In preparation for the inaugural edition of the West African Festival of Arts and Culture (ECOFEST), a joint meeting of the Regional Organising Committee will be held from July 2 to 4, 2025, in Dakar, Senegal. This key planning session is co-organised by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the West African Economic…
Anchored on broader efforts to cement partnerships and enhance student welfare, members of the executive of the University of The Gambia Students Union recently paid courtesy visits to Modempay and Yonna Group, a mobile transfer service and mobile financial service respectively. During a meeting with Modempay, the parties discussed potential integration of the firm’s digital…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Trade Promotion Organisation (TPO) Network and the East African Community (EAC) convened their first-ever Engagement Meeting on Tuesday, 24 June 2025 in Abuja. The three-day event, organised by the ECOWAS Commission in collaboration with the ECOWAS TPO Network and supported by the International Trade Centre (ITC), marks…
Ahead of this year’s farming season with rainfall to soon commence intensely, Master Farmers’ Cooperative Association (MaFCA), a union of dedicated farmers in The Gambia, has acquired three Massey Faguson tractors and a Mercedes Benz mini truck for their farming activities. The farmers’ association acquired the tractors on credit provided by the Social Development Fund…
President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has been appointed the new Chairman of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for a one-year term. The announcement was made at the 67th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority, held on Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria. The…
Serious revelations about issues surrounding grassroots governance have continued to shake the chambers of the Djembe Hotel down the Senegambia Beach, as the Local Government Commission of Inquiry continues to host witnesses to give testimonies. From fiscal and administrative misconduct to unintentional inefficiencies, fresh revelations emerged as hearing continues in those chambers. This has massively…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Mamat O.A Cham, has issued a strong call for immediate action to address the significant gaps in soldiers’ welfare and their living and working conditions. He criticised systemic failures and complacency during his final leg of a nationwide tour of military installations at the Joint Defence Headquarters in Banjul….
TAKE-M, a transformational organisation that promotes education in The Gambia, has continued to hone the skills and intelligence of students of lower and upper basic cycle schools across the country. The intelligence-quotient building organisation Saturday held a final of Building-Word Competition for over 30 students from various schools in West Coast Region on English Language…
In a major interdiction, Gambian authorities at Banjul International Airport have arrested a Brazilian national carrying a record haul of 16,190 ecstasy pills and 100 more with a Senegalese at the borderline. This is the second major interception within a month by the Drug Law Enforcement Agency (DLEAG), according to reports. The DLEAG officials on…
Street drifting by some youths in The Gambia has been a growing menace over recent years, eventually becoming a trend that has critically established itself among other menaces the Gambian urban society faces. While discussions, debates and arguments on politics continue to foreshadow many concerning social issues, dangerous street drifting or road stunts by young…
