Banjul Cultural Festival Taskforce Gears Up for 2025 Celebration

By: Yunus S. Saliu The task force committee responsible for organizing the Banjul Cultural Festival has reconvened to begin preparations for the highly anticipated 2025 edition of the festival, scheduled for December. The meeting was held at the...

Rural Gambians with hemophilia struggle amid shortage of trained medical staff

Growing concerns over the lack of adequate healthcare services and the shortage of trained medical professionals in rural Gambia took center stage at the Safe Motherhood and Hemophilia Foundation’s Family Day held at the Badala Park Hotel. The...

Gaye Njorro, U.S. partners redefine afro hair education

Fatou Seine Gaye, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gaye Njorro Skills Academy, shared the story of her long-standing partnership with U.S.-based cosmetologist LaDosha Wright, which she said, began more than a decade ago. Gaye, whose passion for...

ASF France leads continental push for digital rights at ACHPR forum in Banjul

At the NGO Forum preceding the ACHPR session, ASF France hosted a panel titled: “AI and Human Rights in Africa: Navigating the Future of Governance and Development.” The session examined how African nations can harness the potential of artificial...

GAP Warns Against Promotion of LGBTQ Agenda in The Gambia

- Advertisement - By: Dawda Baldeh At the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre in Bijilo, banners advocating for the rights of LGBTQ individuals, including gays and lesbians, have been displayed for the first time in The...

The Ghetto Education Initiative: From the Ghetto to Greatness

- Advertisement - The following is a statement written by Ebrima Jallow, widely known as The Ghetto Pen. “I am Ebrima Jallow, widely known as The Ghetto Pen, a published author, human rights activist, and social justice warrior who serves as a...

Gambia: Suntou Susso reimagines griot tradition on new...

Born into a long line of griot musicians, Susso continues a family tradition that includes renowned West African artists such as Seckou Keita, Solo Cissokho and Mamudou Susso. His latest work blends the ancestral teachings of the griot with global...

Young Gambian Translator Registered as First African Member of Jordanian Translators’ Association

In a historic achievement for The Gambia and the West African region, Morro ML Minteh, a young Gambian scholar from Darou Barakat village of Illiassa, North Bank Region, has been officially registered as an active member of the Jordanian...

Why children keep dying from toxic Indian cough syrup

NEW DELHI – At least 22 children in India have died since early September after taking a toxic cough syrup, highlighting persistent quality-control failings in the country’s vast pharmaceutical industry. The deaths prompted the Indian authorities...

Gambia to Send 16 Athletes to 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Saudi Arabia

By: Kemo Kanyi The Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) has confirmed a 16-athlete squad to represent the country at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games, scheduled to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from November 7 to 21. The Gambian team...

Reparations take centre stage as African civil society convenes in Banjul

The event served as a platform for dialogue, reflection, and strategy development on reparations as a pathway to justice, equality, and empowerment across Africa. Delivering the opening statement, Hannah Forster, Executive Director of ACDHRS,...

Banjul hosts landmark NANHRI forum to reframe Africa’s development through human rights

Organised by NANHRI in partnership with ACHPR, The Gambia’s National Human Rights Commission, DIGNITY – Danish Institute Against Torture, the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), the National Human Rights Council of Morocco, the Office of the...

Gambia secures over D50M in ECOWAS humanitarian assistance for refugees, IDP

The official presentation and signing ceremony took place at the ECOWAS Head Office in Fajara, marking a pivotal moment in the organisation’s commitment to localisation and grassroots empowerment. The funds, channelled through the Gambia Red Cross...

Gambia appoints Dr Jorjoh Ndure-Tambedou as ED of Tertiary and Higher Education Trust Fund

Dr Ndure-Tambedou brings over two decades of distinguished expertise to the role. As the Chief Executive Officer of InSIST Global, she has overseen the implementation of major national projects, including the Education Management Information...

Gambia and Africa must invest more in the youths 

- Advertisement - Africa is home to the world’s largest youth population, with over 420 million young people under the age of 25. This demographic dividend presents a significant opportunity for economic growth, innovation, and development....

ECOWAS And The Gambia To Support Refugees, Host Communities 

The Government of The Gambia, in partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Gambia Red Cross Society, has officially signed a Project Cooperation Agreement on the 17th of October, 2025 in Banjul, The Gambia, to...

WAICA holds 2025 Education Conference in Lagos

By Elliot WILLIAMS The West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA), a grouping of insurance firms across Anglophone – West Africa, has held this year’s edition of its annual education conference. The three day event was held in Lagos,...

ActionAid Gambia unveils 5-year plan to advance justice, equality, climate resilience

The new strategy themed: ‘Advancing Social Justice, Gender Equality, and Climate Resilience’ sets an ambitious tone for the next phase of ActionAid’s journey in The Gambia. It outlines clear priorities: climate justice, women’s leadership, youth...

Culture Ambassador empowers African youth to tell our stories

Ambassador Nneka Isaac-Moses, Co-founder and Managing Director of Goge Africa Worldwide, has spent over two decades redefining how the world sees Africa not as a continent of struggle, but as one of splendour, strength, and soul. She has empowered...

A collective voice for gender justice: From grassroots action in Nigeria to policy impact in The Gambia

BY ANIBE IDAJILI AND OUSMAN MARONG The sun in Kontagora, a town in Nigeria’s Niger state, felt like a premonition of an impending violation one afternoon in March 2025. Amina was just a four-year-old girl with innocent, bright eyes until...