Lawyer Says Micheal Correa Had No Choice But to Torture
By Mustapha Jallow
Michael Sang Correa’s defence lawyer, Jared Westbroek, presented a compelling argument during his opening statements on Tuesday, claiming that his client, a...
Victims of the Sandika Fire Disaster Narrate their Losses
By Assan Bah
The victims of the fire outbreak that ravaged the Serrekunda Sandika have been narrating the losses they incurred to Foroyaa.
A devastating fire...
NO VOTE FOR DIASPORA WITHOUT DEMARCATION
Says Attorney General
By Kebba AF Touray
Attorney General and Minister of Justice Dawda Jallow told members of the National Assembly on Tuesday that Gambians living...
Low Groundnut Yield Attributed to Long Dry-Spells, Old Seed Varieties
By Assan Bah
Dr Demba Sabally, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security has disclosed to Foroyaa after an assessment of this year’s low yield...
Farmers in Limbo as Groundnut Purchases Are at a Standstill
By Lamin Fatty & Assan Bah
Farmers in The Gambia are facing a deepening crisis as buying at groundnut buying centres, known as seccos, are at...
Gambian Youths Confront Senegalese Soldiers Over Border Trade
By Louise Jobe & Mustapha Jallow
Tensions flared along the Gambian-Senegalese border recently as Gambian youths confront Senegalese soldiers over the transportation of goods into...
Hundreds at Risk of Statelessness in The Gambia – Report
By Amadou Manjang
Nearly 600 people in Ghana Town, a community in Brufut, are facing the risk of being stateless, according to an assessment report...
Inside a Controversial Network Marketing Empire: Promises of Wealth, Stories of...
By Yankuba Jallow
In a virtual conference room packed with eager listeners, a man named Prince recounted his improbable rise from a struggling plumber in...
At Gambian Border, Women Abandon Rice Fields Amid Military Presence
By Nelson Manneh
For eight years, the women of Bwiam and its surrounding villages have left their rice fields untended. The fields, known locally as...
Pre-Selection of Workers to Spain Starts, Hundreds of Youth Desperate to...
By Assan Bah
Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between The Republic of the Gambia and the Kingdom of Spain on the...
Magistrates’ Courts Not Sitting
By Louise Jobe
Magistrates' Courts in the Gambia have not been sitting this week due to security concerns. The Inspector General of Police decided to...
Apex Body promises cash to end the halt in Groundnut Buying
By Lamin Fatty
The coordinator and liaison of the Federation of Cooperatives assured Foroyaa that cash will be available today to enable Seccos to purchase...
Gnut trade slows down amid reconciliation of purchases
By Lamin Fatty & Assan Bah
The trade season in rural Gambia has slowed down amid challenges of farmers cashing out their payments and credit...
Gambia’s major hospitals in crisis
amid limited supply of essential medicines
By Amadou Manjang
On the evening of November 15, 2024, Isatou walked into Serekunda General Hospital seeking medical attention for...
Federation Coordinator Says ‘Qmoney’ is the Safest Process to Pay Farmers
By Assan Bah
Since its introduction into the groundnut trade season in 2021, ‘Qmoney’ has been used to replace credit buying of farmers’ groundnuts across...
Leadership Dispute Undermines Purchase of Nuts at Mamud Fanna ‘Secco’
By Assan Bah
A leadership crisis has emerged at the Mamud Fanna Secco in CRR South, with two individuals, Alagie Samba Mbye and Sarra Nyass,...
No Cash At Seccos to Commence Groundnut Trade Season in NBR
By Kebba Secka
Farmers in Lower Saloum, Upper Saloum and some parts of Ngayen Sanjal in the North Bank Region on Friday, 13 December expressed...
Sukuta-Salagi Protest Persists Amid Police Intervention
By Madiba Singhateh
The ongoing tensions surrounding Sukuta-Salagi Forest took a new turn on Saturday as community members and environmentalists defied police intervention to address...
Gambia Owes over D1 Billion to Senelec, Karpower
By Kebba AF Touray
Gambia’s Energy Minister Nani Juwara, has said the country owes over US$24 Million (approximately One Billion, Six Hundred and Thirty-Two Million...
Farmers Union Demands Investigation into Intercepted Senegalese Truck Carrying Fertiliser
By Lamin Fatty
The National Farmers Union has condemned the attempted fertiliser smuggling incident and demanded a thorough investigation into the matter.
Foroyaa published the alleged...
