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ACDHRS officials discuss transnational organised crime

Transnational organised crime a vicious threat to peace and security – ACDHRS Hannah Forster

Chief EditorJuly 21, 2025July 21, 202507 mins

The Executive Director of the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies has proclaimed that transnational organised crimes have serious human rights violations that must be combatted. “Transnational organised crime (TOC) is a vicious threat to peace, security and sustainable development. Wherever it occurs, it fundamentally requires actions and collaborative efforts,” Executive Director Hannah…

Lawyer Darboe criticizes President Barrow on ICJ nomination

Darboe criticizes Barrow over withdrawal of Ba Tambadou’s ICJ nomination

Ismaila SonkoJuly 16, 2025July 16, 202503 mins

Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, Secretary General and leader of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), has criticised President Adama Barrow for his government’s decision to withdraw the nomination of former Justice Minister Bubacarr Ba Tambadou for a seat on the International Court of Justice (ICJ). In a video published Monday on Camaraba Official, Darboe expressed his…

Barrow at the launching of agricultural projects

Barrow launches 3 transformative agric projects

Ismaila SonkoJuly 15, 2025July 15, 202503 mins

President Adama Barrow today launched three transformative agricultural projects in The Gambia in recognition of agriculture being the backbone of the nation’s economy and key to ending poverty and hunger. The projects are the REWARD-Gambia Programme, the P2-P2RS Sahel Resilience Initiative, and the Gambia Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending Establishment Project, GAMIRSAL. Held…

West Africa Coastal Area (WACA) project officials

Disaster preparedness: WACA & partners train ward disaster committees

Ismaila SonkoJuly 14, 2025July 14, 202504 mins

The West Africa Coastal Area (WACA) project, in partnership with the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), has concluded a capacity building training for 9 ward disaster committees along the Kotu stream on disaster preparedness and response. The capacity building training was held at the weekend at NaNA conference hall in Bakau. The training attracted 117…

Barrow appreciated for completion of Hakalang Roads Project

Ismaila SonkoJuly 14, 2025July 14, 202502 mins

Leaders of three communities in North Bank Region, namely Lower Niumi, Upper Niumi and Jokadu, on Saturday 12 July visited President Adama Barrow at State House to show their appreciation to him and his government for the completion of construction works on the famous Hakalang Road and its secondary loops. The event was graced by the…

National Assembly approve Students Revolving Loan Scheme Bill

Parliament approves landmark Students Revolving Loan Scheme Bill

Yahya JawoJuly 12, 2025July 12, 202502 mins

In a historic move to make higher education more accessible to Gambian students, the National Assembly on July 11, 2025, passed the much-anticipated Students Revolving Loan Scheme Bill, 2025. The bill, tabled by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST), is widely seen as a significant step towards breaking financial barriers that…

ECOWAS Commission president with other officials

ECOWAS President champions regional integration through governance and infrastructure partnerships

Yahya JawoJuly 9, 2025July 9, 202506 mins

In a decisive day of regional diplomacy, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, on July 7, 2025 hosted four high-level delegations at the ECOWAS Headquarters in Abuja, driving forward key partnerships in fiscal governance, scientific peacebuilding, legal integration, and infrastructure-led development. The strategic consultations, aligned with ECOWAS Vision 2050 and the…

UNDP rallies state ministers, academics to discuss 2025 Human Development Report

Ali JawJuly 2, 2025July 2, 202506 mins

The United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) recently launched its 2025 annual Human Development Report, bringing together state ministers, permanent secretaries, diplomats, academics, activists and CSO members to discuss the substance of this year’s report. The high-level event was staged at the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Senegambia, with people who have distinguished themselves in their various…

AfDB outgoing president Dr Akinwumi Adesina

‘A Mission, Not a Job!’ – African Development Bank President reflects on a decade of leadership

Press ReleaseMay 30, 202507 mins

Speaking Monday at a breakfast meeting with journalists, the President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, described his ten-year presidency as a consuming yet profoundly fulfilling mission. The press briefing is the first official event of the Bank’s 2025 Annual Meetings, taking place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from 26 to 30…

newly elected African Development Bank (AfDB) president

Africa: Sidi Ould Tah elected ninth president of the African Development Bank Group

Press ReleaseMay 29, 2025May 29, 202506 mins

Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania was today elected President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) at the Bank’s Annual Meetings held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Tah was elected by the Bank’s Board of Governors, comprising Finance and Economy Ministers or Central Bank Governors of the Bank Group’s 81 regional and non-regional member countries. The…