Politics
Minister Bah Warns Local Officials Against Blocking Voter Registration
The Minister of Local Government, Lands and Religious Affairs, Hamat N.K. Bah, has cautioned regional authorities against using their positions to block Gambians from exercising their basic rights, especially the right to register to vote. He delivered the warning during a meeting in Sasita Village in the Lower River Region[Read More…]
Human Rights
Banjul’s Failing Sewage System Puts Public Health & Marine Life At Risk
A well-known environmentalist in the Gambian capital Banjul is urging authorities to take immediate action as the city’s sewage system edges toward collapse, threatening marine life, public health and the livelihoods tied to the coastline. Amadou W. Jallow says key parts of the system are failing both mechanically and in[Read More…]
African News
Western Balkan Cartels Expand Cocaine Trade Through West Africa
Criminal networks from the Western Balkans are tightening their control over cocaine smuggling routes through West Africa, with The Gambia among the countries at risk, a new report has warned. The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) said Balkan groups, including Montenegrin clans and Albanian-speaking networks, have become central[Read More…]
Editorial
Is It True Gambia Issued 20,000 Diplomatic Passports Since 2017?
The claim that The Gambia issued 20,000 diplomatic passports to citizens and non-Gambians since 2017, no matter how wild it sounds, deserves immediate clarification from the Gambia government. Respected Senegalese journalist Ahmed Äidara, quoting a source from The Gambia, said this week that The Gambia has reportedly granted diplomatic passports[Read More…]
Opinion
Re: IGP Seedy Touray Deserves A Global Award For Exceptional Police Reform
I write in total condemnation of the above subject matter by Kebeli Demba Nyima on the Daily observer medium publication dated 11/15/2025. Such a preconceived notion is tragic, laughable, sickening, and ill-informed, as the Gambia Police Force under my friend Seedy Muctarr Touray has experienced the worst record in every[Read More…]
Sports
Ex-Sports Official Demoted Over AFCON Funds Scandal
A senior official at the Ministry of Youth and Sports has been demoted after misappropriating millions of dalasis meant for the Gambia’s national football team during preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Finance Minister Seedy Keita disclosed that Sutey Jawo, then Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry, was[Read More…]
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