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Four Arrested in Gang Clash at Sinchu Alagie

By Nelson Manneh  The Gambia Police Force has arrested four youths following a violent gang clash in Sinchu Alagie, a village in the Greater Banjul...

Finance Minister to Address Lawmakers on Budget Implementation Today

By Kebba AF Touray Finance Minister Seedy Keita is expected to appear before the National Assembly today, Monday, June 16, 2025, to deliver a ministerial...

SHOULD COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BE REINTRODUCED

According to a letter published in this edition a student at Muslim Senior Secondary School is calling for the reintroduction of the common entrance...

Gambia Rises to 8th in Africa-China Influence

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia has made a notable leap in China’s expanding footprint across Africa, ranking 8th among Sub-Saharan African countries in the China Index...

Darsilameh Villagers Express Border Concerns to CDS Cham

By Makutu Manneh Residents of Darsilameh, a village in Kombo North District bordering Senegal, have called on the government to urgently demarcate the border to...

Landowners Demand Return of Plots Seized by State

By Yankuba Jallow & Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A constitutional legal challenge launched by a group of landowners in Batokunku has brought fresh scrutiny to the...

Central Bank Projects 6.5% Growth in 2025, Warns of External Risks

By Assan Bah The Central Bank of The Gambia has forecast a 6.5 percent expansion of the national economy in 2025, citing improvements in public...

Young Man Granted D100,000 Bail Over Alleged Theft of Solar Panels...

By Louise Jobe Magistrate Fofana of the Brikama Magistrate Court on Wednesday granted bail in the sum of one hundred thousand dalasi (D100,000) to a...

Gambia Presents CRC Report as UN Committee Concludes Review

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia’s Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, through its Directorate of Children Affairs, on Thursday presented the country’s latest report...

IEC Registers Alliance for Democracy and Development

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Thursday announced the registration of a new political party, the Alliance for Democracy and Development...

Two Men Accused of Stealing 21 Cattle Remanded at Mile Two...

By Louise Jobe A magistrate in Brikama on Thursday ordered the remand of two men at Mile Two Central Prison following their arraignment on charges...

Gambians Endure a Bureaucratic Marathon to Get National ID Cards

By Nelson Manneh As dawn breaks over the coastal city of Kanifing, a small crowd begins to gather outside the national ID card processing center,...

Police Submit CCTV Footage in Airport Gold Case

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The civil suit over 19 kilograms of allegedly stolen gold at Banjul International Airport advanced on Tuesday as police submitted CCTV...

PURA Validates Electricity Quality of Services Regulations Document

By Nelson Manneh The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), has validated the Electricity Quality of Services Regulations document yesterday Wednesday 11th June 2025, at a validation...

SWEDD+ Project Launched to Address Developmental Challenges through Women Empowerment

By Assan Bah The Gambia Government, through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, on Wednesday launched the Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend...

National Rice Seed Promotion Plan Validated to Boost Local Production

By Madiba Singhateh The Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday, June 11, launched a two-day validation workshop for The Gambia’s National Rice Seed and Variety Promotion...

GICTA Engages ICT Cadre to Boost Inter-Institutional Collaboration

By Amadou Manjang The Gambia Information and Communication Technology Agency (GICTA) on Tuesday convened an ICT Cadre Staff Sensitization Forum, bringing together ICT professionals from...

HAS THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN SENEGAL BROUGHT PEACE IN CASAMANCE?

Foroyaa has been following the Casamance situation since the time of Reverand Diamacoune Senghor. The paper conducted many interviews and covered many incidents of...

DRAINS IN KM WAITING TO BE CLEANSED

Roads cannot last long without a proper drainage system. Compounds cannot be protected if the drains in the municipality are clogged. Now is the...

Young Scorpions resume training despite postponement of WAFU A&B U20 Boys Cup

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia’s Young Scorpions have resumed training after the Eid al-Adha break despite the postponement of the West African Football Union (WAFU A&B) U20 Boys Cup for...