The Government of the Gambia Thursday approved an application made by the country’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat for a television licence. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by Vice President Fatoumata Tambajang. During the meeting, ministers considered recommendation by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) for the Ministry[Read More…]
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Detained Gambian Wanted To Carry Out Terror Attack In Exchange For €1,500
A Gambian man detained by anti-terror police in Italy had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) and was planning to use a vehicle and run over a crow of people in exchange for €1,500, Italian newspaper, Corriere Della Serra is reporting. According to intelligence and counter-terrorism sources, Alagi Touray, 22,[Read More…]
Gambia Government Sides With Golden Lead
The Gambia Government has publicly thrown its weight behind a Chinese owned fish processing factory accused of dumping toxic sewage into Gambian waters. Golden Lead Import and Export Company in the coastal fishing village of Gunjur, Kombo South, is accused by environmental activist and residents of Gunjur of dumping waste[Read More…]

