The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on 25 August 2025 convened an extraordinary meeting of its Council of Foreign Ministers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to address what it described as Israel’s ongoing aggression and war crimes against the Palestinian people, particularly in Gaza. OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha, speaking at the 21st extraordinary session, called…
The Mayor of Kanifing Municipality, Talib Ahmed Bensouda, has raised concerns over contradictions in the council’s financial manual, during his first public appearance before the municipal probe commission. Mayor Bensouda said the manual, intended as a guideline, conflicts with the Local Government Act and the Financial Audit Act, which clearly define the roles and responsibilities of…
The Gambia Police Force has taken a historic step as its first batch of officers prepares to serve on United Nations peacekeeping missions abroad. After three weeks of intensive training, the officers are now set to join global efforts in promoting peace and security. The training, held from 4 to 25 August and coordinated by…
The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) have received fifteen buffalo vehicles, a consignment of uniforms and assorted military gear from the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Received on Friday 22 August 2025, the items were presented through His Excellency Hamoud Abdi, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to The Gambia. The consignment…
The Police have arrested 19 individuals for unlawful assembly at the Public Utility and Regulatory Authority (PURA) headquarters along the Kairaba Avenue. The group, identified as GOMSABOPA, staged on Friday, August 22, 2025, a protest against alleged mobile credit data deductions without applying for the required police permit. Police officers were dispatched to the scene…
United Democratic Party (UDP) members on Saturday marched against the government’s overseas issuance of national documents, condemning the process as a violation of the country’s laws. The march, organised by the party’s youth wing, drew a large number of supporters, including both the young and the elderly. Protesters held placards denouncing the process and used…
Former Secretary General and head of civil servants Ebrima Ceesay on Thursday continued his testimony before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee, with further clarity regarding Cabinet’s intervention in the sale of tractors seized by the Janneh Commission. Counsel Dibba pressed Mr Ceesay on why Cabinet decided to halt the commission’s auction process, given its…
The Inspector General of Police, Seedy Mukhtar Touray, on August 21, 2025 received Mathew R. Hilton, Regional Security Officer (RSO) of the United States Embassy in Banjul, on a courtesy call at Police Headquarters. Discussions focused on strengthening cooperation between the Gambia Police Force and the US Embassy, particularly in capacity building, security collaboration, and…
Principal Magistrate Touray of the Kanifing Magistrate Court has remanded former soldier Abdoulie Sanyang on an arson charge and transferred the case to the High Court for trial. The decision was made after the prosecution successfully argued that the magistrates’ court lacks the jurisdiction to hear the matter, citing that one of the charges, arson,…
The Gambia Police Force has announced the promotion of Demba Sowe, formerly Assistant Inspector General of Police for Crime Management, to the position of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), following the statutory retirement of the former DIG Momodou Sowe. Mr Sowe is a native of Kampassa Village, Foni Jarrol, West Coast Region. He enlisted…
