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PDOIS declines being party to crunch coalition talks
Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang told journalists on Monday that the President has blessed their ongoing talks at Kairaba and he is willing to meet with them
People Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism have contacted the…
Coalition 2016 begins review of their agenda at Kairaba
The coalition that has started as a unified force that caused a political tsunami in Gambia is 2016 is currently in disarray. Some parties and individual who were part of the coalition’s making now feel alienated. Barely a week ago,…
President Barrow held audience with a UK Parliamentary delegation
State House, Banjul, 11th April 2019 – President Adama Barrow has on Thursday received in audience a group of five Members of the British Parliament at the State House in Banjul. The delegation, led by Lord German (OBE), a member of the…
‘Turkey supports Gambia in every sector’
Ankara has extended its reach in Gambia to a wider range of fields, says Turkish envoy in Banjul
By Sorwar Alam of Turkey News Agency
Relations between Turkey and Gambia have reached such a level that Ankara’s support can be seen in…
Turkey plays key role in Gambia military training
Turkey has given training to Gambian troops and provided military equipment and logistic support to tiny West African nation, a top Turkish military official said.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency in the Gambian capital Banjul, Col. Nihat…
“We made Barrow president”
Ousainou Darboe told Kerr Fatou his party has been expelled from the coalition government after their sacking.
The leader of the United Democratic Party has responded to critics who blamed his party’s leadership for being disloyal to…
Policy failure and political survival in Gambia: A call for political revival
By Dr. Foday J. Darboe
The fault lines that run across the Gambia are deeply rooted in the incompetence of leadership, and this deficiency has percolated deep into the strata of the Gambia’s various governmental structures. An …
France supports French edu. in Gambia with D27 million
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, French minister of state attached to the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, met with Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara on Wednesday.
France has announced a €500,000 (D27,833,716) project to support the…
Turkish foreign minister on New Zealand terror attack
Speech by H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, at the United Nations General Assembly meeting to condemn the terrorist attacks in New Zealand, 2 April 2019, New York.
Mr. President, Honourable…
IFJ joins calls to boycott NIA background checks for journalists
The International Federation of Journalists -affiliated Gambia Press Union (GPU) has called on journalists not to comply with new rules imposed on journalists seeking to cover events in the Presidency.
The GPU confirmed that the Office…