GNPC Tightens Controls After Fuel Sales, Verification Concerns

By Biran Gaye The Gambia National Petroleum Company (GNPC) has moved to strengthen operational controls and oversight after repeated incidents involving fuel sales during discharge...

Senegalese Commentator Arrested for Remarks about Student’s Death

Dakar, February 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to release news commentator Abdou Nguer, who was arrested on Wednesday for challenging a public prosecutor’s statement on the cause of a student’s death. “Detaining a news commentator for his remarks on legal...

Senegal Announces Decentralisation and Economic Reforms

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye has unveiled a broad slate of reforms aimed...

Prominent Senegalese Politician Loses Parliamentary Immunity Over 31 Billion FCFA Fraud Allegations

Senegal’s National Assembly voted on Monday, February 16, to lift the parliamentary immunity of...

Prominent Senegalese Politician Loses Parliamentary Immunity Over 31 Billion FCFA Fraud Allegations

Senegal’s National Assembly voted on Monday, February 16, to lift the parliamentary immunity of...

State Seeks Conviction After High Court Clears Abdoulie Sanyang

By Ida Njie Three days after the High Court acquitted and discharged Abdoulie Sanyang of...

Senegal Makes Successful Return to London Tourism Fair

By Lamin Sam Jaiteh LONDON — The buzz at ExCeL London was unmistakable this week...

Senior Sports Official Demoted Over Missing Funds

The Public Service Commission has demoted a senior sports official after he admitted responsibility...

Gambian Dr. Satang Nabaneh Joins African Child Rights Committee

By Biran Gaye Dr. Satang Nabaneh of The Gambia has been elected as a Member of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and...

Youssou Ndour’s Album “Eclairer le Monde” Nominated for Best Global Music Album at 68th Grammy Awards

Dakar, Nov 8 - Senegalese singer, songwriter, and performer Youssou Ndour announced on Friday...

Gambia Wins Best Stand Award at World Travel Market London

By Lamin Sam Jaiteh The Gambia has clinched the prestigious “Best Stand Design” award at...

Senegambia Observer Steps Aboard as Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise Brings Hope to The Gambia

It’s not every day that the Banjul Ports play host to a ship with...
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Investigative Reports

Death of Newborn in Sare Bohum Ignites FGM Reckoning in The Gambia

When tragedy strikes a small community, the shockwaves travel fast and deep. The Senegambia...

Senegambia News

Prominent Senegalese Politician Loses Parliamentary Immunity Over 31 Billion FCFA Fraud Allegations

Senegal’s National Assembly voted on Monday, February 16, to lift the parliamentary immunity of Mouhamadou Ngom, popularly known as Farba Ngom, the deputy mayor of Agnams. According to Senenews, 108 deputies voted in favour of lifting the immunity, while 21 voted against at the end...

Gambian Dr. Satang Nabaneh Joins African Child Rights Committee

By Biran Gaye Dr. Satang Nabaneh of The Gambia has been elected as a Member...

President Mbalo Flown to Safety as Ecowas Moves to Restore Order in Guinea Bissau

Guinea-Bissau’s political crisis deepened on Wednesday, 26th November, after soldiers seized control of key...

Senegal Makes Successful Return to London Tourism Fair

By Lamin Sam Jaiteh LONDON — The buzz at ExCeL London was unmistakable this week...

Senior Sports Official Demoted Over Missing Funds

The Public Service Commission has demoted a senior sports official after he admitted responsibility...

Lifestyle

Ngayen Weekend Is More Than a Wrestling Show—It’s Heritage in Motion

By Biran Gaye From December 26th to 28th, 2025, Ngayen Sanjal was buzzing. The annual Ngayen Weekend brought together people from all corners of the...

Introducing the West Africa Tourism Organisation (WATO) – A New Horizon for African Travel

By Lamin Sam Jaiteh Travellers looking for their next adventure may want to set their...

Senegal Makes Successful Return to London Tourism Fair

By Lamin Sam Jaiteh LONDON — The buzz at ExCeL London was unmistakable this week...

