[Foroyaa] The public health authorities of The Gambia are supposed to protect the citizens from preventable epidemics such as cholera. Sanitation is a prerequisite to the prevention of epidemics.

[Foroyaa] The question of why passenger and artisanal fishing boats in The Gambia do not have a clear and widely enforced identification system has been on the national agenda for years. Unlike motor vehicles, which are required to carry registration...

[Foroyaa] Saturday 8 August 2026, Tanji landing stage. Maimuna Bah is haggling over the price of the fish. She wants to buy a batch, sell some of it fresh, smoke the rest and sell them later.

[Foroyaa] Foroyaa has observed that the same opposition parties have been attending many coalition talks and have not been speaking with one voice to be able to build a political force capable of challenging and removing the incumbent. The will to bu...

[Foroyaa] Gambia for All (GFA) has launched its manifesto for the December 2026 presidential election, presenting a four-pillar programme centred on food security, economic transformation, human capital development and system transformation.

[Foroyaa] The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched a technical assistance programme to strengthen its ability to identify and audit transfer pricing risks involving multinational companies and related-party transactions.

[Foroyaa] The Bundung High Court has dismissed an application by the Manjai Kunda Village Management Development Committee seeking to stop a group of individuals from managing and using the Manjai Football Park, also known as the Father Gough Sports ...

[Afrobarometer] Majorities say the government should reduce or eliminate entry by foreign job seekers and refugees.

[Foroyaa] A total of 121 medical products failed post-shipment quality testing in 2024, according to the Medicines Control Agency (MCA).

[Foroyaa] This question was posed to Halifa Sallah and he answered as follows:

[IPS] Montevideo, Uruguay -- Last August, a one-month-old girl in The Gambia bled to death after being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice that had been illegal in the country since 2015. FGM is a human rights violation, whatever...

[Foroyaa] The National Environment Agency (NEA), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has started a two-day workshop on cleaner fuels and vehicle alignment standards for ECOWAS countries.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan President João Lourenço has been invited to visit Gambia following talks with a special envoy in Luanda.

[The Point] The Lower West Coast Region (LWCR) Task Force has arrested 19 suspected Sierra Leonean nationals during an operation at an uncompleted building in Brusubi.

[The Point] President Adama Barrow will host the President of the Gabonese Republic, His Excellency Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, for a State Visit to The Gambia from 30th July to 2nd August 2026, aimed at strengthening the longstanding bilateral rel...

[The Point] Ex-Lt. Col. Sanna Manjang, and a member of the notorious killer squad know as 'junglers', a unit created by the former President Yahya Jammeh opened his defence following the withdrawal of four murder charges against him by the state and ...

[The Point] The National Audit Office (NAO) has raised a red flag over the Medicines Control Agency's (MCA) failure to produce the Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Investigation Report during the audit of its 2021-2024 financial statements, saying the omiss...

[The Point] The Judiciary of The Gambia yesterday admitted 45 newly qualified legal practitioners to the Bar in a ceremony presided over by Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow at the High Court in Banjul.

[The Point] The Gambia's annual tax revenue has more than double in just three years without broad-based tax increases, according to Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Seedy Keita, who attributed the sharp rise to digital reforms, stronger tax adm...

[The Conversation Africa] The Gambia is often portrayed as little more than a geographical oddity, a strip of land engulfed by its much larger neighbour Senegal. It was once the centre of Senegambia, administered by Britain between 1765 and 1779. But...

[The Point] In a decisive diplomatic move, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad on Tuesday, 21st July 2026, convened a high-level briefing for the diplomatic and consular corps resident in The Gambia. The mee...

[The Point] Speaking at the Commonwealth Sports Ministers' Meeting ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the Minister for Youth and Sports Wednesday evening reiterated his strong resolve to utilise sport to promote health, social inclusion, pea...

[The Point] The Central Bank of The Gambia convened a high-level stakeholders' engagement on statistical data compilation, quality, and usage at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre on Wednesday 22 July 2026.

[The Point] ActionAid International The Gambia, in partnership with the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, has concluded a three-day training on non-partisan, youth-focused civic education and election reporting for Gambian Journalists and social med...

[The Point] The President H.E. Adama Barrow Thursday received in audience officials attending the annual Africa Tax Administration Forum Masterclass at the State House.

[This Day] Banjul, the Gambia -- Chief Executive Officer of Gabjane Global Resources Limited, Sunday Chukwumanjo Umeoduagu, is set to receive a major continental recognition today, Thursday, July 23, 2026, as he will be honoured with the Golden Star ...

[Foroyaa] Attorney General and Minister of Justice Dawda A. Jallow on Monday paid tribute to retiring Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow, describing him as a mentor, colleague and friend whose leadership had strengthened the judiciary and whose writings ...

[The Point] "Africa's development cannot be outsourced. Sustainable development must ultimately be financed through domestic resources mobilised by strong and effective institutions," says Gambia Revenue Authority Commissioner General Yankuba Darboe,...

[The Point] The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) yesterday officially received eight brand-new 4x4 double-cabin pick-up trucks.

[The Point] According to reliable sources, a doctor will accompany the Gambian delegation to the 2026 Commonwealth Games to be hosted in Glasgow, Scotland.