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GAMBIA: Speaker Jatta Calls for Enhanced Regional Parliamentary Cooperation at Senegal’s Legislature

The First Ordinary Session of the 15th Legislature of Senegal concluded on Monday with a call for greater regional parliamentary collaboration from the Hon....

GAMBIA: UDP Leader Urges President Barrow to Fire Agriculture Minister Demba Sabally for Instigating Political Violence

Lawyer Ousainu Darboe, leader and Secretary General of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has urged President Adama Barrow to promptly remove Agriculture Minister Demba...

GAMBIA: Special Presidential Adviser has now been Appointed as the National Youth President of the NPP

According to a media release, Momodou Sabally, the National People's Party's (NPP) deputy campaign manager and special presidential adviser, has been named the party's...

GAMBIA: The $30 Million Petroleum Scandal has Prompted the National Assembly to Recommend Legal Action

The Attorney General should file criminal charges against all those involved in the $30 million Russian crude petroleum fraud, according to the National Assembly...

GAMBAI: Interior and Tourism Ministers Should be Censured, recommends National Assembly Committee

In relation to the inquiry into the $30 million Russian oil scandal, the Public Enterprise Committee and the Joint Committee on Finance and Public...

GAMBIA: The People’s Constitution in Contrast to the Adama Barrow’s constitution.

Speaking to AG Radio, members of the Coalition of Progressive Gambians (CoPG) articulate their position to the citizens of The Gambia in anticipation of...

GAMBIA: Criminal Conspiracy Between some Members of the Security Sector and the Drug Cartel

According to reliable sources, two ex-Naval ratings, Ansumana Bojang alias Minister and Modou Colley, recruited most of the members of the security forces, involved...

GAMBIA: According to the Ministry of Agriculture, 2025 Rainy Season Fertilizer will Cost D1,100 Per Bag

Fertilizer for the 2025 rainy season will be sold at a discounted price of D1,100 per bag, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock,...

GAMBIA: Darboe Asserts that Chairman Yankuba Darboe and Mayor Lowe Regret their Statements

The United Democratic Party (UDP) Secretary General and Party Leader, lawyer Ousainou Darboe, revealed that both Chairman Yankuba Darboe and Banjul Mayor Rohey Malick...

GAMBIA: Effective July 1, 2025, the Price of Bread will Increase Nationwide.

Bread prices will rise nationwide on July 1st, 2025, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration, and Employment...

GAMBIA Fisheries Sector Generated more than GMD 142 Million in Revenue in 2024.

By declaring that the fishing industry brought in over GMD 142 million in 2024, President Adama Barrow has emphasized the sector's substantial economic contribution...

GAMBIA: President Barrow Revealed Oil Drilling Under his Administration Cost $100 Million, Produced Neither Oil nor Gas

President Adama Barrow revealed in his 2025 State of the Nation Address yesterday that after spending $100 million to test and drill two wells...

GAMBIA: By the End of 2025, 90% of Gambians Will have Access to Electricity

"Recent assessments indicate that, by end 2025, ninety per cent (90%) of Gambians will have access to electricity," stated President Adama Barrow. This statement was...

GAMBIA: Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, UDP Leader Announced his Intention for the 2026 Presidential Nomination

Following weeks of speculation about his political future and the internal succession discussion within the United Democratic Party (UDP), party leader and secretary general...

GAMBIA: BAC Chairman Yankuba Darboe Revealed UDP Divisions and Accused Talib Ahmed Bensouda’s Supporters of Stirring Discord.

The chairman of the Brikama Area Council, Yankuba Darboe, has admitted that there are divisions within the United Democratic Party (UDP) and has accused...

GAMBIA: Yankuba Darboe, Signals Leaving the UDP if Talib Ahmed Bensouda Succeeds Ousainou Darboe

The chairman of the Brikama Area Council, Yankuba Darboe, has stated that if the United Democratic Party (UDP) decides to replace Ousainou Darboe, its...