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Musa Sise, secretary general of the Africa chapter of the Association of International Sports Press AIPS, is among guest speakers selected for an international workshop on AI and sport journalism, taking place in Hungary

Patrice Motsepe, President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has announced reforms that will see the introduction of an African Nations League and the expansion of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to 28 te

By Mohammed Jallow Since the democratic transition of 2017 under the leadership of Adama Barrow, The Gambia has experienced a resurgence of civic expression that has redefined the relationship between the state and its c

By Dr Mimi Fatou Ceesay Marriage is often treated as a cultural milestone for many African men rather than an emotional responsibility.

By Dr Lamin Keita The issue at stake and the legal anomalies:The rearrest of Ousanou Bojang and Amie Bojang following their acquittal by High Court Justice Jaiteh evidence a troubling crisis of legal obedience in The Gam

By Demba Ali Jawo After the embarrassing situation that the government of the Gambia has found itself in with regard to the latest episode of the Sukuta Traffic Light murder case, it is now quite obvious that Dawda Jallo

By Ensa AB Ceesay Command responsibility, or superior responsibility, is a doctrine in international law that holds military commanders and civilian leaders criminally liable for crimes committed by their subordinates if

By Madi Jobarteh It has been more than 72 hours since the court acquitted and discharged Ousainou and Amie Bojang of the charges relating to the shooting and killing of PIU officers.

By Fatou Bojang The Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) is launching Taye Sama, a groundbreaking social security scheme designed for The Gambia’s informal sector, covering over 80% of the country’s wo

Dear Editor,Gambians have lived with load shedding for half a century now.

By Omar Bah The NPP Alliance has expressed support for President Adama Barrow’s opinion on the ‘guilt’ of Ousainou Bojang and his co-accused in the murder of Constables Gomez and Jallow.

In the sweltering heat of The Gambia’s dry season, commuters across Banjul, Serekunda, and beyond are feeling the pinch of yet another round of transport fare increases.

By Tabora bojang The leader of the opposition United Democratic Party has called on Lawyer Lamin J Darbo to file a legal suit against Inspector General of Police for intentionally and unlawfully detaining his client Ousa

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is calling an emergency meeting on Wednesday where stakeholders will take a unified firmed position on the much discredited policy by the government to license and accredit journalists and ot

By Arret Jatta The ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), will on April 23 begin a tour of the country to consult its supporters on whether to stay in the alliance with the ruling National P

By Arret Jatta Nominated Member Hon Kebba Lang Fofana has accused political actors of using ongoing protests to create fear and distract the public as the country heads into an election year.

Government ministers in Senegal have been banned from all non-essential foreign travel following the rise in the price of oil resulting from the conflict in Iran, the prime minister has announced.

By Lamin Cham Amid rise in fuel prices in the wake of the US Iran war, transport operators have unilaterally started increasing fares across many parts of the country, The Standard has been tipped.

Despite the 3-1 friendly win against The Gambia at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium on Tuesday, Senegal coach Pape Thiaw admitted his side struggled in first half during certain phases of play.

Senegal returned home to Dakar with a strong performance in front of passionate home support on Tuesday evening in their 3-1 victory over neighbors The Gambia in an international friendly.

African football will once again take centre stage at the 2026 Fifa World Cup, with ten nations set to represent the continent in what promises to be a highly competitive tournament.

By Amie Bojang-Sissoho In the 1980s names like World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were almost synonymous with policing governments around the globe.

By Abdoulie Mam Njie A football match is meant to end with a whistle, not with a revision. The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final produced a result that was clear, earned, and witnessed.

By Abdoulie Mam Njie A football match is meant to end with a whistle, not with a revision. The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final produced a result that was clear, earned, and witnessed.

By Tombong Saidy The Gambian people woke up to a harsh and deeply unsettling reality, one that perfectly captures the widening disconnect between the leadership of Adama Barrow and the everyday struggles of ordinary citi

The lawlessness and brutality of the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza have now spread to other parts of the world. By Yara Hawari We are witnessing a war on humanity. This might sound hyperbolic to some, but it should not.

A divided Africa, stronger Latin American rivals and the power politics of the UN Security Council’s five veto powers – the US, China, Russia, the UK and France –have not yet closed off his path, but could leave the form

Ahmed Khalifa Niasse has spoken out about Senegal’s decision not to support former president Macky Sall’s candidacy for the position of UN secretary general.

