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Editorial
Gambiana Editorial | Gambia cannot keep living in the dark
September 8, 2026
The candlelight protests across the Greater Banjul
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
Happy Birthday Gambiana!
December 29, 2022
Today we celebrate our fourth anniversary. Four years
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News
Barrow presents 40 vehicles to security services
President Adama Barrow has presented 40 vehicles to the Ministry of Interior for distribution to security services across The Gambia. The vehicles were handed over at State House in Banjul on Monday as part of government efforts to strengthen the operational capacity and mobility of security institutions. In a statement,[Read More…]
Opinion
The Orbán question and the politics of double standards
The reported emergence of Viktor Orbán as a potential candidate for the United Nations’ highest office raises a question far larger than one politician’s ambitions. It challenges us to ask whether the principles of democracy, human rights, and accountability are genuinely universal or applied selectively by geography, influence, and political[Read More…]
Comment
‘Generator from heaven’: Questions raised over government procurement
I rarely comment publicly on Gambian politics; however, the recent arrival of generators at the Port of Banjul prompts me to speak out. The media has once again failed in its duty to scrutinize this procurement. Rather than simply reporting on what appears to be propaganda from the administration, journalists[Read More…]
Africa
Nigeria confirms Ebola case in woman arriving from Uganda
Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in a woman who travelled from Uganda to Abuja, prompting health authorities to begin contact-tracing to prevent further transmission. Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said laboratory tests confirmed the infection. The patient has been isolated and is receiving medical treatment at a hospital in[Read More…]
Culture
A Bond of Silence: Three Sisters and Their Ordeal by Rlamin Njie
Review By Alagi Yorro Jallow Some books arrive quietly, without commercial hype, yet carry the moral weight of a nation’s unspoken wounds. Rlamin Njie’s Bond of Silence: The Three Sisters and Their Ordeal, a 106-page hardcover published on April 24, 2026, by Columbus Book Publishers, is one such work. It[Read More…]
Sport
McKinstry names 32-man provisional squad for Ivory Coast double-header
The Gambia head coach Johnathan McKinstry has announced a provisional 32-man squad for the Scorpions’ crucial double-header against Ivory Coast in the November window of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Scorpions will travel to face the Elephants on November 12th before hosting the same opponents on November 17th[Read More…]
Video
Inside the Scorpions’ dressing room after Ghana comeback win
The mood in the Scorpions’ dressing room after their stunning 4-2 comeback win over Ghana. 🦂🇬🇲 🎥: Foday Fo—Manneh Share
Business
World Bank pushes sustainability of Yokuté business support programme
The World Bank has stressed the need to sustain the gains of The Gambia’s Yokuté Accelerator Programme, urging government, private sector players and entrepreneurs to strengthen partnerships that support local businesses beyond the lifespan of the current project. Rafael Pardo, Senior Financial Sector Specialist and Task Team Leader of the[Read More…]
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