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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
Happy Birthday Gambiana!
December 29, 2022
Today we celebrate our fourth anniversary. Four years
Message from Gambiana’s founder and managing editor
December 29, 2021
Today (29 December) we celebrate our third
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News
Belgian journalists tour The Gambia to showcase tourism
A group of Belgian journalists is exploring The Gambia this week as part of an educational tour organized by the Gambia Tourism Board and its partners. The visiting media team represents publications with a combined circulation of over 1.4 million and reaches an estimated 2 million readers across print and[Read More…]
Opinion
When Dialogue Prevails: GPU’s maturity offers The Gambia a path toward media consensus
In a moment that could have deepened division within the media sector, the Gambia Press Union (GPU) and its partners chose dialogue over confrontation. Meeting with media associations, civil society actors, and legal stakeholders, the GPU agreed to a consensus‑building process on the proposed 2026 media regulations. With the Gambia[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
AU fails to back Macky Sall’s UN Secretary General bid after member states object
The African Union Commission has failed to endorse the candidacy of former Senegalese President Macky Sall for the position of United Nations Secretary-General after several member states objected. In an official communication, the Commission confirmed that at least 20 African Union member states broke the “silence procedure” required to approve[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
Schools threaten boycott as feeding scrapped for Inter-Schools Athletics finals
Tensions are mounting ahead of the Gambia Secondary Schools Sports Association’s (GSSSA) Annual Inter-Schools Athletics Finals, with several schools, particularly from provincial regions, threatening to boycott the championship following the decision to scrap feeding for participants. Speaking at a pre-event press conference, Ismaila S. Ceesay, the President of the Association[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
Standard Chartered records $5.4m loss on Gambia exit
Standard Chartered recorded a $5.4m loss on the sale of its Gambian subsidiary as part of its withdrawal from several African markets, according to the bank’s 2025 financial results. The divestment formed part of an agreement under which Nigeria’s Access Bank acquired Standard Chartered’s operations in The Gambia and other[Read More…]
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