The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has intensified efforts to promote the National Digital Addressing Initiative through a two-day Regional Community Sensitisation Forum aimed at strengthening governance, improving public service delivery, and accelerating the adoption of digital addressing across the West Coast Region. The forum, which began at the Brikama Area Council and continued…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security on Friday distributed 12 tractors to beneficiary farmers at the Agricultural Soil Campus in Yundum as part of the government’s ongoing agricultural mechanisation programme aimed at boosting food production and modernising farming operations. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Demba Sabally, said the…
Private creditors returned in force and bond markets reopened, but poorest countries’ borrowing faced highest costs in decades. External debt of developing countries jumped 5.5% to a record $9.4 trillion in 2025, the fastest pace since 2021 and about four times the 2022–24 average, according to the World Bank Group’s International Debt Report 2026. Access…
The new Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco to The Gambia, Hassane Alaoui Mostefi, has paid a courtesy call on the Office of the Speaker of the National Assembly, in a visit aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the longstanding relations…
The former Chairman of the Victims Center, Sheriff Kijera has presented a comprehensive policy proposal to the leader and presidential flag bearer of the United Democratic Party (UDP), outlining an ambitious vision to transform The Gambia into a modern welfare state. The proposal seeks to guarantee every Gambian a minimum level of economic security and…
The Ministry of Lands, Local Government and Religious Affairs has provided an update on the implementation of The Gambia’s National Land Policy, highlighting significant progress in ongoing reforms aimed at modernising land administration, reducing land disputes and improving access to land ownership documentation. Speaking at a press briefing, the Head of the Land Policy Implementation…
