Press Release

President Adama Barrow has told African heads of state and government that Africa’s development would be seriously impeded without stringent measures against corruption, stressing that there’s a strong connection between tackling…

  Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, will travel to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to attend the 31st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State of the African Union. The theme of the Summit is, “Winning…

The Gambia Press Union said in a statement that it is deeply concerned by the trend of attack on journalists on duty in recent times. The Gambia Press Union (GPU) hereby condemns in the strongest terms the assault on journalist Pa Modou…

The State House said the president has issued a directive suspending all mining activities until further notice. The President is deeply saddened by reports of clashes in Faraba which led to loss of lives. Out of extreme concern and…

President Adama Barrow will preside over the swearing-in of three Nigeriam judges on Thurday, the prrsidency said on Wednesday. The newly appointed judges will serve at the High Court of The Gambia: Justice Patience oseyi…

As Muslims around the world look forward to the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan, His Excellency, President Adama Barrow is pleased to declare a two-day public holiday commencing on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, locally known as Koriteh, which…

Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan research network, conducts a series of national public-attitude surveys with the objective of informing the public discourse on democracy, governance, and other policy and development issues.…

The Members of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) held their inaugural meeting on Tuesday, 5th June 2018 at the Ministry of Justice Conference Room in Banjul. In his welcome and introductory remarks, the Chairperson of the CRC…

This is the second time in 2018 the army will issue a statement on wrong use of pictures of ex-military men in the media that tend to portray the institution in a bad light. The military has expressed concern over use of pictures of…

The U.S. state department report highlights the non-involvement of the government into the conflict between Ahmadis and Sunni Muslims As required by the U.S. Congress, the United States Department of State released the 2017 International…