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Gambiana Editorial: Enforcing rental laws to protect vulnerable tenants
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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December 29, 2022
Today we celebrate our fourth anniversary. Four years
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December 29, 2021
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NUP extends Eid-ul-Adha greetings, calls for unity, justice
The National Unity Party (NUP) has extended warm Eid-ul-Adha greetings to Muslims across The Gambia and the wider Muslim Ummah, while calling for peace, unity and national togetherness. In a message issued under the leadership of Lamin J. Darbo, the party described Eid-ul-Adha as a sacred period of sacrifice, reflection,[Read More…]
Opinion
Opinion | In the country of Dawda Jawara, I encountered the Africa we keep betraying
I arrived in The Gambia carrying the usual luggage of diplomacy: folders, notes, carefully rehearsed interventions and the invisible exhaustion that follows those who spend their lives defending causes the world has learned to postpone indefinitely. Officially, I had come to participate in the presentation of the periodic report of the[Read More…]
Comment
Opinion: Essa Faal’s comment on UTG graduates’ English skills is not entirely wrong
Essa Faal is not entirely wrong. If you look at the grammar in most of the responses, one can only pity them. English has never been the strong side for many Gambians, and this stems mainly from the poor quality of teachers we have in our schools. Most of them[Read More…]
Africa
Senegal nominates Defence Minister Birame Diop for ECOWAS Commission presidency
The Senegalese government has announced the nomination of Defence Minister General Birame Diop (Retired) for the presidency of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In a statement issued on Sunday, the Ministry of African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad said President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will formally present Diop’s[Read More…]
Culture
Sona Jobarteh packs Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie with sold-out show
More than 2,100 fans are set to attend tonight’s sold-out concert by Gambian kora virtuoso Sona Jobarteh at the prestigious Elbphilharmonie Hamburg in Hamburg. The performance, taking place on the venue’s 18th floor, underscores Jobarteh’s rising global profile, as audiences continue to embrace her unique fusion of traditional Manding music[Read More…]
Sport
Iran defeats The Gambia 3-1 in an international friendly in Turkey
Iran came from behind to secure a 3-1 victory over The Gambia in an international friendly match played in Antalya, Turkey on Friday evening. The Scorpions made a bright start and took the lead in the 41st minute through captain Omar Colley, who tapped home from close range after a[Read More…]
Video
Gambiana Spotlight: Neneh Cheyasine Kebe
In our second Gambiana Spotlight interview, chief reporter Adama Makasuba sits down with politician and philanthropist Neneh Cheyasine Kebe, who is seeking the country’s vice-presidential seat. In the exclusive interview, she sets out why she believes Gambians should give her and her PPP–Golden Era movement the mandate to govern in[Read More…]
Business
Central Bank governor says Gambian economy remains resilient despite global economic pressures
Central Bank governor, Buah Saidy has said the Gambian economy continues to demonstrate resilience despite growing global economic uncertainty and rising inflationary pressures. Addressing journalists after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Banjul, Governor Saidy highlighted tourism, construction, trade and digital financial services as major sectors sustaining economic growth in[Read More…]
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