PAP Leader Says Gambia Deserves Trustworthy Leadership

By: Kemo Kanyi The Secretary General and party leader for the People’s Alliance Party (PAP), Ebrima Tabora Manneh, has stressed that The Gambia is at a defining moment that needs a leadership that embodies trust. In an interview with The Voice on...

Who will thank Gambia’s forgotten soldiers of Liberia?

- Advertisement - By Jali Kebba Imagine this. You are in your twenties and part of the Gambia National Army that is barely 5 years old. You’ve never seen combat. You’ve barely said goodbye to your family. You are given two days of rushed training,...

Police brutality in The Gambia – broken promises and mounting injustice!

- Advertisement - By Elizabeth Gomes, Sweden When Adama Barrow came to power in 2017, Gambians believed the dark days of unchecked police violence were over. But eight years later, the headlines are all too familiar: brutal crackdowns on peaceful...

Banjul Dances for Nature: Turning Art into Climate Advocacy

- Advertisement - By Alieu Jallow Banjul came alive on Friday evening with rhythm, color, and movement as 45 climate ambassadors took the stage for the Dance for Nature Festival, the grand culmination of the Dance for Nature Project. The event...

AFRIWOCC 2025 Opens with Continental Focus on Youth Climate Leadership

The Africa Women and Children Conference has convened in Accra today, bringing together ministers, development leaders, and youth advocates under a theme that places young Africans at the centre of climate solutions. Running through October 7 at...

Chinese demand for timber and wildlife in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts

Issue Brief October 6, 2025 • 8:30 am ET Print this page Chinese demand for timber and wildlife in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts By Ebagnerin Jérôme Tondoh, Roland Balgah, Caroline Costello, Moses Fayiah, Jean-Luc...

Chinese fishing in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts

Issue Brief October 6, 2025 • 8:30 am ET Print this page Chinese fishing in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts By Ebimboere Seiyafa, Awa Niang Fall, Ellis Adjei Adams, Kadidia Kane, Isa Elegbebe Olalekan, Kodjo...

The Gambia Experience Leads the Way With 189 Tourists As Winter Tourism Season Officially Opens

By: Yunus S. Saliu The 2025/2026 Winter Tourism Season officially kicked off on Saturday, 4th October 2025, with the arrival of The Gambia, Experience’s maiden flight at the Banjul International Airport. The aircraft, a G-NOLA Boeing 737 BMAX,...

Ghana launches West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme to strengthen regional marine governance

Ghana has officially launched the West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme (WASOP), a pioneering regional initiative aimed at enhancing ocean governance, promoting a sustainable blue economy, and protecting marine ecosystems across 13 coastal West...

Flex Fuzion Hosts Dance For Nature Festival Project To Inspire Climate Action Through Art

By: Binta Jaiteh Flex Fuzion Dance Academy Gambia Saturday presented the Dance for Nature Festival project, a creative project designed to promote cultural exchange, provide basic dance skills to youths and children, and use art for climate action...

'I investigated the salmon industry - it's an ecological crime against humanity'

Maxime Carsel is an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker who has written a book, published this week, about the industry. Titled Un poison commé saumon (A Poison Called Salmon, the title being a play on 'poisson', the French word for...

Gambia hosts high-level forum on security sector laws, policies

The forum formed part of The Gambia’s ongoing Security Sector Reform (SSR) strategy, which seeks to transform security institutions into accountable, professional, and people-centred bodies that uphold the rule of law, safeguard human rights, and...

Gambia owes five times more than it earns, audit reveals 

The present value of The Gambia’s debt-to-revenue ratio has soared to 491%, more than double the international benchmark of 240% for countries with medium debt-carrying capacity. In plain terms, this means the country owes nearly five times more...

Gambian villagers are being priced out of fish

Fish has long been a source of food for those living along the coast of The Gambia. It is a key ingredient in local dishes such as domoda, a peanut stew, and the country’s version of jollof rice, known as benachin. Now, though, frozen chicken is...

Insurers meet in Lagos to evaluate climate change crisis

Nigeria could lose as much as $460 billion by 2050 to the devastating effects of climate change, according to new projections of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report. This has underscored the urgency of discussing the impact...

Gambian Chinese Community Marks 76th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China

By Nelson Manneh The Chinese Embassy in The Gambia, in collaboration with the local Chinese community, hosted a vibrant reception on September 30, 2025, to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)....

Gambia Methodist Laymen’s Association marks 40 years with environmental action

The landmark event, held last Friday, brought together church leaders, government officials, and school authorities, including Dr. Ernest Aubee, President of GMLA and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the school; Dawda Badjie, Executive...

Gambia calls for transformational climate solutions at UNGA80

Highlighting the deep vulnerabilities facing The Gambia, Hon. Manjang noted that agriculture, the backbone of the Gambian economy is being devastated by climate change, with rising seas causing saline intrusion into rice fields and threatening...

Gambia Hosts Sahel Climate Change Workshop

By: Fatou Krubally The Gambia yesterday opened a four-day Global Environment Facility (GEF) Expanded Constituency Workshop for Sahel and Coastal West African countries. The meeting brought together representatives from 15 nations, civil society...

Gambia Methodist Laymen’s Association Marks 40th Anniversary with Environmental Initiative

By: Isatou Sarr As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, the Gambia Methodist Laymen’s Association (GMLA) opted for action over festivity, focusing on environmental sustainability and community support. Last Friday, the Association visited...