News Gambia: Illegal timber trade persists in The Gambia's Upper River Region
This post written by Foday Manneh first appeared in The Alkamaba Times on June 13, 2022. This edited version is being republished on Global Voices under a content partnership agreement. On May 6, a ...
News Gambia: The Gambia Adopts First National Dementia Plan, Marking a Milestone for Africa
Banjul, 29 September 2026 – The Gambia has validated and adopted its first National Dementia Plan 2027-2031, the first of its kind in the WHO African Region, marking a significant step towards strengthening prevention, early diagnosis, care and support for people living with dementia and their families. The milestone also offers an important example for other countries in the WHO African Region seeking to make dementia a public health priority.
News Gambia: Gambia Orders All Banks to Swap Foreign Staff for Gambians by 31 December
The Gambia has told all 11 of its banks to replace foreign workers with Gambians by 31 December. Four are Nigerian-owned, and Nigerian critics cry foul.
News Gambia: Returning migrants to The Gambia: the political, social and economic costs
Gambia became a symbol for democratic change earlier this year when former dictator Yahya Jammeh was peacefully ousted through the ballot box. Now Europe wants its Gambian immigrants to return home.
News Gambia: Nigeria’s top banks hit as Gambia orders 100% local staffing
The Central Bank of The Gambia has directed commercial banks to phase out existing non-Gambian employees and replace them with suitably...
News Gambia: Gambia orders GTB, Zenith Bank, others to cut non-Gambian workers by year-end
The Central Bank of The Gambia has ordered commercial banks to phase out non-Gambian employees who are not covered by approved...
News Gambia: Gambia Now Has Three Opposition Coalitions as President Barrow Seeks Third Term
The Gambia opposition coalition field now has three camps as Team Gambia launches, 75 days before the 5 December 2026 presidential election.
News Gambia: Gambia Runs on Money Sent Home. Last Year That Was US$872 Million
Gambians abroad sent home a record US$872.1 million in 2025, up 12.4%. It is the largest single source of foreign exchange in the economy.
News Gambia: The Gambia secures USD 100 million trade financing
The transaction between The Gambia and development finance institution BADEA will support the importation of strategic commodities into the West African country.
News Gambia: Gambia's power crisis boils over as anger reaches breaking point
Protesters in The Gambia have taken to the streets demanding President Adama Barrow's resignation as anger over prolonged power cuts boils over just months ahead of December's general election.
News Gambia: West African leaders plan to mediate in Gambia on Friday - Gambia TV
A delegation of West African leaders - including the presidents of Liberia, Mauritania and Guinea - are due to arrive in Gambia on Friday as part of a mediation mission, Gambian state television announced ...
News Gambia: Gambia’s Security Forces Must Put Human Rights Above Loyalty to Yahya Jammeh
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Gambia's political crisis has entered a dangerous phase. After publicly ...
News Gambia: Gambia U-20 coach Abdoulie Bojang screens 1st Division players
Gaffer Bojang is presently screening thirty players drawn from the First Division League clubs. Bojang will use the screening exercise to scout good players for the 2026 WAFU A CAF U-20 TotalEnergies ...
News Gambia: Gambia: Barrow Launches 75km Rural Roads Project to Link Farmers to Markets in North Bank
President Adama Barrow has launched a $25m project to build more than 75km of feeder roads in The Gambia's North Bank Region, in a move the government says will improve access to markets and boost rural livelihoods.
News Gambia: Gambia validates Climate-Smart Water Policy to build resilience against drought and floods
The forum, organised by the Department of Water Resources (DWR), with funding from UNICEF, is being held from September 1st to 3rd, 2026, at Mosses Lodge in Soma, Lower River Region.
News Gambia: Gambia migrates to 9-digit mobile numbers: Africell to expand number capacity to 100 million
The numbering migration is being implemented with the support of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy and the Government of The Gambia.
News Gambia: Gambia: The religion of sycophancy
A Gambia Professor, Ba Banutu Gomez, leaves the US and returns to Gambia, but…: “What gets under my skin though is the tendency of African intellectuals returning home and all of a sudden converting ...
News Gambia: 2027 AFCON qualifiers: Gambia ready for home match against Somalia
The Scorpions will be hosting the Somalians in their opening group match of the continent's biggest football showpiece qualifier on Friday 25th September 2026 at the Independence Stadium. Gaffer ...
