An enthusiastic supporter of President Adama Barrow has given thumbs up to the Gambian police for “killing” a young man in the Gambia’s West Coast Region village of Mandinary on Friday. There were ugly scenes in the village in the immediate aftermath of Omar Badjie’s death as incensed mobs of[Read More…]
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12 URR-Based Talib-Affiliated Groups Dump KM Mayor
Talib Bensouda’s relinquishing of the UDP organising secretary role appears to be diminishing his growth in popularity in the Upper River Region (URR) of The Gambia as 12 groups from across the region, which adopted him as an honorary father, ditched him recently. The Kanifing Municipality mayor has been enjoying[Read More…]
Gambia Crowned Jollof Rice Champion In Ghana
The Gambia has once again claimed the crown in West Africa’s fiercest culinary rivalry, winning the Jollof rice competition at this year’s West Africa Food Festival (WAFFEST). The event concluded over the weekend at the La-Palm Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana. Team Gambia beat off stiff competition from regional powerhouses[Read More…]