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Gambia Armed Forces agriculture project must be stopped
By Madi Jobarteh
The announcement by State House on April 8 that the Gambia Armed Forces intends to embark on a large-scale agricultural production in partnership with an American company must be stopped immediately in the interest of…
Policy failure and political survival in Gambia: A call for political revival
By Dr. Foday J. Darboe
The fault lines that run across the Gambia are deeply rooted in the incompetence of leadership, and this deficiency has percolated deep into the strata of the Gambia’s various governmental structures. An …
Gambia aims to diversify tourism
Gambian tourism minister tells Anadolu Agency country's tourism sector boosting beyond their expectations
Tourism is one of the most important sectors for Gambia as it contributes one fourth to the country’s total gross domestic product…
Jammeh stole billions of dalasis, Janneh Commission found
The investigation into the financial dealings of the former President Yahya Jammeh has found him to be acutely corrupt.
Gambia’s justice minister Abubacarr Tambadou said on Friday that country’s former president Yahya Jammeh has stolen…
New reports detailing Jammeh’s grand theft suggest he is worth close to $1 billion
New reports title The Great Gambia Heist detail extent of grand corruption under former president Jammeh.
A new revelations of comprehensive state capture and grand corruption under former president Yahya Jammeh should spur…
Poverty and lack of economic opportunities drive low electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa
Banjul, The Gambia – March 26, 2019: High prices and lack of appropriate infrastructure as the main barriers to electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report presented Wednesday in Banjul by Moussa Blimpo, a World Bank…
Expenditure on Janneh Commission exceeds fifty million
The justice minister faces lawmakers for questions on issues that are being handled by his ministry on Tuesday.
The justice minister Abubacarr Tambadou has told lawmakers on Tuesday that the Government has spent over fifty million…
“My government places high premium on youths,’’ says President Barrow
State House, Banjul, 25th March, 2019 – President Barrow has once again reiterated that the empowerment and development of young people occupies a special attention in the development blueprint of his government. The President made the…
GYIN Gambia Chapter held second mentorship cohort graduation
Churchill’s Town- On 16 March 2019, The Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Gambia Chapter held a graduation of 50 young Gambians on Enterprise Management, at a colourful graduation ceremony held at the Jenoi Agricultural Rural…
‘Gambia’s economic recovery continues to gather momentum’- IMF
Improved revenue mobilization and expenditure restraint are essential to ensure fiscal discipline and create fiscal space for much-needed public investment and social spending.
Comprehensive reform of state-owned enterprises is needed…