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GFD Advocates for Disability-Inclusive Land Policy

By Madi S. Njie In a landmark move towards inclusivity, The Gambia Federation of the Disabled (GFD) has announced plans to submit a position paper aimed at ensuring...

Consultant Urges Gambia to Include PWDs in Climate Decisions

By Madi S. Njie Mr. Dawda Trawally, a climate change consultant, has urged The Gambia to include the Gambia Federation of the Disabled (GFD) in the...

GCCI Engages Artisanal Fishermen on Sustainable Practices, Regulatory Consideration

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Thursday 7th November 2024, at the GCCI Head office in Bijilo, organized a town hall...

Research Explores Clinical Outcomes of Untreated Chronic Hepatitis B Patients in...

Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) affects approximately three hundred million people worldwide. Under current international guidelines, most of these people with chronic...

IGP Touray Attends 92nd Interpol General Assembly

By Nelson Manneh The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Seedy Mukhtar Touray, along with delegates from The Gambia Police Force, has joined other heads of Police...

TANGO signs contract to build CSO house in Basse

By Amadou Manjang The Association of Non- Non-Governmental Organisations (TANGO) has signed a contract to build a new Civil Society Organisation Complex in Basse, URR....

Drug Agency, GTSC Sign MoU

By Louise Jobe  The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gambia Transport Service Company Limited (GTSC) at the...

NAO Bags Award of Excellence

By Kebba AF Touray Photo: AG, Modou Ceesay The National Audit Office (NAO) of The Gambia has been awarded the 2024 AFROSAI-E Recognition of Excellence for...

Gov’t Expects to Send First-Batch of Workers to Spain in 2025

By Assan Bah Baboucarr O. Joof, the Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, has informed Foroyaa that they expect to have the first...

NRA, MoTWI Inspect OIC 50km Urban Roads Project

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure (MoTWI) and the National Roads Authority (NRA) have embarked on an inspection tour of the ongoing roads...

Regional Soil Fertility Mapping Project Launched

By Fatou B. Cham The Government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security, has launched a $1.34 million Soil Fertility...

Trade Minister Continues Visit to National Quality Center at Abuko

By Ndey Sowe Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof, the Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment has continued his site visit to the National Quality Center...

Ministry of Tourism- Gambia welcomes over 900 tourists

According to the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, the Gambia has received nine hundred and forty-two (942) tourists from three European countries.  ‘The latest mass...

KEYCDA Concludes Community Sensitisation on SGBV 

By Nelson Manneh  Kombo East Youths and Children Development Alliance (KEYCDA) over the weekend concluded a multi-stakeholder forum on the impacts of  Sexual and Gender-Based Violence...

Senegal’s ruling party pledges to withdraw amnesty law that freed its...

By Biran Gaye The leader of the PASTEF Ousmane Sonko on Saturday promised to withdraw the amnesty law if the ruling party obtains a majority...

NCCE continues community sensitisation of draft constitution in provinces 

By Mustapha Jallow  Senior staff for the National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) in partnership with UNDP and EU the Gambia has urged Gambian citizens...

NCCE engages stakeholders to address challenges affecting security in Gambia

By Mustapha Jallow The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE), in partnership with UNFPA the Gambia, recently held an extensive dialogue on human security with...

ITC to train 100 Foni youth on market-relevant skills

By Momodou Jarju Baboucarr Sallah, the International Trade Centre (ITC) representative in The Gambia, has informed the people of Foni that plans are afoot to...

Justice Minister to Table Promulgation Bill, 2024

By Kebba AF Touray The Minister of Justice, Dawda Jallow, is scheduled to introduce the 2024 promulgation bill during the Fourth Ordinary Session of the...

Finance Minister to Lay 2025 Estimates of Revenue, Expenditure

By Kebba AF Touray The Minister of Finance, Seedy Keita, is scheduled to lay out the 2025 estimates of revenue and expenditure on Friday, November...