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The Gambian army is expecting to receive some logistical support from the Turkish government later this year, country’s army chief General Masanneh Kinteh has said. Turkey and Gambia has a longstanding cooperation in the area of security…

It has been almost a year and a half since West Africa’s press freedom predator icon, Yahya Jammeh, has been toppled, but his successor Adama Barrow is yet to find the need to discard his toolbox. The repressive laws the autocratic ruler…

The sister of a Briton stabbed to death in The Gambia fears his killer could walk free amid a court "shambles" that has seen the case adjourned 44 times, BBC reported. Jack Kenley was knifed by a burglar at his Kotu home in August 2015. His…

The leader of the Gambia Workers Union, Ebrima Garba Cham, has on Tuesday criticized the ‘unforgivable’ working conditions of worker in the country and the low wages they earn. Cham, who was addressing a crowd of workers and employers…

Jallow spoke to the General Assembly Thursday, outlining the country’s inspirations, which include a renewed commitment to the sanctity of human life and bolstering democracy. “After Gambia has gone through terrible 22 years of the worst…

The Gambian leader is going on an annual leave at his native village in Jimara on May 2, the office of the president has said in a statement issued on Monday. Adama Barrow will spend his annual leave at his home…

Mustapha K Darboe Gambia’s president Adama Barrow has inherited a number of things from his predecessor, an old school autocratic ruler Yahya Jammeh, among which, it appears, is his show of indifference to environmental protection,…

"FAR Gambia Ltd, subsidiary of Australian Oil and Gas Company FAR are set to drill Gambia's first offshore well in 40 years late this year. FAR currently holds the license to offshore Gambia blocks A2 and A5 together with Erin Energy who…

The only female candidate who submitted her papers for nomination in the KMC moyoral race, Fatima Sarr, has been disqualified. All the ten candidates who have nominated for the mayoral race of Kanifing Municipality have been accepted except…

For the first time in close to two decades, Gambia has jumped 22 spots, the biggest progress recorded on the latest World Press Freedom Index in Africa, released by Reporters Without Borders on Wednesday. Gambia jumped 22 spots to reach…