The Gambia prepares to host the 32nd edition of the Week of Friendship and Fraternity in West Africa (SAFRA) in 2025. The nation will host this august gathering under the theme: “Peace, Security, Social Inclusion, and Sustainable Cross-Border Development: What is SAFRA’s Contribution?” As part of the national preparations, a delegation from the Upper River…
In a powerful address to naval personnel, Mamat O.A. Cham, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), delivered a blunt message that Gambia’s economic survival and national security hinge entirely on the Navy’s vigilance at its key coastal outposts. The CDS framed the mission of bases like Tanji, Kalagi, and Barra as nothing less than guarding…
Buba Badjie, communications officer at the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), the public utility provider, has been struggling with the vandalisation of their boreholes for the past ten years. Badjie revealed this challenge during a recent press conference at the Solar Plant in Jamburr, where serious vandalisation took place on the infrastructure by unknown…
Gambia’s Chief of Defence Staff Mamat O. A. Cham has issued a stark order, in a direct and uncompromising address to frontline soldiers, saying: “Shoot to kill any armed criminal posing an immediate, visible threat to life during security operations.” Speaking to troops stationed in Kanilai, near the volatile Senegalese border, the CDS emphasised that…
The National Water and Electricity Company, the country’s utility provider, has raised alarm over the serious vandalism meted out on its Solar Plant in Jamburr on June 3rd, lamenting theft and deliberate vandalism of its assets are becoming serious trends. Thirty-six cable sets, each consisting of 28 panels, were damaged by the perpetrators, affecting a…
In a significant escalation of its fight against illicit drugs, the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) announced the arrest of 26 individuals, including a Senegalese national caught with 72 large bundles of suspected cannabis, in nationwide operations over the past week. The crackdown, spearheaded under the Director of Operations, targeted drug trafficking…
ECOMIG’s First Commander, Colonel Ndiaga Ndiouf, has underscored the critical need to integrate women and gender perspectives into the armed forces and peace operations across West Africa. Colonel Ndiouf emphasised such a need in a statement delivered at a one-day conference focused on gender mainstreaming in military peacekeeping operations, outlining the importance of gender equity…
The University of The Gambia Students Union Tuesday paid visit of courtesy to the managements of Access Bank and Comium, a leading bank and a prominent GSM operator, in an endeavour to strike partnerships and befitting collaborations. This is part of a broader initiative by the recently elected executive to rejuvenate and further lubricate already…
The West Coast Region came alive at the weekend as Beakanyang, a prominent human rights and development organization, concluded a landmark two-day Reconciliation and Unity Festival in Brikama Kabafita. The event, part of the organization’s Badinbung project, drew hundreds of participants from across the North Bank and West Coast Regions with a common goal: to…
