African religious and traditional leaders have been tasked to effectively implement resolutions made at the end of a training on human rights organised by the African Center for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) and partners. This task was put to participants following the completion of a three-day seminar for traditional and religious leaders on…
The Government of The Gambia, in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS), has signed a landmark Project Cooperation Agreement to launch a $699,425 humanitarian initiative. The initiative is aimed at supporting refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, asylum seekers, stateless persons, and host communities…
The Government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) has appointed Dr Jorjoh Ndure-Tambedou as the inaugural Executive Director of the Tertiary and Higher Education Trust (THET) Fund. The appointment, which has been approved by the Office of the President, is a strategic move to leverage Dr Ndure-Tambedou’s…
Forty-eight years on, Caritas Gambia has continued to work together with the Gambia government to complement efforts in the implementation of various development projects that have hugely impacted the lives of many Gambians, particularly women and children. Established since 1977, Caritas Gambia is the Charity of the Catholic Church, a faith-based organisation that provides open…
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Momodou Sallah as the inaugural Executive Director of the National Research and Innovation Fund (NRIF). The appointment, made by His Excellency, President Adama Barrow, follows the recent enactment of the National Research and Innovation Fund Act, 2025….
By Coalition of Civil Society Advocates on PURA Data Price Floor, 10th October 2025 It has been more than six weeks since President Adama Barrow’s government established a committee to look into the D50 per 1GB data price floor introduced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) on 20th August 2025. We the People’s Coalition…
Finance Minister Seedy Keita has defended the government’s handling of the controversial Russian oil and Win-Win rice import transactions, insisting that both deals followed due process and did not expose public funds to any financial risk. Speaking at a joint press conference with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Ministry of Agriculture in Banjul,…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for The Gambia, Eva Jenkner, has commended the government for maintaining fiscal discipline and advancing key governance reforms under its economic recovery programme. She, however, cautioned that the depreciation of the dalasi and ongoing global uncertainties continue to pose challenges to the country’s economic stability. Ms Jenkner made…
The Judiciary of The Gambia wishes to inform the media and the general public that, following an application by the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice under the Coroners Act, His Lordship Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow has today ordered the holding of a coroner’s inquest into the death of Omar Badjie,…
The Gambia Police Force (GPF) has confirmed the suspension and detention of four officers directly involved in the pursuit that led to the death of Omar Badjie. The officers were arrested on 28 September 2025 and remain in custody, pending the launch of an independent Coroner’s Inquest by the State. A postmortem examination was conducted…
