Deputy UN Secretary General Visits Gambia, Meets President Barrow

By: Fatou Krubally The Deputy Secretary General of United Nations (DSG UN), H.E. Amina J. Mohammed on Monday met President Adama Barrow at State House in Banjul as part of her working visit into the Gambia. Mrs. Mohammed discussed economic development and …

Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohammed visits Gambia

Digging deeper: How soil spectroscopy is revolutionizing agriculture in The Gambia

“It could be a ‘game-changer’ for our work” A breakthrough in efficient, accurate, and scalable soil diagnostics is taking root in The Gambia —one that will facilitate the scaling of soil health information across the country and may even prove to be a “ …

THE SHAKY STATE OF THE GAMBIA’S FOREIGN SERVICE: PUBLICITY OR REFORM?

June 26, 2025 Publicity or Policy Action The attentive segment of the public had a fleeting view of the state of the foreign service of The Gambia when the late Vice President, Badara Joof, shortly after his appointment in 2022, publicly raised the …

Who cursed The Gambia?

- Advertisement - By Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf Sowe When I was growing up, I always felt uncomfortable whenever I saw highly talented Gambians leaving the country and not returning. However, as I experienced my own taste of Gambian adult life, I began to …

Doctrinal flexibility and technological adaptation for the Gambia Armed Forces

- Advertisement - By Lt Col (Rtd) Samsudeen Sarr In today’s ever-shifting global security arena, no army worth its salt can afford to rest on the laurels of past doctrines. Stagnation, in military terms, is an invitation to defeat. My own journey in the …

China hands over 23rd Medical team to Gambia, reinforcing bilateral health cooperation

The handover ceremony, held at a reception hosted by the Chinese Embassy, also marked the farewell to the 22nd Chinese Medical Team, which had been serving in the country over the past year. The event symbolised the continued commitment of the Chinese …

Gambia’s coastal communities unite to demand ban on bottom trawling

Mustapha Manneh, Founder and CEO of Their Voice Must Be Heard, opened the session with a stark message: “Gambia is still behind in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and bottom trawling. The communities affected are often …

GIRAV strengthens Gambia's Rice, Maize seed security drive 

This persistent reliance on imports is being worsened by low productivity, intergenerational poverty, food and nutrition insecurity, and thus hampering the commercialisation of rice farming in particular. To address this challenge, the Gambia Inclusive and …

Suspects who helped more than 500 people from Gambia to enter UK illegally arrested

The Home Office said the group was thought to have helped more than 500 people from Gambia enter the country using forged passports and visas of people who had legitimate status in the UK. Immigration enforcement officers carried out raids in West …