5th Türkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum emphasises more trade and investment

The theme for this 5th forum which has attracted large delegations from across the globe is "Leveraging Türkiye-Africa Relations for Mutual Gains". The first-day of the high level session centred on key sectors, namely food security, agriculture,...

Digital Skills Acquisition: 1,400 African Women Entrepreneurs Trained By TGED Foundation

1 Popoola Yaqoub No fewer 1400 women have been empowered by a non governmental organization (NGO), the Triple Green Environmental Development Foundation, (TGED Foundation) with entrepreneural skills . Founder of TGED Foundation, Ms. Oluwaseyi...

The Gambia, politics and leadership 2026 – an advice 

- Advertisement - Dr Elhajj Badara Alioune F Taal Delray Beach, Florida, US The Gambia is positioning itself for another presidential elections in 2026 and all parties are sending their individual jabs at each other strategically to secure the...

Türkiye, African nations strengthen economic ties at Istanbul forum

ISTANBUL, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The fifth Türkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum concluded Friday in Istanbul, highlighting growing trade, investment, and sustainable development ties between Türkiye and African nations. The two-day event,...

NHRC Highlights Human Rights Situation in The Gambia

By Binta Jaiteh The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has presented an overview of the current human rights situation in The Gambia, including updates on monitoring the Government’s White Paper on the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations...

SAPOF project bridges farmers, entrepreneurs to boost sustainable agriculture

According to Saikou F. Bah, Project Manager of SAPOF under ActionAid International The Gambia, the initiative goes beyond promoting compost; it seeks to transform organic fertiliser into a profitable and sustainable enterprise. “We realised that...

ECOWAS Supports The Gambia’s First Specialised Drug Treatment, Rehabilitation Centre Construction

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, through its Department of Human Development and Social Affairs, is constructing a National Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre in Banjul, The Gambia. As part of the project’s...

ECOWAS Launches Comprehensive West African Drug Use Report in Banjul

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unveiled the 2024 West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (WENDU) Report in Banjul, The Gambia, marking a significant escalation in the region’s evidence-based approach to combating...

I Saw Children Die in The Gambia. Nepal Must Not Repeat That Tragedy

When I worked in The Gambia, I watched parents weep as their children slipped away from a mysterious illness. The hospitals were full of young patients whose kidneys had suddenly failed. For days, no one knew why. Only later did we discover that...

Market Vendors Threaten To Boycott 2026 Elections If Their Concerns Are Not Addressed

By: Binta Jaiteh Dozens of market vendors around the Serre Kunda area have threatened to boycott the 2026 presidential elections if the government fails to address their pressing concerns in the face of biting economic hardships faced by many...

Gambia’s World Cup journey gives hope for a better future

- Advertisement - As a football personality that played football at international level for decades representing The Gambia, also a veteran sports Administrator having headed a Nations Sport Association (Basketball, Volleyball and Handball) In...

Finance minister Keita formally takes over as chair of African IMF/world bank caucus

- Advertisement - The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy KM Keita, has formally assumed the chairmanship of the African Caucus of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. The formal handing over took place in New York on...

Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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SAPOF Project Trains Farmers, Entrepreneurs to Boost Sustainable Agriculture

By Kebba AF Touray A new wave of opportunity is taking root in The Gambia’s agricultural sector as ActionAid International, The Gambia, through its SAPOF Project and with funding from the European Union, trains farmers and agripreneurs on market...

Gambian Delegates Attend China Seminar on Rural Development

By Ndey Sowe, Reporting from Beijing, China After hours of travel across continents, passing through the bright terminals of Addis Ababa and finally touching down at Beijing Capital International Airport, a sense of purpose filled the air. Among...

African Development Bank President pledges deeper cooperation with key constituency

African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President Sidi Ould Tah met with the finance ministers of The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan this week, reaffirming the Bank's partnership with the constituency and pledging to deepen...

AfDB’s Sidi Ould Tah meets W’African finance ministers, pledges deeper cooperation, support for economic resilience

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, has pledged to strengthen cooperation with key African countries to advance economic transformation, resilience, and inclusive growth across the continent. Dr. Ould Tah made...

African Finance Ministers Meet AfDB President on Debt and Development at IMF-World Bank Meetings

WASHINGTON, DC. — Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, chaired a high-level meeting between the new African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, and the finance ministers of the Bank’s...

Ecobank Gambia Donates Refurbished ICT Lab to GOVI as Part of Ecobank Day 2025 Celebration

Ecobank Day is something the bank looks forward to each year. It is the flagship Group-wide social impact initiative led by the Ecobank Foundation. The event brought together dignitaries, government officials, educators, Ecobank staff, and...

ECOWAS, World Bank Organise Seminar On International Taxation

A regional seminar on international taxation was held in Accra, Ghana, from September 22nd to 26th, 2025, jointly organized by the World Bank’s EMFTX team and the ECOWAS Commission, with support from regional and international partners. The...