Gambia News

GAMBIA: EFSCRJ Mourns the Death of KEI Staff Members and Calls for Accountability

The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice joins the families, colleagues and indeed all Gambians to mourn the untimely death of seven...

GAMBIA: The Voice Newspaper’s Editor- in-chief and the Deputy Editor, Entered not Guilty Pleas

Musa S. Sheriff, the Voice Newspaper's Editor-in-Chief, and Muhammad J. Darboe, the Deputy Editor, entered not guilty pleas on Tuesday in front of Magistrate...

GAMBIA: EF Small Centre for Rights and Justice Condemns Charges of Sedition and False Publication against Citizens

We are deeply concerned that the offense of sedition and false publication and broadcasting still remain in the laws of the Gambia seven years...

GAMBIA: The Medicines Control Agency Issues Warning Regarding Two Degraded Drugs

The Medicines Control Agency recalled two medications (Plasmodial tablets and Salbutamol Oral Solution) from the Gambian market on Saturday, October 4, 2024. The Agency discovered...

GAMBIA: Your Recent Programme on: ‘How to Change Attitudes for National Development’

Dear Mr Njie, Your recent programme on changing attitudes for development was incredibly insightful, addressing social, economic, and cultural aspects of our society. I was...

GAMBIA: The Worrying State of Democracy in Africa

The situation of democratic governance in Africa is concerning. While several countries have been trumpeted as democratic because they have presidential term limits, conduct...

GAMBIA: In the 2024 WAEC Exams, girls did better than boys

Female students have outperformed male students in the most recent WAEC exams (2024), scoring 51.9% with an aggregate score of 42 or lower, compared...

GAMBIA: Sit-Down Strike by USET Staff over Financial Issues

The staff welfare organization of the University of Applied Science, Engineering, and Technology (USET) held a press conference Wednesday to draw attention to "the...

GAMBIA: The Roots of Gambia’s Fisheries Sector Problems

It does not take an expert’s eye to recognize that the fisheries sector in The Gambia is in serious trouble. There is significant depletion of fish stock in...

GAMBIA: The COOPG Condemns The IGP’s Move to Arrest the Journalists of The Voice Newspaper.

It is with great concern that the Coalition of Progressive Gambians condemns the IGP'S move to call for questioning and detention of journalists of...

GAMBIA: Boat Sinks off Mediterranean Sea, 3 Gambians Die and 11 Survive.

Following the fatal shipwreck that occurred weeks earlier, the West African nation of the Gambia is in grief after a pirogue sank off the...

GAMBIA: Cars for President Barrow’s Annual Leave Requested by Government Vehicle Controller

In order to facilitate President Adama Barrow's impending yearly vacation in Mankamang Kunda, the Controller of Government Vehicles has formally requested vehicles from the...

GAMBIA: There should be accountability for the army checkpoint shooting

Today is exactly one month and a week since the shooting incident that happened around the Sir Dawda Kairaba international conference centre in which...

GAMBIA: GAF Shooting victim raises concerns to appear before military panel

The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) shooting victim, Stanislas Gomez, who was shot in the early hours of 26th August 2024 has raised concerns to...

GAMBIA: This is more than bullying?

In the first place, there is no legal basis to arrest these journalists hence the police are just over-exercising powers they do not have. Next,...

GAMBIA: Is president Barrow shooting himself on the foot?

The rumours that President Adama Barrow is grooming Muhammed Jah, CEO of the QGroup to succeed him as the flag bearer of the National...