The Senegalese department of Thiès, located 70 km west of Dakar has witnessed a major security operation days before it is scheduled to host the country’s Independence Day celebrations on 4th April.

Law No 2026-08, adopted by the National Assembly on 11th March, has now been promulgated by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.

A father lost his life in a fire that broke out on Monday around 11am in Diamaguène Extension, in the Kaolack district.

The Minister of Infrastructure, Dethié Fall, has announced that Ziguinchor Airport will reopen on 30th April, 2026. He said the on-going works are progressing according to cost, time, and quality requirements.

Dear Editor,The acquittal and subsequent re-arrest of Ousainou Bojang and his sister Amie Bojang by Justice Ebrima Jaiteh (on 30th March, 2026) has created a significant legal debate in The Gambia The legal reasoning and

The missiles may be flying thousands of miles away in the Persian Gulf, but their economic shockwaves have reached us. Yesterday morning, drivers in The Gambia woke up to bad news.

By Lamin Cham Following daylong violence as police and protesters engaged in running battles, the coastal town of Brufut yesterday accorded a hero’s welcome to its native Ousainou Bojang and his sister Amie, who were set

By Tabora Bojang The National Assembly Member for Jeshwang, Sheriff Sarr, has strongly condemned the on-going military strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, saying it is about time The Gambia and other co

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad has issued an advisory to Gambians residing in the Middle East to take proactive steps to evaluate their personal safety and consider volunta

The Attorney General’s Chambers and Ministry of Justice has issued a statement explaining why it is appealing the judgment delivered on Monday by the high court freeing Ousainou Bojang and Amie Bojang.

The US is co-hosting the tournament this summer, despite having banned tourist visas for some participating countries By Albert Samaha Louicius Deedson was nine years old when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, in

By Kebeli Demba Nyima In the latter years of his life, Michael Jackson undertook one of the most elaborate acts of self-reinvention in modern history.

Dear Editor,The European Union is currently transitioning to a new legal framework for migration and asylum, following the formal adoption of the Pact on Migration and Asylum.

The recent foundation laying of yet another road in the North Bank Region by Adama Barrow is more than a ceremonial milestone. It is a reaffirmation of the central role infrastructure plays in national development.

By Arret Jatta A protest erupted last evening at Westfield as angry youths and concerned citizens gathered to demonstrate against the continuous detention of Ousainou Bojang and his sister Amie.

By Sirrah Touray President Adama Barrow has hit back at his critics during his current provincial trip declaring that his regime’s record in infrastructural development is unrivaled and unstoppable.

During her current visit to the US global summit, the First Lady of The Gambia, Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Momodou Lamin Bah at the Gambian Embassy in Washington D.C.

By Olimatou Coker The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education MoBSE yesterday announced a ban on graduation ceremonies for nursery and lower basic schools across the country.

By Kumba Jobe and Aminata AP Ceesay Civic society group Never Again Network NAN yesterday issued an open letter calling on Gambians to take the upcoming supplementary registration of voters seriously.

By Tabora Bojang The leader of the Peoples Reformist Organisation for Growth, Renewal, Equity, Security and Social Justice (PROGRESS), Amadou Jaiteh, has called on President Adama Barrow and his government to understand

By Amadou Jadama Magistrate Darboe of the Brikama court yesterday remanded one Lamin Jawara to Mile 2 prison for allegedly killing his son Modou Lamin Jawara in Busumbala village.

Press release Gambia Milling Corporation Limited (GMC) has donated D370,000 to support the upgrade of dental services at the Ndungu Kebbeh Health Center, as part of its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initia

PREVIEW: By Adeyeye Oluwapelumi Following a renegade act towards the Confederation of African Football, dethroned Africa Cup of Nations champions Senegal continue their build-up to the 2026 World Cup as they welcome neig

Ecowas is taking bold steps toward easing travel within the region by fast-tracking the implementation of Ecovisa, a single visa system that will allow foreign nationals to travel freely across 12 member states.

By Dr Mimi Fatou Ceesay In many African families, boys are treated like princes from the moment they are born. They are praised, protected, and placed above everyone else in the household.

