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…]
Tag: Gambia Tourism Board
Rejoinder: A Victory For Transparency & A Call For Justice
By Securing Futures: Land Rights Action Collaborative (SFLRAC) On 29 July 2025, following Mr Essa Mbye Faal’s appearance on “Coffee Time with Peter Gomez”, SFLRAC published “A Lease Does Not Ownership Make – A Reaction to Essa Faal”. We argued categorically that “The TDA Lease Expired in 2020 – Full[Read More…]
Taf Says Sand Mining In South Coast Compromises Gambia’s Tourism Assets
Gambia’s housing development giant Mustapha Njie is dismayed by the ongoing environmental destruction in the southern coast of the country thanks to sand mining, hinting that the sand mining in Sanyang for the purpose of export and mining in other parts of Kombo South could hugely erode the district’s tourism[Read More…]