Mayor Lowe waiting for UDP to come to power before implementing projects worth €3M in Banjul’

By Ismaila Sonko & Maria Lopes August 25, 2021 A Gambian based in Belgium has accused the Mayoress of Banjul, Rohey Malick Lowe, of failing to implement development projects in Banjul worth... Read more »

July 30, 1981 Kukoi Coup explained

July 30, 2021 Hassoum Ceesay, a notable historian, has told this medium that ‘Forty years ago, The Gambia was rocked by a coup attempt against the PPP government of Alhaji Sir Dawda... Read more »

Banjul NAM says lawmakers don’t speak with one voice in serving the national interest

By Maria Lopes & Ismaila Sonko July 30, 2021 The National Assembly Member (NAM) for Banjul North says that lawmakers don’t speak with one voice in serving the national interest, whilst also... Read more »

ECOWAS launches its Regional Trade Promotion Organisation Network

July 19, 2021 Abuja, Nigeria, July 15, 2021. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), with the support of the International Trade Centre (ITC), officially launched the ECOWAS Trade Promotion Organizations... Read more »

ECOWAS, Civil Society Meet on Strengthening Regional Capacities for Conflict Prevention in West Africa and the Sahel

July 19, 2021 Focal Persons of the ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Framework (ECPF) recently held a two-day consultative meeting with Civil Society Organisations (SCOs) on modalities to strengthen regional capacities for conflict prevention... Read more »

Senegal president threatens to close borders as COVID cases soar

July 19, 2021 DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s President Macky Sall threatened on Friday to close the borders and re-impose a state of emergency after the country registered a new record number of... Read more »

Gambia, other ECOWAS English speaking countries benefit from GLACY+ Introductory Training Course on Cybercrime for Judges and Prosecutors

Judges and prosecutors from the ECOWAS English speaking countries – The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone recently participated in the Introductory training course on Cybercrime for Criminal Justice Authorities delivered... Read more »

Police PRO urges citizens to serve as prosecution witnesses to help bring criminals to book

By Nyima Njie July 19, 2021 The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Gambia Police Force has urged people to come forward and serve as prosecution witnesses in order to help bring... Read more »

Gambians question involvement of traditional rulers in politics

By Ismaila Sonko July 19, 2021 Many Gambians believe that traditional rulers in the country have lost their integrity as they are easily manipulated by politicians. In a chat with The Progress... Read more »

Editorial

The Media and Peace Building July 19, 2021 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Media in Democracy journal spells out the role the media plays in the democratic process, and defines the... Read more »