This article is first published by the quarterly magazine (At TAHALOF) of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) Issue 21, April 2025.

By Abdoulie Mam Njie Eid arrived with its familiar sounds, greetings at the gate, footsteps in the courtyard, the quiet rustle of new clothes, and the warmth of hands clasped in welcome.

The State of the Nation Address (SONA) is a constitutional obligation under Section 77(1) requiring the President to present an honest and accountable report on the condition of the Gambia, the policies of the Government

Burdened by decades of neo-colonialism and corruption, Senegal faces an all-too-familiar dilemma faced by countries across the Global South: how to pursue sovereign development under the weight of debt.

By Sheikh Tijan Hydara While the government celebrates macroeconomic growth in Banjul, the Central River Region (CRR) tells a different story—one of broken promises, $30 million in stolen tax revenue, and patients crossi

Dear Editor, Today, March 25, European nations refused to declare slavery a crime against humanity. This was not a failure of procedure; it was a failure of conscience.

In the heart of The Gambia, a nation forged on the unshakeable pillars of faith, family, and communal harmony, the creeping shadow of homosexuality demands an urgent and unequivocal rebuke.

By Arret Jatta The High Court in Banjul yesterday acquitted and discharged Ousainou Bojang and his sister, Amie Bojang, accused of killing and helping the suspect escaped to Senegal respectively.

By Sirrah Touray A tense showdown rocked the National Assembly on Monday when Muhammed Kanteh, the Member for Busumbala, directly challenged the truthfulness of President Adama Barrow’s claim that The Gambia is the safes

By Patience Mama Loum The appeal proceedings in the case of former Gambian minister Ousman Sonko opened in Bellinzona, Switzerland yesterday.

The Mayor of Banjul Rohey Malick Lowe has raised concerns that a court decision barring her office from providing attestations for undocumented voters in the city will affect the rights of many prospective voters in the

By Fatou Bojang The Civil Service University (CSU) has been officially launched at its main campus in Kanifing, marking a significant milestone in efforts to strengthen professional public service in The Gambia.

The Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) has sounded the alarm, warning Gambians of the dangers of re-electing President Adama Barrow in the December 2026 presidential election.

Prominent US-based Gambian scholar and public commentator, Ba Samba Njol Drammeh, has defended the rights of Gambians in the diaspora, particularly those in Senegal, to participate in the electoral process.

Senegal begin their preparations for the World Cup with friendly matches against Peru and neighbours The Gambia and have stuck with the majority of the squad that competed at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco a

Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente has shared his thoughts on Morocco being awarded the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations by the CAF Appeals Board.

Senegal continued to protest the stripping of their Africa Cup of Nations title as they paraded the trophy around the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday before their latest international match.

Alassana Jatta’s brace gave Notts County’s automatic promotion hopes a boost as they won 2-0 at struggling Harrogate in Sky Bet League Two.

Confederation of African Football general secretary Veron Mossengo-Omba resigned on Sunday after repeated calls for his removal and at a turbulent time for the game on the continent.

By President Adama Barrow at the NationalAssembly, Banjul on 26th March 2026(continued from the Friday, March 27th edition) Defence, security and national stabilityPeace and stability remain the foundation upon which dev

By Lt Colonel Samsudeen Sarr (Rtd) From the moment Macky Sall’s name emerged as “Africa’s candidate” for the next United Nations secretary general, the spectacle became more about optics than substance.

A baker’s dozen reasons why President Donald Trump is Public Enemy No 1 of the US — and the world By Dr Katim S Touray On 28th February, 2026, US President Donald Trump launched the second US attack on the Islamic Republ

By Sarjo Barrow, Esq It was seeing Fatima Sandeng sit across from Ebrima Sonko on Dialectic Space that compelled me to write this piece.

A major new directive from the religious hierarchy of Touba has just been made public.

Credit ratings agency S&P Global Ratings on Friday cut Senegal’s local currency sovereign rating to CCC+/C from B-/B, deepening the country’s position in junk territory.

The national gendarmerie, under the command of General Martin Faye, is conducting a relentless manhunt for delinquents, criminals, and perpetrators of homosexual acts.

Ousmane Sonko, who was in Fissel near Mbour this Saturday to inaugurate his party’s headquarters, spoke about the country’s situation.