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Training participants. By Makutu Manneh The Gambia Navy and a French military Mobile Training Team began a two-week joint exercise at the Gambia Armed Forces’ Forward Operating Base in Yundum, aimed at enhancing the tactical…

Seedy Mukhtar Touray, Inspector General By Makutu Manneh The Gambia Police Force reported a 17 percent increase in reported rape cases in 2025, even as overall crime in the country fell slightly, police officials said on…

Madi Jobarteh By Makutu Manneh Madi Jobarteh, a leading human rights advocate and founder of the Edward Francis Small Center for Rights and Justice (EFSCRJ), has refuted assertions—primarily from the ruling party—that his positions…

Demba Ali Jawo, veteran journalist and former information minister By Makutu Manneh Demba Ali Jawo, a veteran journalist and former information minister, warned on Monday that proposed government policies aimed at regulating…

Madi Jobarteh By Makutu Manneh Madi Jobarteh, a prominent human rights advocate, says the absence of accountability in public office has been the central obstacle to governance and development in The Gambia since independence. In…

By Makutu Manneh The Gambia’s immigration authorities said they had intercepted 14 migrants believed to be preparing to undertake the irregular migration route known locally as the “backway” during an operation in the North Bank…

Photo of the new ferry By Makutu Manneh The Gambian government has contracted engineers from Damen Shipyards Group to provide long-term technical training for staff of Gambia Ferry Services, following the arrival of the…

Ebrima Sillah, Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure By Makutu Manneh Ebrima Sillah, the minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure, has disclosed that the contract for the expansion and modernization of…

By Makutu Manneh The Gambia Navy on Friday intercepted a boat carrying 75 migrants attempting to undertake the perilous “backway” journey to Europe, authorities said. In a statement issued on March 13, 2026,…

Nenneh Cheyassin Secka Kebe By Makutu Manneh Nenneh Cheyassin Secka Kebe, an aspiring vice president under the banner of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), has urged Gambians without voter registration cards to take part…