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Papa Njie has defeated Bakary Bunja Darboe, former vice president of the Gambia for ten years and minister under both Presidents Darwda Kairaba Jawara and Yahya Jammeh. The Peoples Progressive Party has elected Papa Njie as its leader…

The foreign minister is visiting at the invitation of Gambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mamadou Tangara. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to the Gambia and two other African states from…

The founder leader of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) has been reelected for another term as the leader and secretary general of the party. At the party’s congress in Basse, Mama Kandeh has secured his second mandate to lead the…

The Peoples Progressive Party is beginning an election of its leadership on Saturday, December 29, and former vice president Bakary Darboe is among the contenders for its leadership.   The acting secretary general of the Peoples…

The National Assembly member for Lower Nuimi, Mahtarr Jeng, has cautioned Government to appeal to destination countries like Europe from where Gambians are being returned to treat them humanely. Jeng, a former headmaster, said the young…

A former vice president under country’s first leader Dawda Jawara, Bakary Bunja Draboe, has announced his intention to vie for the leadership of the Peoples Progressive Party. At a press conference at his residence in Fajara, the 67-year…

The National Assembly has on Thursday approved the nomination of five (5) people out of nine (9) shortlisted candidates as commissioners of the National Human Rights Commission. The five candidates approved by lawmakers will now be…

The environmental activists from Gunjur who were arrested and charged to court for removing the “toxic waste” disposal pipes of Golden Lead Fishmeal processing plant have been acquitted and discharged on Thursday. The activists, Alhagie…

Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its mission is to provide high quality statistics for Europe.  By Mustapha K Darboe Six thousand five hundred and sixty (6560) Gambian nationals living in…

The Gambia Democratic Congress has issued a statement on Monday wishing Christians a happy Christmas. Below is the statement signed by party leader Mama Kandeh. As Christians in The Gambia and around the world celebrate Christmas, I…