GAMBIAN TEAM SET FOR AFRICAN YOUTH PENTATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP

- Advertisement - The Gambian team to the African Modern Youth Pentathlon and Relay World Championship, leaves town tomorrow for Alexandra, Eqypt, the host of the championship. The competitions run from July 5th to the 15th. The Gambian delegation...

Gambia to Inaugurate Sanyang Seaport July 5 — Ports MD Ousman Jobarteh

- Advertisement - By Michaella Faith Wright The Managing Director of the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA), Ousman Jobarteh, has disclosed that the official inauguration of the Sanyang Seaport will take place on July 5, 2025. He made the announcement...

Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohammed visits Gambia

Gambian workers deployed to Spain to receive €1000 per month 

He confirmed that the recruitment of employees bound for both Saudi and Spain had been completed, and that the workers have now started their new jobs. “Salaries for those in Saudi Arabia are paid through their recruitment agencies. The Trade...

THE SHAKY STATE OF THE GAMBIA’S FOREIGN SERVICE: PUBLICITY OR REFORM?

June 26, 2025 Publicity or Policy Action The attentive segment of the public had a fleeting view of the state of the foreign service of The Gambia when the late Vice President, Badara Joof, shortly after his appointment in 2022, publicly raised...

Kaizer Chiefs chase lethal left-footed Gambian winger Gibril Sillah

By: Kemo Kanyi Kaizer Chiefs have set their sights on Gambian winger Gibril Sillah, currently a free agent after an impressive season with Azam FC in Tanzania. Sillah, a 26-year-old left-footed attacker born in Barra, The Gambia, stands at 1.84m...

Gambia Takes the Spotlight in Global Tourism by Promoting Destination Gambia at Experience Africa 2025

- Advertisement - The Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard) is actively putting Destination Gambia on the global map by attending the three-day Experience Africa 2025 trade event. Taking place at Bishopsgate, London, from June 23rd to June 25th, the...

Who cursed The Gambia?

- Advertisement - By Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf Sowe When I was growing up, I always felt uncomfortable whenever I saw highly talented Gambians leaving the country and not returning. However, as I experienced my own taste of Gambian adult life, I...

Suspects who helped more than 500 people from Gambia to enter UK illegally arrested

The Home Office said the group was thought to have helped more than 500 people from Gambia enter the country using forged passports and visas of people who had legitimate status in the UK. Immigration enforcement officers carried out raids in West...

China Renews Support for Gambia’s Healthcare With Arrival of New Medical Team

By: Binta Jaiteh The Government of the People’s Republic of China has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening The Gambia’s healthcare sector with the official handover of a new Chinese medical team. The transition ceremony, held Friday at the...

Barrow Says New Seaport Will Make The Gambia Subregional Trade Hub

By: Fatou Krubally President Adama Barrow has laid the foundation stone for the construction of the new Sanyang Deep Seaport, describing it as a legacy project that will help position The Gambia as a trade and logistics hub for the sub-region....

Doctrinal flexibility and technological adaptation for the Gambia Armed Forces

- Advertisement - By Lt Col (Rtd) Samsudeen Sarr In today’s ever-shifting global security arena, no army worth its salt can afford to rest on the laurels of past doctrines. Stagnation, in military terms, is an invitation to defeat. My own journey...

China hands over 23rd Medical team to Gambia, reinforcing bilateral health cooperation

The handover ceremony, held at a reception hosted by the Chinese Embassy, also marked the farewell to the 22nd Chinese Medical Team, which had been serving in the country over the past year. The event symbolised the continued commitment of the...

GIRAV strengthens Gambia's Rice, Maize seed security drive 

This persistent reliance on imports is being worsened by low productivity, intergenerational poverty, food and nutrition insecurity, and thus hampering the commercialisation of rice farming in particular. To address this challenge, the Gambia...

Ambassador Liu Jin welcomes 23rd batch of Chinese medical experts to Gambia’s health sector

The occasion was held via a reception organised at the Embassy in which he also bade farewell to the 22nd Chinese Medical team that had previously served in the nation’s health sector. The occasion also symbolised the continuation of the Chinese...

Gambia set to replace 30-year-old environmental law

The 1994 Act, according to Hon. Manjang, no longer reflects the environmental realities of today. “So much has changed since 1994,” she said while addressing lawmakers. “New international conventions have been ratified, new local challenges have...

Sierra Leone to Boost Agricultural Productivity Through Partnership with Turkish Fertilizer Firm

The Government of Sierra Leone is poised to enhance its agricultural productivity through a potential partnership with Enterprise Fertilizer Factory, a prominent Turkish company. The development follows a productive meeting between Sierra Leone’s...

Gambia, Mauritania strengthen ties in key sectors

The high-level meeting, held under the directives of Presidents Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani and Adama Barrow, marked a new chapter in bilateral relations, with both sides committing to expanded partnerships across diplomacy, trade, security,...

AB Beautiful Blinds: A Standard of Professionalism in The Gambia’s Design Sector, Led by Founder Saihou Balajo

- Advertisement - Written by: The Fatu Network Editorial In a country where distinguishing skilled professionals from self-taught workers can be a gamble, AB Beautiful Blinds stands out as a trusted name in The Gambia’s interior design and window...

Rental Law Fails to Protect Gambian Tenants From Exploitative Practices

By Nelson Manneh In The Gambia, the relationship between tenants and property owners is regulated by law. The Rent Act was amended in 2024 to improve on the provisions of the law, which was passed in 1996 as Decree number 67. The law provides for...