[The Point] Dr. Fatou Baldeh MBE, a Gambian activist has made it to the 2025 'TIME Most Influential 100 People in the World.

[The Point] His Excellency Mr. Adama Barrow, Secretary General of the National People's Party (NPP) and Leader of the Grand Ruling Alliance, Sunday, 20th April, convened a crucial strategic meeting with regional executive committee members from partn...

[Foroyaa] A Nigerian national accused of possessing millions in counterfeit currency was arraigned Tuesday before the Brusubi Magistrates' Court, where he pleaded not guilty to a single charge of purchasing forged bank notes.

[Foroyaa] The Supreme Court of The Gambia has ruled in favour of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), declaring that actions taken by the Ministry of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs, along with the Inspector General of Police, viola...

[allAfrica] Rights Groups Criticize New Zimbabwean Law That Curbs Civic Space

[Foroyaa] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the Government of The Gambia on two critical fronts: a Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) to address climate change, and the third review of the countr...

[The Point] The managing director cum chief executive officer (CEO) for West Africa Takaful Insurance, Momodou Musa Joof has been awarded the Most Outstanding Community Insurance Professional in Africa.

[Foroyaa] A High Court judge in Banjul has acquitted four Portuguese women in a major cocaine trafficking case, ruling that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence to support charges against them. The court, however, ordered five Gambia...

[Foroyaa] The Gambia Police Force arrested a Nigerian national and recovered a substantial quantity of suspected counterfeit foreign currency, in what law enforcement officials described as a significant breakthrough in the fight against financial cr...

[Foroyaa] The Ministry of Public Service, Administrative Reform, Policy Coordination & Delivery through the Personnel Management Office carried out two phases of Staff Audit in Fiscal Year 2024. The first phase covered the Ministries of Basi...

[Foroyaa] Justice Sonia Akinbiyi of the Banjul High Court Annex has issued an order restraining both the plaintiff and defendants, along with their associates, from accessing a piece of land currently under litigation. The court ruled that all partie...

[Foroyaa] The President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr. George Agyekum Donkor, has announced a $10 million public sector loan to The Gambia in support of the country's National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corp...

[Foroyaa] As a demonstration of their commitment to deliver tangible results for children and adolescents in the country, UNICEF-Gambia has held its first Steering Committee meeting on their Country Program (2024 - 2028) for children, with members of...

[The Point] 2nd Lieutenant Pharing Sanyang of the Gambia Armed Forces recounted how he had suffered from junglers of former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh.

[Foroyaa] Stakeholders from the basketball community--including administrators, coaches and players--last Saturday deliberated on the challenges they are grappling with and proposed solutions to them at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) organised by T...

[Foroyaa] Lawyers for Sait Matty Jaw, Madi Jobarteh, Coach-Pasamba Jow, and Baboucarr Sufism Nyang have urged the Supreme Court to declare the 2025 budget submission and its acceptance by the National Assembly unconstitutional, arguing that it violat...

[Foroyaa] Addressing awardees of the Gambia Revenue Authority's (GRA) Most Compliant Taxpayers' Awards, President Adama Barrow emphasized the increasing importance of domestic revenue mobilisation, citing a significant decline in overseas development...

[The Point] In a landmark move to strengthen human rights accountability in The Gambia, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recently presented and validated its 2024 State of Human Rights Report.

[Foroyaa] In 2024 The Gambia exported the sum of 3.4 billion dalasi. Remittances in 2024 was 775 million dollars (55 billion dalasi) and tax revenue amounted to 20.8 billion dalasi. Remittance therefore is what is supporting the Gambian dalasi and ta...

[Foroyaa] Baba Badjie, the principal complainant in the ongoing land dispute between the Badjie Kunda Family and the Sanyang Kunda Family of Chabai village, testified on Thursday, 10 April 2025, before the Bondali District Tribunal Court in Foni Bond...

[Foroyaa] The Elections Bill 2021 obliges the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to provide enough security for candidates vying for the Office of President of the Republic of the Gambia in Clause 154.

[allAfrica] Campaigners Urge Gambia Not To Lose Hope In Seeking Justice For Past Crimes

[Foroyaa] Foroyaa is waiting for a press conference by the Fire and Rescue Service to give the institution prominence in protecting life and property. It is unfortunate that we don't have a society that keeps accurate records of the number of fire in...

[Foroyaa] The arrest warrant for Sanna Manjang, a key figure in the Jammeh regime, has offered some relief to victims. Advocates are calling for the government to act swiftly, warning that accused perpetrators are dying before facing trial. Despite U...

[Foroyaa] The Supreme Court has begun hearing a legal challenge brought by the Coalition of Progressive Gambians and journalist Kemeseng Sanneh against the Attorney General and the Clerk of the National Assembly.

[Foroyaa] The head coach of The Gambia's Baby Scorpions Yahya Manneh has mentioned his-led team's readiness to secure one of the remaining two spots for African teams in this year's FIFA U-17 World Cup.

[CAF] The journey to Qatar 2025 intensifies as Uganda, Gambia, Angola, and Egypt prepare to fight for the final two African slots at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in this Saturday's high-stakes play-offs at El Abdi Stadium in El Jadida, Morocco.

[Foroyaa] The founders of Mbolo Association, Malang Sambou and Silvia Leopard, have appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry to answer questions about a disputed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Banjul City Council ...

[Foroyaa] Two reforms of great significance have been on the agenda since the Barrow administration took over power in 2017. These are constitutional reform and electoral reform. It is now eight years and there is yet to be light at the end of the tu...

[Foroyaa] The Minister of Agriculture told Foroyaa in an interview that one reason for the low yield in the production of groundnuts last year is the poor quality of the seeds. He indicated that they are liaising with the National Agriculture Researc...