Gambia: Gambia's Court of Appeal Split in Vista Bank

A high-stakes corporate dispute has divided the Gambia Court of Appeal, with justices delivering sharply contrasting opinions on whether court documents were properly served on… Read more »

Gambia: Are the Gambian People Aware of the Terms and Conditions for Employment in Saudi Arabia?

Foroyaa has gathered so far that Spain is interested in getting farm workers while Saudi Arabia is interested in getting domestic workers as a start and skilled workers to follow… Read more »

Gambia: Gambian Bakers Temporarily Agree to Keep Bread Prices At D10 After Strike

After a brief strike that led to a bread shortage in parts of Banjul and the Kanifing Municipality, the Gambia Bakers Association on Monday agreed to temporarily maintain the price… Read more »

Gambia: How Do People Respond to Barrow's Bid for a Third Term?

First and foremost, President Barrow as an independent candidate had agreed to serve for three years, but stayed for five years and stood at the end of the five-year term for a… Read more »

Gambia: Hakalang Road to Be Inaugurated in April

One of the key road projects undertaken by the government from tax payer's money is the Hakalang Road. The road has taken five years based on annual allocations of hundreds of… Read more »

West Africa: Is Ecowas Providing Leadership to the West African Community?

It is very difficult to imagine how a group of heads of state could negotiate with a government that is not legally established by the people of a country to leave ECOWAS. ECOWAS… Read more »

Gambia: Government Launches Nationwide Campaign to Combat Misinformation, Disinformation

With support from Wave Gambia, the Ministry of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services officially launched a nationwide campaign to counter misinformation and disinformation… Read more »

Gambia: How Does Government Intend to React to Social Media?

The Ministry of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services on Friday launched a campaign against misinformation and disinformation which would include a nationwide tour. Read more »

Gambia: FPAC Says State House Rehabilitation Fee Resolved

The Finance and Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly (FPAC) has reported that the issue surrounding the State House rehabilitation fee of nine hundred and fifty… Read more »

Gambia: MPs to Summon Justice Minister Over Unpaid Funds to Victims Of Human Rights Violations

The members of the National Assembly Select Committee on Human Rights and Constitutional Matters on Saturday promised to summon the Minister of Justice over why only D50 million… Read more »

Gambia: Why Are Women Activists Not Focusing On the Market Women to Ensure Market Access Without Tears?

The National Roads Authority (NRA) and the security forces started to clear the streets of vendors to obtain a safe passage for transports and pedestrians. Read more »

Gambia: The Trade Season and the Lessons of the Stakeholders

There are supposed to be 96 seccos established for the purchase of groundnuts during the trade season. It is reported that each secco is to purchase 100 tonnes of groundnuts which… Read more »

Gambia: Foni Beneficiaries Hail SBCC Component of Nafa Project As Transformative

As the Nafa cash transfer program reaches its twelfth payment cycle for extremely poor households across The Gambia, beneficiaries in the Foni District of the West Coast Region… Read more »

Gambia: Mobse Trains Trainers On Utilizing 'I Learn' Gambia Platform

The Directorate of Science and Technology under the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) has concluded a five-day Training of Trainers (TOT) session aimed at equipping… Read more »

Gambia: Stakeholders Review Progress On Food and Nutrition Security

Project 2 of the Program to Strengthen Resilience on Food and Nutrition Insecurity in the Sahel (P2-P2RS) has hosted a two-day working session in Jenoi, in the Lower River Region… Read more »

Gambia: Wacomp-Gambia Awards Outstanding Journalists

West Africa Competitiveness Program-The Gambia (WACOMP-Gambia), in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), have awarded outstanding… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Police Chief Visits Gambia to Strengthen Bilateral Ties, Security Collaboration

The Senegalese Inspector General of Police, General Mame Seydou Ndour arrived in The Gambia for a working visit from January 7 to 11, 2025. Read more »

Gambia: Guidance Needed for Mamud Fana Cooperative Marketing Society

A society must have members. It must also have a constitution or bye-laws governing membership. Foroyaa is reliably informed that the registrar general of the department of… Read more »

Gambia: Minister Gomez Urges Moherst Staff to Be Patriotic, Committed to Duty

Kick starting the New Year with a staff retreat at the MoHERST Office in Bijilo, the Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology on Monday, 6 January 2025,… Read more »

Gambia: Expert Presents Report On Gambia's Caste, Descent-Based Discrimination At UN

Alima Taal, a senior rights expert of the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent recently presented a report on caste and descent-based discrimination with… Read more »

Gambia: Legislators Call On Government to Support Farmers to Overcome Poor Harvest

During their closing debate on Monday, 23 December 2024, members of the National Assembly took turns to lament the poor groundnut harvest this season. They also called on the… Read more »

Gambia: Inside Gambia's Transitional Justice Project

The Gambia in 2017 embarked on an ambitious project to investigate past human rights violations committed during the 22-year repressive regime of former President Yahya A.J.J… Read more »

Gambia: Justice Minister to Introduce the Constitution (Promulgation) Bill 2024

The Minister of Justice, Dawda Jallow, is scheduled to introduce the 2024 promulgation bill during the Fourth Ordinary Session of the National Assembly on Monday, 23 December 2024. Read more »

Gambia: The First Reading of the Constitution (Promulgation) Bill

At last, the National Assembly is to have a second chance in exercising oversight on a matter that is the lifeblood of a republic. No republic can exist without a Constitution that… Read more »

Gambia: Sukuta-Salagi Protest Persists Amid Police Intervention

The ongoing tensions surrounding Sukuta-Salagi Forest took a new turn on Saturday as community members and environmentalists defied police intervention to address their concerns… Read more »