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Gambia’s landmark FGM case, baby’s death ignites a national reckoning
The Standard Gambia
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August 21, 2025
- Advertisement - In a small village in The Gambia’s Central River Region, the cries of a newborn were silenced, not by malaria or any of the child killer diseases, often blamed for high infant mortality. On August 10, 2025, the beautiful...
I’m a gran & married my gambian lover but had to call for help – I’ve been scammed & all I have to eat is cheese & bread
The Sun
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August 24, 2025
A BRITISH grandmother who flew to The Gambia to marry her younger lover believed she had found love and a new life. But for Zena, from Oxted, Surrey her fairytale romance quickly turned into a devastating nightmare. 4 A clip is currently going...
Gambia’s Political Landscape in Flux as Poll Shows Waning Support for Barrow, Darboe
The Fatu Network
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August 21, 2025
- Advertisement - By Hadram Hydara A new opinion poll indicates a profound challenge for The Gambia’s established political leaders, with both President Adama Barrow and main opposition figure Ousainou Darboe facing significant public scepticism...
Gambian embassy in D.C. issues fresh travel warnings
The Point
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According to the United States Embassy in Banjul, it is pertinent to note that “citizens already issued with the U.S. visa only allows them to travel to a United States port of entry and request permission to enter the country.” The Gambia Embassy...
Gambia not among UK’s ‘deport now, appeal later’ rule
The Point
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However, following a recent high profile case involving various Gambians accused of suspected “people-smuggling” many are concerned that the country could be included. Additionally, a new list of countries released few days ago as well as reports...
Gambia a leader in immunization services across sub-region - Says WHO Country Rep
The Point
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Dr. Nathan Bakyaita made these remarks on Wednesday during a day’s capacity building training for members of the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) held at Ocean Bay, Cape Point. He added; "We plan to keep that position and if...
The Gambia’s new constitution has stalled again – 5 reasons why and what that means for democracy
The Conversation
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August 24, 2025
The Gambia’s post-dictatorship democratic transition recently suffered a setback. The Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia (Promulgation) Bill, 2024 failed to pass its second reading in the national assembly. Passing the bill required the...
U.S. Court Sentences Gambian Death Squad Member To More Than 67 Years for Torture
Premium Times
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August 23, 2025
By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives A U.S. federal court has sentenced a former Gambian army captain from the regime of dictator Yahya Jammeh to more than 67 years in prison. Michael Sang Correa, first held on...
Gambia, UN Launch Security Sector Reform Drive to Consolidate Peace
The Voice Gambia
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August 20, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally The Government of The Gambia and UN agencies Tuesday opened a two-day stakeholder engagement forum on Security Sector Reform (SSR). This aimed at strengthening accountable, rights-based, and gender-responsive security...
Gambian youth leader champions inclusive governance, sustainable development
The Point
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Alieu Jobe, who recently participated in this global forum in New York, acknowledged the importance of Area Councils and Municipalities working with the Ministry of Local Government, Lands, and Religious Affairs to advance land allocation and...
Despair spurs social change in set book Fathers of Nations
The Standard
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Christine Naiputa from Action Aid reading the newspaper with students during the NIE launch. [Collins Oduor/Standard] When faced with loss, people always find a way of coping. Often, we take on a new pastime or see mundane problems in a different...
In South Side, Adesokan explores displacement, identity, mystery of being
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 30, 2025
The central character of Akin Adesokan’s recently published novel, South Side, is an author struggling with finding a voice and a place in world where identities and loyalties shift like the grains of sand in an hourglass. Adesokan, himself a...
Religious leaders told ‘hate speech’ is not free speech
The Standard Gambia
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August 19, 2025
- Advertisement - The Senior Human Rights Advisor at the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in The Gambia, Yvonne Masarakufa, has told religious leaders that hate speech is not protected as free speech when it constitutes advocacy of religious...
SURVEY SAYS MAJORITY OF GAMBIANS DON’T WANT THIRD TERM FOR BARROW But projects him likely winner in 2026
The Standard Gambia
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August 22, 2025
- Advertisement - By Omar Bah A latest survey conducted by Gambia Participates (GP) in collaboration with the Centre for Policy Research and Strategic Studies (CepRass), has indicated that 55 percent of Gambians do not believe President Adama...
FG set to commercialise technical volunteers scheme: NTAC DG
Peoples Gazette
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August 29, 2025
Yusuf Yakub, the director-general of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), says plans were underway to commercialise the technical volunteers scheme to serve countries in need of professionals. Mr Yakubu said this on Friday in Abuja during the...
Four Years After Disability Act, Gambians With Disabilities Still Face Old Struggles
Foroyaa Newspaper
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August 22, 2025
By Assan Bah Four years after The Gambia passed the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2021, designed to safeguard inclusion and human rights, many deaf and hard-of-hearing Gambians say the promises of the law remain largely unfulfilled. The Act, a...
New Foreign Minister Njie Positions Gambia for Japanese Partnership in Agriculture, Education, & Technology
The Fatu Network
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August 22, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: Seringe S.T. Touray The Gambia’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Hon. Sering Modou Njie, has held talks with Japan’s Foreign Minister during the Ninth Tokyo...
Laidlaw, IE Foundations extend scholarship to Gambian women
The Point
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The Laidlaw Foundation and IE Business School, thanks to the support of the IE Foundation, have joined forces in a joint commitment to advance the education and advancement of extraordinary women committed to ethical leadership and global impact....
ITC hosts capacity building programme for emerging Gambian artistes
The Point
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Speaking at the closing ceremony, Mr Yusupha Keita, Country Director of the ITC, expressed confidence that the participants had immersed themselves in understanding the business of art from music production and branding to financial literacy and...
Enhancing revenue generation in The Gambia
The Point
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However, the scope of such tax collection can be widened and sometimes to cushion its effects on the purchasing power of the people and investment possibilities for the country. For instance, knowing the current situation of the global petroleum...