Politics
GFA Raises Concerns Over Worsening Electricity Crisis
The opposition Gambia For All (GFA) party has raised fresh concerns over the worsening electricity situation in The Gambia, warning that prolonged outages are placing increasing strain on households, businesses and essential services. In a statement, the party expressed solidarity with citizens affected by the ongoing disruptions, following a recent[Read More…]
Human Rights
Gambian Man Faces Life Sentence In UK For Killing Wife In Front Of Children
A Gambian man living in the United Kingdom is facing life imprisonment after admitting to the brutal killing of his wife in their Edinburgh home. Momodou Bobb, 56, pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh to murdering his wife, Ndata Secka, a 42-year-old Gambian woman and mother of four.[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
Barrow Gov’t’s Unbridled Desire To Float Strategic National Assets To Foreign Investors
One of the many things that the Barrow administration will be remembered for generations after its exit is the incredibly quick pace at which it handed strategic national infrastructures to foreign investors in the name of private/public partnership. The first casualty of this administration’s lust for floating strategic national assets[Read More…]
Opinion
The Khamenei “Martyrdom” Story Raises More Questions Than Answers
In the turbulent aftermath of the strike that reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, a dramatic narrative has begun circulating in international media. According to this account, Khamenei was warned that a devastating U.S.-Israeli strike was imminent but refused to leave the compound, declaring that if the Iranian people[Read More…]
Sports
Senegal Stripped Of AFCON Title Two Months After Final
Senegal have been stripped of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title two months after their controversial victory in the final, with Morocco named champions in their place. A Confederation of African Football appeal board ruled on Tuesday that Senegal breached two parts of its regulations when they walked off the[Read More…]
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