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‘Sea War’ Brews Off Gambia As Local Fishers Attack Foreign Vessels, Each Other
The Environmental Magazine
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August 29, 2025
"BANJUL, Gambia — Kawsu Leigh writhed in pain on the fishing boat, his burned skin as mottled as the paint on the deck beneath him. Raw and slick, the burns covered large parts of his upper body. His day began as normal, with a shift on one of the...
THE EMBASSY ORGANISES CULTURAL EVENT SHOWCASING THE GAMBIA AND ITS CULTURE
The Voice Gambia
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August 29, 2025
The Embassy on Saturday, August 23 2025 held a cultural event at its premises in Washington D.C. in concert with Thingstodo DC, a Washington DC based organization. Sixty-three (63) participants attended the event which includes former U.S. foreign...
Facing economic pressure, Gambian fishermen are fighting trawlers - and each other
Africanews
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August 29, 2025
Gambian crews on international trawlers fishing on the country's shores have become the accidental targets of local fishermen's anger, whose livelihoods are threatened by the foreign vessels' aggressive fishing strategies. Videos exclusively...
Beyond Jihad – the pacifist tradition in West African Islam
The Standard Gambia
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August 29, 2025
- Advertisement - By Dr Cherno Omar Barry Author background Lamin O Sanneh’s authority as a scholar of religion is central to the credibility of Beyond Jihad. Born in The Gambia in 1942, Sanneh grew up in a Mandinka Muslim family before later...
Critiquing the critic: The sample size of Gambia Participates survey is correct in every shape and form!
The Standard Gambia
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August 29, 2025
- Advertisement - By Ibrahim Al ‘amin Dampha, Former UTGSU President In recent days, a wave of commentary has emerged surrounding the opinion polls conducted by CEPRASS under the auspices of The Gambia Participates. While many commentators have...
Consolidating the gains of democracy in The Gambia: The imperative for enduring reforms
The Standard Gambia
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August 29, 2025
- Advertisement - By Alkali M Dibba Introduction The Gambia, a small West African nation, has made significant strides in its democratic transition since the end of Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year authoritarian rule in 2016. The peaceful transfer of power...
The Gambia’s internet crisis: A three-step plan to escape the donkey cart
The Standard Gambia
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August 29, 2025
- Advertisement - By Alhagie Demba (pen name) How to fix PURA’s misstep and build a digital economy that works for all The past few weeks have exposed a deep fracture in The Gambia’s relationship with its digital future. A debate over the cost of...
5 GAMBIANS RESCUED FROM CAPSIZED BOAT IN MAURITANIA Unidentified bodies litter beach, dozens missing
The Standard Gambia
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August 29, 2025
- Advertisement - By Olimatou Coker A migrant boat carrying 120 migrants including Gambians, capsized in Nouakchott, Mauritania on Wednesday with an unknown number of them missing. A Chilling video of dozens of dead bodies on a beach in Mauritania...
Rhythmic Gambian Percussion solidifies China-Gambia ties
The Point
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Flex Fuzion, which comprised solely of girl drummers and dancers, seeks to centre women in the art of percussion and dance. Upon the invitation of the Chinese government, and guided by the National Centre for Arts and Culture, whose Director...
Corruption is not just about stolen cash, but …….Says Gambian activist
The Point
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Marr Nyang, a young anti-corruption activist made these remarks during an anti-corruption training designed to journalists and civil society advocates held recently at Kairaba Beach Hotel. The two-day training on Tracking and Reporting Public...
Conflict sensitivity and law enforcement in Gambia
The Standard Gambia
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August 29, 2025
- Advertisement - In my recent Facebook post on the topic: Are we solving a problem or stoking a fire that may burn us all? I argued about the wisdom of arresting and prosecuting the youths for staging a peaceful protest without a permit, as the...
Youth converge in CRR to champion civic education, regional sustainability
The Point
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Under the theme “Promoting Youth Civic Education for Accountability and a Sustainable Region,” the event drew high-level government officials, development partners, and representatives from civil society organizations. The convergence aimed to...
‘Cut in secret’: Gambia anti-FGM activists fear babies targeted despite ban
Al Jazeera
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August 29, 2025
Banjul, The Gambia – On a rainy morning in early August, a newborn girl suffering severe vaginal wounds was rushed to Banjul’s Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital. By the time she was attended to, the doctors could do nothing – the baby had...
Gran discovers wild truth about toyboy Gambian fiancé as 'sister turns out to be wife'
Daily Star
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August 29, 2025
A British grandmother who struck up a relationship with a Gambian waiter has revealed how she discovered he had been deceiving her, and now suspects his supposed sister might actually be his spouse. Zena, 65, from Oxted, Surrey, encountered...
Gambia’s fishermen are caught in a ‘sea war’ with foreign vessels
Macau Daily Times
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August 29, 2025
Video exclusively obtained by The Associated Press documents an emerging problem in the fight for dominance between Gambian fishermen and foreign-owned commercial vessels in West African waters. Local fishermen, angered by what they call illegal...
'Sea War' Brews off Gambia as Desperate Fishermen Attack Foreign Vessels, and Each Other
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 28, 2025
Kawsu Leigh writhed in pain on the fishing boat, his burned skin as mottled as the paint on the deck beneath him. Raw and slick, the burns covered large parts of his upper body. His day began as normal, with a shift on one of the foreign-owned...
Takeaways: Gambias fishermen are caught in a sea war with foreign vessels
Mint
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August 28, 2025
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Video exclusively obtained by The Associated Press documents an emerging problem in the fight for dominance between Gambian fishermen and foreign-owned commercial vessels in West African waters. Local fishermen, angered by...
A ‘sea war’ brews off Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign vessels, and each other
Associated Press
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August 28, 2025
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Kawsu Leigh writhed in pain on the fishing boat, his burned skin as mottled as the paint on the deck beneath him. Raw and slick, the burns covered large parts of his upper body. His day began as normal, with a shift on one of...
Takeaways: Gambia’s fishermen are caught in a ‘sea war’ with foreign vessels
Associated Press
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August 28, 2025
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Video exclusively obtained by The Associated Press documents an emerging problem in the fight for dominance between Gambian fishermen and foreign-owned commercial vessels in West African waters. Local fishermen, angered by...
British gran reveals how she came to suspect younger Gambian fiancé’s ‘sister’ was actually his wife
LAD Bible
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A British grandma who fell for a Gambian man over 20 years her junior has revealed when she started to suspect the man's sister was actually his wife. Zena, a 65-year-old from Surrey, started a romance with 44-year-old waiter Ebrima after the pair...