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England is listed as Gambia in the official Gold Coast Commonwealth Games program in an embarrassing blunder ahead of Wednesday night’s opening ceremony, British media has reported. Its capital is not London but Banjul, according to the…

The two Gambian army generals and former close aides to ex autocratic ruler Yahya Jammeh who have been charged with desertion have faced the court martial on Wednesday for the first time since their return from Equatorial Guinea. General…

A teenage Gambian refugee developed a deadly condition after squatting for three days during a cramped boat trip across the Mediterranean, the Daily Mail has reported. The 14-year-old made the perilous journey across the sea - which has…

Officials from the education and information ministries have briefed President Adama Barrow on the progress of the implementation of his government’s development blueprint, the presidency has said. According to a press release from the…

Forty-two Gambian minors categorized as ‘unaccompanied and separated children’ (UASC) by the United Nations Refugee Agency have reached Italy via the Mediterranean Sea, the agency has said on Monday. The Gambian children were among a…

An award winning Gambian journalist, Mustapha K Darboe, has published a book on former dictator Yahya Jammeh and his system of rule for the past 22 years. A fiction title Playbook of a Tyrant is an e-book published on the biggest US-based…

The Chief Executive Officer of Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Alieu Secka has stated that businesses in the country has been hindered by the 22 years of dictatorship. He added that the past 22 years has been difficult in…

State House, Banjul, 28 March 2018 –German Member of Parliament, Mr Johannes Selleh led a team of German investors to a courtesy call on President Barrow at the State House in Banjul.  The delegation consists of business people in various…

The five panelists of the General Court-Martial presiding over the trial of twelve military officers facing nine counts of treason, yesterday 26th March 2018, ordered the media and the audience including family members of the accused…

The West African Football Union (WAFU) has yesterday made a draw for its forthcoming competition where Gambia will play against Senegal in Group B. The draw took place at the Ministry of Youth and Sports currently housed at the Samuel…