Farmers in The Gambia are among thousands across 13 West African countries set to benefit from a $9.44 million grant aimed at strengthening the region’s rice value chains against the growing threat of climate change. The funding, approved by the African Development Fund (ADF) on 17 July, will be channelled[Read More…]
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Gambia Ranks Among World’s Top Tourism Performers In 2025, UN Report Shows
The Gambia has been named one of the fastest-growing tourism destinations in the world, securing fourth place globally in the latest report from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UN Tourism). The country recorded an impressive 46 percent increase in international tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2025 compared[Read More…]
Ex-LRR Forestry Officer On Rohey John-Manjang’s ‘Involvement’ In Kaif Timber Scandal
Former forestry officer of the sparsely and thinly-forested Lower River Region (LRR) Mr. Lamin Bajo has been detailing how Gambia’s environment minister Rohey John-Manjang allegedly got enmeshed in the Kiang Kaif Timber Scandal and how she and the incumbent governor of LRR Seedy Lamin Bah were allegedly aiding and abetting[Read More…]
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