because I didn’t want my mother, sleeping next door, to...
Medicine contamination! WHO calls for urgent regulatory action
Madhyamam
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July 24, 2025
New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called out the need for urgent regulatory action against contamination of medicines with industrial-grade toxic chemicals, posing severe health risks, especially among children, IANS...
African sci-fi imagines new ways of living in climate-change...
Modern Ghana
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A new book called African Climate Futures explores how African science fiction is addressing climate change. International politics scholar Carl Death weighs up climate policies in African countries and discusses stories and films alongside them....