African leaders are advocating for a new approach to measuring the continent’s green wealth, emphasizing that current gross domestic product measures in most African countries are outdated and underestimate their true wealth. They spoke on Thursday at an event hosted by the African Union Commission and the African Development Bank Group at the African Union…
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare has commenced the regional launch of the National Gender Policy 2025-2034 at a local hotel in Bwiam, West Coast Region. This event, which commenced on 22 April 2025, marks the beginning of five regional engagements that will cover the remaining regions. The gathering brought together female councillors,…
The National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) on Thursday 24 April 2025 commenced a three-day workshop in McCarthy, Janjanbureh, aimed at engaging councillors from the Central River Region (CRR) in the national inventory exercise of intangible cultural heritage (ICH). The workshop brought together elected local government representatives, including all-female councillors from both CRR North…
Gambia Navy, in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), concluded a 3-month training programme for two cohorts of 45 women oyster farmers on swimming and sea survival in a ceremony held at Lamin Lodge Riverside today, 24 April 2025. The project, dubbed FISH4ACP, implemented by FAO, was funded by the EU and German government…
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Eva Jenkner, held discussions in Banjul from April 2 to April 16, 2025. A staff-level agreement was reached on the third review of the program supported under the 36-month ECF arrangement approved in January 2024 for a total access of SDR 74.64 million (about US$100.9 million)….
The Gambia Police Force, under the framework of the Police Programme Africa: Joint EU-German Support, held a handing-over ceremony for a newly refurbished Facility Management Unit (FMU) office and a new double cabin pickup vehicle. The ceremony brought together senior police officers, development partners, and invited guests, including officials from GIZ, the European Union Delegation,…
The Gambia Environmental Alliance (GEA) has called on the government to take stiffer actions against illegal timber logging and smuggling, especially at the borders, to protect the country’s forests and wildlife. The GEA emphasizes that illegal timber trade is harmful to nature, as it destroys habitats and can lead to the extinction of various animal…
The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in The Gambia has held the second edition of the US-Gambia Diaspora Summit to strengthen trade ties and foster investment between The Gambia and the United States. The summit, held at the weekend at a local hotel in Kololi, brought together stakeholders to promote partnerships, encourage diaspora contributions to…
The Agroecology Value Chain Production System Project under the Department of Agriculture (DoA), in partnership with the Department of Community Development, has kick-started a three-day training workshop on Participatory Vulnerability Capacity Assessment (PVCA) at Wellingara Model Horticulture Center. The training, which commenced today, was conducted to build participants’ understanding of PVCA concepts and methodologies, enhance…
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricAFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, is convening the 5th edition of its Country & Stakeholder Symposium (CSS) tomorrow, April 8, 2025, from 12:30 to 14:00 WAT. This year’s theme, “Making Africa’s Institutional Savings Work Better for the Continent,” will spotlight the urgent need to bridge the financing gap in…
