Politics

Press release The United States Embassy in The Gambia congratulates seven young Gambians selected for the 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The 2019 Fellows are Kemo Bojang, Ndey Fatou Jabang, Ebrima Sonko,…

Morrocan media reported that Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara was in the North African country to seek its support for Gambia’s new bid to host the second biggest gathering of world leaders, second only to United Nations. According to…

Here are 20 Key Highlights of the Promises contained in the Coalition Manifesto 2016. It is this Manifesto that Candidate Adama Barrow backed by Seven Coalition Political Parties and the Independent Candidate Dr. Isatou Touray sold to…

Gambia's public order act, a colonial law, requires people to apply for a permit from the police before doing a protest. Gambian police have arrested 15 people for holding a peaceful protest demanding the resignation of President Adama…

The United Democratic Party has issued a press statement on Friday dispelling rumours that it is involved in organizing protest as the 3-year proposed term for President Adama Barrow nears its end. The Gambian leader and his partners…

  State House, 9th May 2019 – President Adama Barrow has reiterated the importance of the ongoing reforms programme of his administration, stressing that it will go a long way in correcting the institutional and governance failures of the…

Gambian police have charged two former permanent secretaries and one official at the ministry of agriculture in connection to the infamous fertilizer scandal which engulfed the agriculture ministry about a year ago. Former permanent…

The security sector reforms, a policy direction by Gambia government, to reorient the security sector of the country is now chaired by justice minister Ababucarr Tambadou.   The African Union has extended the mandate of the its Technical…

Abubacarr Tambadou, Minister of Justice, is the new Chairperson of the Joint Ministerial/Ambassadorial level government and international partners’ Steering Committee established by the Government of The Gambia in August 2017 to act as…

On Friday, the partners of the coalition 2016 are expected to converge at Kairaba Beach Hotel for the conclusion of their discussion on the review of their agenda. The Standard newspaper said the parties have already agreed to a five-year…