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Yaya Mengteng Sanyang Calls for Binding Term Limits on Party Flag Bearers
Hon. Yaya Mengteng Sanyang, NAM Latrikunda Sabiji
By Seedy Jobe
Hon. Yaya Mengteng Sanyang, a senior official of the Unite Movement for Change, has called for sweeping political reforms, urging Gambian parties—and the…
Gambia’s Agricultural Future: UDP Leader Darboe Calls on Youth to Drive Sector Reform
ANM Ousainu Darboe, Party Leader, UDP
By Seedy Jobe
ANM Ousainu Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has called for a fundamental overhaul of The Gambia’s agricultural sector and urged young people to take the…
National Assembly Gender Committee Urges Immediate Expansion of Incubators at EFSTH Neonatal Unit
Hon. Fatou Cham, the National Assembly Member for Sannehmentering Constituency
By Fatou Sillah
The National Assembly on Thursday adopted the report of the Gender Committee following its nationwide oversight tour…
NAMs Criticize Foni Bintang Representative for Opposing Salaries and Pensions Amendment Bill
Bakary K. Badjie, National Assembly Member for Foni Bintang
By Fatou Sillah
The National Assembly on Thursday sharply criticized Bakary K. Badjie, the representative for Foni Bintang, after he opposed the National…
Political Analyst Says UDP Unlikely to Relinquish Flag-Bearer Role in Any Opposition Coalition
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…
1,960 Gambians Reportedly Undertake Perilous “Backway” Migration in Less Than a Month, Advocates Say
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…
National Assembly Advances Bill to Expand Lawmakers’ Gratuities and Pensions
National Assembly
By Fatou Sillah
The National Assembly on Monday advanced debate on the National Assembly Salaries and Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to broaden gratuity and pension entitlements for…
High Court Allows Additional Witness in Maiden Pharmaceuticals AKI Lawsuit
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Gambia High Court
The High Court in Banjul has granted permission to the Medicines Control Agency, the Ministry of Health, and the Attorney General to call an additional witness in the consolidated…
Parliamentary Committee Warns of Outdated Land Laws and Lack of National Policy
Sulayman Jammeh, Chairperson of the Committee
By Fatou Sillah
A National Assembly committee has warned that The Gambia continues to manage its land sector without a national policy framework and under laws…
Banjul City Council Launches Youth-Led Urban Cleaning Initiative
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…