Savouring the Heart of Senegambia with Every Bite and Sip at Rahma’s Kitchen

By Lamin Sam Jaiteh Rahma’s Kitchen on Duplex Road in Kololi is a vibrant little epicentre of Senegambia’s culinary soul that you absolutely have to experience if you find yourself in The Gambia. Stepping inside, you’re immediately welcomed by a warm, bustling vibe that promises something...

Youssou Ndour’s Album “Eclairer le Monde” Nominated for Best Global Music Album at 68th Grammy Awards

Dakar, Nov 8 - Senegalese singer, songwriter, and performer Youssou Ndour announced on Friday that his latest album, “Eclairer le monde” (“Light Up the...

POLITICS

Senegalese Commentator Arrested for Remarks about Student’s Death

Dakar, February 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to release...

Prominent Senegalese Politician Loses Parliamentary Immunity Over 31 Billion FCFA Fraud Allegations

Senegal’s National Assembly voted on Monday, February 16, to lift the parliamentary immunity of...

Diaspora Gambians Denied Vote as Parliament Passes Election Bill

The Gambia’s long-awaited Election Bill 2025 has finally passed in the National Assembly, but...

Gambian President Reshuffles Cabinet, Appoints New Trade and Defence Ministers

By Muhammed MS’s Bah President Adama Barrow has announced a cabinet reshuffle, reassigning Baboucar Ousmaila...

Gambian Youths Abscond From Spain, Migration Deal At Risk

By Muhammed MS’s Bah Only 4 of 37 Gambian Seasonal Workers Return from Spain; 31 Go Missing, 2 Miss Flight The promise of opportunity abroad has collided with the reality of rules and responsibility, leaving Gambia’s landmark migration agreement with Spain hanging in the balance.   Out of...
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Senegal Makes Successful Return to London Tourism Fair

By Lamin Sam Jaiteh LONDON — The buzz at ExCeL London was unmistakable this week...

Savouring the Heart of Senegambia with Every Bite and Sip at Rahma’s Kitchen

By Lamin Sam Jaiteh Rahma’s Kitchen on Duplex Road in Kololi is a vibrant little...

Inside the Daily Struggle – and Growing Hope – of Gambia’s Hard of Hearing Community

Before the first ‘Gele-gele’ (commuter van) rattles through Lamin’s busy streets, Marie Beyai has...

The Stain of 2017 & The Jammeh Return

By Ebrima Baldeh I was at the airport on January 21st, 2017, when Jammeh, who...

Introducing the West Africa Tourism Organisation (WATO) – A New Horizon for African Travel

By Lamin Sam Jaiteh Travellers looking for their next adventure may want to set their...

Dr Lamin J Darbo Named NUP Leader After His UDP Flagbearer Bid Fails

The National Unity Party (NUP) has appointed Dr Lamin J. Darbo as its new...

Youssou Ndour’s Album “Eclairer le Monde” Nominated for Best Global Music Album at 68th Grammy Awards

Dakar, Nov 8 - Senegalese singer, songwriter, and performer Youssou Ndour announced on Friday...

Gambia Wins Best Stand Award at World Travel Market London

By Lamin Sam Jaiteh The Gambia has clinched the prestigious “Best Stand Design” award at...

The Gambia Shines at World Travel Market in London

The Gambia is set to take centre stage at this year’s World Travel Market...

Young Gambian Farmers Harness Technology to Revolutionise Rice Farming in Kartong

By Lamin Sam Jaiteh Kartong, Southern Gambia — On a bright morning in Kartong, the...

Ngayen Weekend Is More Than a Wrestling Show—It’s Heritage in Motion

By Biran Gaye From December 26th to 28th, 2025, Ngayen Sanjal was buzzing. The annual...

Truth in the Crosshairs: The Enduring Legacy of Deyda Hydara in Gambian Journalism

By Biran Gaye On a December night in 2004, bullets tore through the darkness on...