His Excellency Vice President Mohammed B.S. Jallow has welcomed two high-level delegations to his office at the State House in Banjul, marking significant steps in strengthening international cooperation and development. The Vice President first received on Monday a delegation from Switzerland, led by Mr Peter Sydler. The delegation presented plans to establish a residential facility…
The Gambia has taken the lead in addressing inconsistent product regulations across Africa by hosting a significant workshop aimed at promoting continent-wide standards under Africa’s $3.4 trillion free trade agreement. Varying and conflicting product regulations across Africa have long hindered trade, affecting everything from cashews to cars, which is what policymakers, industry leaders, and regulators…
The Gambia Car Dealers Association is sounding the alarm over the central government’s failure to honour the allocation of a promised land in Yundum. They say the refusal to fulfill the promise threatens dealers’ livelihoods and the economic contributions of the car sales industry. The contested site, dubbed Car City, was designated for vehicle sales…
Baba F. Trawally, Amir of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in The Gambia, has stated that it is the brotherhood and peaceful nature of the Gambians that make The Gambia the envy of the world. The Amir was speaking at the 2025 Jalsa Salana, an annual event (convention) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat which brings together…
His Excellency Mohammed B.S. Jallow, Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia, officially presided over the opening ceremony of the 47th Jalsa Salana – an annual spiritual and national convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at. The event took place at Nusrat Senior Secondary School in Bundung at the weekend, and brought together a large…
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,…
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…
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (MoFEA) through the Directorate of Budget recently held the Citizens’ Budget Dialogue 2025 at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center. The participants at the meeting came from the ministries, the MDAs, civil society organizations, University of the Gambia and other institutions with the primary objective of…
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 Supreme Court of The Gambia has ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear a high-profile legal challenge against the country’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), a decision that paves the way for a constitutional battle over the controversial practice. The ruling followed a tense legal standoff between state prosecutors and lawyers representing a…
