The quarter-final line-up of this season’s TotalEnergies CAF Champions League will be completed this weekend, as Africa’s premier club competition enters its final round of group matches. This season’s edition has been nothing short of exceptional, with upsets, thrills and goals that have characterised the continent’s biggest club competition over the years. Following another exciting ..read more

Press release The Gambia Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) is introducing a transformative change to its prize distribution framework by shifting the focus from school-based awards to individual prizes for outstanding athletes. This progressive move aims to celebrate and reward individual excellence during the national athletics championship. Under the new system, individual athletes who deliver ..read more

‘Expedition to Banu Fazarah & Killing of Abu Rafi’ After reciting Tashahhud, Ta’awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(aba) said that he would continue mentioning the expeditions during the life of the Holy Prophet(sa). Was Umm Qirfah Really Killed By the Muslims? His Holiness(aba) said that in relation to the Expedition of ..read more

Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETP) have been introduced in recent years to provide financial support to developing nations as they transition away from fossil fuels. In 2021, during the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), South Africa became the first nation to sign such a deal. Senegal and the International Partners Group ..read more

At thirteen, Nata was already wiser than many of her age mates, her experiences crafting a maturity that made her seem years beyond her age. The weight of responsibility had settled on her small shoulders like a mantle she had learned to bear in silence. The tasks of the house were numerous and demanding, and ..read more

By Bruce Asemota Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court has urged the National Assembly to review the desirability of section 18(3) of the 1997 Constitution which touches on the abolition of death penalty in The Gambia. Justice Jaiteh made this declaration whilst delivering judgment in a murder case involving the state, against one Famara ..read more

By Omar Bah The United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will Tuesday examine Gambia’s human rights record, in a meeting in Geneva that will be?webcast live. According to a statement from the UN Human Rights Council, The Gambia is one of 14 states to be reviewed by the UPR Working ..read more

By Omar Bah Colonel Ndiangne Diouf, the new commander of the Ecowas military mission in The Gambia Ecomig, has been urged to work closely with the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) and all security forces to maintain peace and stability. Colonel Diouf’s appointment was officially welcomed by President Adama Barrow during a meeting at the State ..read more

By Tabora Bojang The leader of the United Democratic Party has said claims by President Adama Barrow that he financed the opposition party during his time there is “misleading.” Barrow claimed during a meeting in Ebo Town last month, that the UDP never spent a “dime” on him in the 20 years he spent with ..read more

By Amadou Jadama The coordinator of the much-talked about Chamen Nianija Diaspora Club-sponsored maternity ward project, Momodou Cham, has refuted local politician Seedy Njie’s comments on the controversial revocation of approval for the project. The government decision to cancel approval for the construction of the D7.2 million maternity ward in Chamen village by the Diaspora ..read more