[RFI] The Gambia has formally blocked flights returning migrants deported from the European Union. Banjul argues that the country cannot reintegrate them.

[Foroyaa] The Gambia's Health Ministry has started a mass spraying and fogging exercise in Banjul in order to ensure the safety and welfare of people following reports of an invasion of biting midges and small files in the capital by the Banjul City ...

[Foroyaa] President Adama Barrow has assented to seven new acts of the National Assembly aimed at guiding the country's socio-economic development, the State House said in a media release dated 26 August 2021.

[Foroyaa] The Embassy of the Republic of The Gambia in Beijing, the People's Republic of China on 20 August 2021 launched the first ever official website of the Embassy since its establishment in 2016, under the URL name: http://www.gambiaembassychin...

[Foroyaa] Lawyer Essa Mbye Faal, the lead counsel at the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission has on Thursday evening declared his interest to run for president in the forthcoming presidential elections as an independent candidate.

[Foroyaa] The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) electoral officer for Upper River Region (URR), Kawsu Jawara, has urged Alkalolu (village heads) to protect the list of voters displayed at various polling stations and village centres locally call...

[Foroyaa] The Department of Fisheries in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), recently held a planning meeting on gender mainstreaming in the implementation of the shared Sardinella Project.

[Foroyaa] Police prosecutors drawn from all regions throughout the country are currently undergoing training at the Police Headquarters Conference hall in Banjul, the Police said.

[Foroyaa] The Senegalese Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Cheikh Wade on Thursday 26 August 2021 paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Gambia Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Yakubu A Drammeh at the Defence Headquarter...

[Foroyaa] A justice of the Gambia Court of Appeal said one of the ways the media could take to discharge their peace building role and ensure peaceful elections, is to ensure reporters are fluent in their lBy Ndey Soweanguage of choice and avoid infl...

[The Point] The Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Foundation is organising the 2nd Year Quranic Recitation and Prayers for the late former president of the Republic of The Gambia, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara. The former President died two years ago at the age of...

[The Point] The Civil Society Coalition on Access to Information commends President Adama Barrow for signing into law the Access to Information (ATI) Bill, after it was passed by the National Assembly on 1st July, this year.

[The Point] 25 August 2021, Banjul-The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Government of the Gambia through the Ministry of Agriculture with the support of the European Union Delegation and the French...

[The Point] Washington, D.C.-An online workshop organised by Elevate Global, an international development organization, featured a first-time partnership between the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and the University of The Gambia (UTG) tha...

[Foroyaa] Gambian President Adama Barrow has signed on Wednesday 25 August the Access To Information (ATI) Bill into Law. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Gambia Press Union in celebrating this landmark develo...

[The Point] President Adama Barrow is set to preside over the launch of The Gambia's road to Cameroon campaign and National Coordinating Committee (NCC) this weekend at the Football House in Kanifing, as the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations edges closer.

[The Point] Janjanbureh Uniting Sustainable Tourism and Community Training (JUST ACT) recently launched an ambitious project geared towards reforestation of mangrove, thereby strengthening local capacities for mangrove protection to secure the liveli...

[The Point] Basori over the weekend defeated Kuloro 2-1 in the on-going 2021-2022 Kombo East District inter-village football tournament played at the Tubakuta Football Field.

[The Point] Music fans in The Gambia and around the globe are mourning the untimely demise of Gambian kora sensation, Tatadinding Jobarteh, who died late Saturday afternoon at age 56 years.

[The Point] Professor Yusupha Dumbuya, leader and presidential candidate for the opposition Democratic Party (DP) has suggested that former president Yahya Jammeh be let free in order to heal and reconcile the nation.

[The Point] President Adama Barrow Tuesday received representatives of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) at the State House in Banjul. The delegation briefed the President on the organisation's plan to set up operations in The Gambia.

[The Point] Washington, DC: The Board of Governors of the IMF has approved a general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) equivalent to US$650 billion (about SDR 456 billion) on August 2, 2021, to boost global liquidity.

[The Point] The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Monday 23 August called for a more dynamic approach in a bid to bolster bilateral relations between The Gambia and the Isla...

[The Point] The managing director of the National Water and Electricity Company Limited (NAWEC), Nani Juwara has stated that The Gambia government through its strategic electricity subsector roadmap is designed to provide universal access to electric...

[The Point] The Gambia National Women's Team, the Queen Scorpions, began preparations for the start of the African Women's Cup of Nations (AWCON) qualifiers in October 2021.

[The Point] The Gambia Women's Chamber of Commerce (GWCC) recently concluded its business outreach to various regions meant to sensitise women in businesses.

[The Point] Project Steering Committee (PSC) for a United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) project that aims at strengthening the economic and social rights of vulnerable groups whose livelihoods have been negatively impacted by the con...

[The Point] The Gambia has registered 31 new cases (cumulative cases, 9,470) according to the 359th national situation report since the confirmation of the first case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in The Gambia, on the 16th March 2020.

[The Point] A total of 13 West African countries including The Gambia are currently meeting in Burkina Faso with a view to validating the Diagnostic Study on the Movement of Small-scale Cross-border Women Traders in ECOWAS

[The Point] Gambian striker Pa Dibba has extended his stay in Turkey after signing for Turkish side Eyüpspor on Tuesday.