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Gambiana Editorial | Gambia cannot keep living in the dark
September 8, 2026
The candlelight protests across the Greater Banjul
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January 1, 2025
The tenant-landlord crisis in The Gambia has become a
Gambiana Editorial: The debate over lavish spending and social responsibility in The Gambia
December 29, 2024
The recent actions of Neneh Kebe, a Gambian
Message from Gambiana’s founder and managing editor
December 29, 2023
Today (29 December) we celebrate our fifth
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News
Home sweet home: Somali brothers reunite with father after facing The Gambia
Brothers Bilal Njie and Moussa Njie shared a special family moment with their father after Friday’s 2027 AFCON qualifier between The Gambia and Somalia at the Independence Stadium. The brothers, who have a Gambian father and Somali mother, represented Somalia against The Gambia — their father’s homeland. Their father watched[Read More…]
Opinion
Transactional politics is a threat to Gambia democracy and the public good
The news that Essa Faal and his APP–Sobeya party are discussing an alliance with Pres. Adama Barrow’s National People’s Party may be disappointing, but it is hardly surprising. It once again exposes the betrayal of the trust and bastardization of citizens’ sovereignty for private and partisan gain by individuals who[Read More…]
Comment
Manchester City agree £65m deal for Senegalese star Iliman Ndiaye
Manchester City have agreed a deal worth up to £65 million to sign Senegal international Iliman Ndiaye from Everton. The agreement is reportedly worth an initial £60 million, with a further £5 million in add-ons. The 26-year-old winger had been close to joining Tottenham after the London club agreed terms[Read More…]
Africa
ECOWAS commends Sierra Leone’s Bio as Koroma returns home
Former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma has returned home after more than two years in Nigeria, following the government’s decision to drop charges against him. Koroma returned on Sunday, September 6, and was received by President Julius Maada Bio at State House in Freetown the following day. Bio called[Read More…]
Culture
Fourteen Gambians nominated for Zikomo Africa & Caribbean Awards 2026
The Gambia has secured 14 nominations for the 2026 Zikomo Africa & Caribbean Awards, marking the first time Gambian personalities have been nominated for the Pan-African awards. The nominees span politics, entertainment, media, literature, entrepreneurship and philanthropy, placing Gambian talent on a continental platform alongside nominees from across Africa and[Read More…]
Sport
Yankuba Minteh shuts down Liverpool transfer talk: “I am focused on Brighton”
Yankuba Minteh has played down the transfer talk surrounding him, insisting that his focus remains on Brighton & Hove Albion despite Liverpool making two official bids for the Gambian winger during the summer transfer window. Liverpool reportedly submitted offers of £50 million and £60 million for Minteh, but Brighton rejected[Read More…]
Video
Video: Essa Faal declares Barrow winner of December presidential election
APP Sobeya leader Essa Faal has declared President Adama Barrow the winner of December’s presidential election — more than two months before Gambians head to the polls. “The election is over and is dead and buried. I’m no more thinking about the election because Adama Barrow has already won the[Read More…]
Business
Government and World Bank review $624m development portfolio to accelerate projects
The Gambia government and the World Bank Group have called for urgent measures to speed up development projects and ensure that financial commitments deliver tangible benefits for the country. The call was made during a Joint Country Portfolio and Performance Review (CPPR) held at the OIC Conference Centre in Bijilo,[Read More…]
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