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Kebba Jome By Makutu Manneh The National Coordinator of the Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations has voiced deep concern that Sanna Manjang—one of the most feared members of former President Yahya…

Demba Sabally, Minister of Agriculture By Makutu Manneh Agriculture Minister Demba Sabally on Friday dismissed mounting public criticism over corruption and the rising cost of living, arguing that such…

Demba Sabally, Agriculture Minister By Makutu Manneh Agriculture Minister Demba Sabally on Friday defended the government’s decision to set the 2025–26 groundnut purchasing price at D38,000 per ton, pushing back…

President Adama Barrow By Makutu Manneh President Adama Barrow on Friday rejected mounting criticism that his annual “Meet the People Tour” has increasingly taken on the tone and trappings of a political…

Yankuba Darboe, chairman of the Brikama Area Council By Makutu Manneh Yankuba Darboe, chairman of the Brikama Area Council and an executive member in the opposition United Democratic Party, said he…

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan By Makutu Manneh Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who served as an international observer during the recent Guinea-Bissau presidential election, has described…

Demba Sabally, Minister of Agriculture By Makutu Manneh Farmers across Sandu, Tumana, and Sami say they are increasingly turning to private buyers after the Gambian government announced that the official farm-gate…

Biran Gai, a political science lecturer at the University of The Gambia, By Makutu Manneh A prominent political analyst has argued that the United Democratic Party, the country’s largest opposition group, should not…

Stock photo of a migrant boat By Makutu Manneh Between November 4 and 25, 2025, a total of 1,960 Gambians embarked on the perilous “Backway” journey toward the Canary Islands, migrant advocates reported, marking what…

By Makutu Manneh The Banjul City Council, in partnership with the Network for Locally Elected Women of Africa (REFELA), on Thursday launched a new youth-led urban cleaning program aimed at improving sanitation across…