Lawyer Ousainou A.N.M. Darboe, Secretary General, Party Leader and 2026 standard-bearer for United Democratic Party (UDP) has called for unity and vision for a prosperous Gambia. Darboe who received a tumultuous welcome by thousands of supporters on Saturday, October 25, 2025 from Banjul International Airport to his Pipeline residence after a European tour where he…
In a landmark moment for The Gambia’s legislature, Clerk of the National Assembly, Kalipha MM Mbye, is representing the country for the first time at the prestigious meeting of the Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments (ASGP) in Geneva, Switzerland. The high-level gathering, held from October 20 to 22, 2025, ran alongside the 151st Session…
The Gambia has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to upholding humanitarian principles and international law at the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland. The Gambian delegation, led by Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Seedy S.K. Njie, is actively participating in the global gathering, which brings together parliamentarians from across the…
The Minister of Information, Media & Broadcasting Services, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has said that government communication must now serve as a tool for building trust, fostering transparency, and encouraging citizen participation. He added that government communication must evolve beyond the traditional model of announcements and press releases in an age marked by rapid digital transformation,…
A young and vibrant political figure, Sulayman Waan, leader of the Change Front, has promised to introduce two robust economic transformation models if elected as The Gambia’s president in the 2026 presidential elections. Mr Waan, a journalist-cum-politician, was speaking at a press conference on Thursday, 23 October 2025, at YMCA along MDI road in Kanifing….
The permanent secretary at the Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matter, Buba Sanyang, has reminded leaders that water security in Africa depends not only on infrastructure, but also on the health of the ecosystems. Sanyang made this remark recently in Cairo, Egypt, where leaders converged for the 8th Cairo Water Week. PS…
The Gambia Police Force, through its Tourist Security Unit (TSU) in the Kanifing Police Region and West Coast Regional Police Command, expresses serious concern over the growing number of drowning incidents recorded along the country’s coastline since the beginning of the year. From January to October 2025, a total of 16 drowning cases have been…
The Government of The Gambia, in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS), has signed a landmark Project Cooperation Agreement to launch a $699,425 humanitarian initiative. The initiative is aimed at supporting refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, asylum seekers, stateless persons, and host communities…
The Government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) has appointed Dr Jorjoh Ndure-Tambedou as the inaugural Executive Director of the Tertiary and Higher Education Trust (THET) Fund. The appointment, which has been approved by the Office of the President, is a strategic move to leverage Dr Ndure-Tambedou’s…
The Unite Movement for Change, led by Talib Ahmed Bensouda, politician and mayor of the Kanifing Municipality, has urged Gambians to strive for unity and write a new chapter for the country, which is now at a crossroads. Led by the mayor, the UMC is emerging rapidly as a political movement, with most of its…
