Gambia News News Gambia: Ten ambulances and medical equipment strengthen emergency care in The Gambia
The Gambia has received 10 fully equipped ambulances and critical medical equipment under a regional health project financed by the African Development Bank Group (Bank Group), in a major boost to ...
News Gambia: Gambian mothers fear for their daughters as court weighs FGM ban
As The Gambia’s Supreme Court prepares to rule on the FGM ban, mothers fear the law could be weakened.
News Gambia: In Gambia, Salt Water Intrusion Is the Leading Edge of Climate Change
Salt water from the Atlantic Ocean used to stop 150 kilometers from the mouth of The Gambia River. But now, with sea level rise, it intrudes 300 kilometers or more, triggering an agricultural crisis.
News Gambia: A 'sea war' brews off Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign vessels, and each other
In this image from video provided by fisherman Salif Nudure, he and a colleague, right, approach an industrial fishing vessel which they said was fishing within the 9 nautical mile radius of artisanal ...
News Gambia: Africa’s richest man plans $2b energy investment in Gambia
Africa's richest businessman Aliko Dangote has revealed plans for energy investment in the continent's smallest mainland nation The Gambia.
News Gambia: Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting. Reversing it would have been a global first
BANJUL, Gambia — Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital cutting. The attempt to become the first country in the ...
News Gambia: Petroleum Commission Earns Over $1 Million From Upstream Petroleum Activities in 2025
The Petroleum Commission generated more than US$1 million from upstream petroleum activities in 2025, according to its 2025 Activity Report and Financial Statements presented to the Finance and Public ...
News Gambia: Takeaways: Gambia's fishermen are caught in a 'sea war' with foreign vessels
BANJUL, Gambia — Video exclusively obtained by The Associated Press documents an emerging problem in the fight for dominance between Gambian fishermen and foreign-owned commercial vessels in West ...
News Gambia: Gambia may have upheld its ban on female cutting, but the fight goes on away from parliament
SOMA – When Metta, a mother of six from rural Gambia, heard that lawmakers were considering reversing the country's ban on female genital cutting, a centuries-old practice she underwent as a child and ...
News Gambia: The Gambia launches sovereign digital ID system built by Margins ID Group
The new system moves ID production from a delayed and bureaucratic process to a real-time service delivery model that meets the pressing demands of citizens.
News Gambia: New Rainy Season Begins, Farmers Still Waiting Months After Selling Their Produce
As farmers across The Gambia begin planting for the 2026/2027 cropping season, many groundnut farmers in Jokadou District of the North Bank Region are still waiting to receive payment for groundnuts ...